Album Rating: 3.0

merriam webster says hello

Album Rating: 4.0

Another killer review, Gnocchi. This tracks more as a 3.7-3.8 for me if I could rank it so particularly. I lean 4 because I'm big enough of a fan at this point. Still have only put in a few listens and have to dig deeper with it.

Album Rating: 4.0

Can't wait to dive into this.

Album Rating: 4.0

Also, I don't understand how people think Citadel was not good but this (or Urn) is. Their sound and approach to songwriting has changed like less than 10% since their debut. Production is different and the albums since Portal flow a little better but that's about it.

Album Rating: 3.5

Second half of Citadel's songwriting is complete janky bullshit - nothing here comes close to that level of mess except the second track (which coincidentally enough sharts pancakes)

Album Rating: 4.0

You think Blackhole has janky songwriting? Alright…

Album Rating: 2.5

This is very noodly and reminiscent of Unexpect, I like it.

Album Rating: 4.0

Listening to the NeO discog front to back and then evolving into a balrog at the end of Exul

Album Rating: 4.5

Citadel was amazing and I'm not getting the hate for that (Blackholes is easily one of their best and one of my fav bass parts in any song) but Urn was immediately, while not bad, a much weaker entry, and the loss of their bassist was *very* felt on that album, whereas here, very much not the case.



Incredible record and much the return to form/even a step up that I'd been hoping for.

Album Rating: 4.0

^^^Simialr feelings about Citadel>>>Urn here, and hoping I'll have similar feelings about this.

Album Rating: 3.0

This is a good album but not on the level of Unexpect, it's not nearly weird enough.

Album Rating: 3.5

doesn't quite have the same standard of fuckoff obnoxious massive riffs either

but i don't think it'd benefit from extra weirdness

Album Rating: 3.0

Decent Tool album.

Album Rating: 4.8

Those overblown fucks wish lol

Album Rating: 3.0

I dunno man, that noodling - good stuff.

Album Rating: 4.0

"Second half of Citadel's songwriting is complete janky bullshit"



I feel like I come here for that. NeOb makes 12-minute janky bullshit and I'm so happy to not have to wade through eleven songs with the exact same writing formula.

Took me a few listens but this has grown on me a lot. Might put this above Citadel and Urn.

made it about 3 minutes through the first song

Album Rating: 3.0

"doesn't quite have the same standard of fuckoff obnoxious massive riffs either"



lmao I miss those wacky Canadians

Album Rating: 2.5

This is neat but I don't feel like it brings anything new to the table. What is this other than 2007-2012 era Quebec prog death worship?