Terra Tenebrosa
The Reverses


4.5
superb


Release Date: 2016 | Tracklist

Review Summary: Simply terrifying.

I don't know about you people, but when I listen to metal, I love to feel the emotion. Anyone can play instruments proficiently, but if there's nothing behind it then what's the point? Swedish dark metal bastards Terra Tenebrosa make you feel things while listening to their music. They make you feel unnerved, jumpy and even straight up scared at times.

The Reverses is their third full-length album and it is a culmination of everything they've done up until this point. Their previous albums were great, but this is another beast entirely. From the very first second, you're going to feel unsettled. You get a sound rooted in black metal but the heaviest presence here is the frigid industrial sound that makes you feel as if you're stuck in a shipping container hauled off in the middle of the Atlantic ocean in December. This *** is eerie and gives you the sense of someone creeping up behind you from a distance. You don't quite know what it is, but you know something is wrong. The riffs here are plentiful, but are more of a background component as opposed to a main attraction. The vocals are distorted, tortured, frightening and utterly breathtaking.

Being uncomfortable is a part of life. Hell, some people thrive and become most successful from being put in uncomfortable situation. If you decide to listen to The Reverses, you are knowingly putting yourself in a claustrophobic situation with Pinhead waiting for you on the other side of it. Expect atmosphere, expect darkness and expect pain.



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Comments:Add a Comment 
Hawks
September 7th 2023


93615 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Damn I'm writing a lot lately, feels good men. Almost insta-5'd this. Amazing album.

Hawks
September 7th 2023


93615 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Rules agreed Hawks!!!

Deez
September 7th 2023


10498 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Yassss

Been listening to Breach this week, a lot.

TT are amazing, I do like 'The purging' a little bit more though but this goes too.

Hawks
September 7th 2023


93615 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I have to listen to Breach ahrd. All 3 of this band's albums rule.

pizzamachine
September 7th 2023


27668 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

This is crazy noisy. Might bump rating later

Deez
September 7th 2023


10498 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I have to listen to Breach ahrd'



dude

Hawks
September 7th 2023


93615 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I know!!!



Bump it now Pizza.

pizzamachine
September 7th 2023


27668 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Would but 2 busy having shitty headphones and now the kids are trying to sleep fuuuuuuu

Hawks
September 7th 2023


93615 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

DAMN SON!

someone
Contributing Reviewer
September 7th 2023


6954 Comments


how u be dropping these kinds of life-supporting reviews out of nowhere like it's your dayjob?good on you, bb

Hawks
September 7th 2023


93615 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Love u. m/

Hawks
September 8th 2023


93615 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

5'ing fuck it men. m////

Avagantamos
September 8th 2023


9040 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

sick band. love their debut. might have to revisit this one

Hawks
September 8th 2023


93615 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Hands down one of the darkest, most haunting albums ever made.

Hawks
September 12th 2023


93615 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Agreed Hawks.

Hawks
September 22nd 2023


93615 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

[2]

porcupinetheater
December 14th 2023


11054 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Tunnels and Purging are great but this one kicks it up an extra level on the demented soundscapes

DType
December 14th 2023


2926 Comments


Strong start, sounds pretty cool ngl

Hawks
December 14th 2023


93615 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Amazing yeah.

calmrose
July 18th 2024


6999 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

so this is the first two albums on steroids



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