 | Fallujah The Flesh Prevails
3.9
excellent
| Ranking: #45 for 2014 | |
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| 2.5 average | climactic | July 20th 14 |
absolute dweedle overproduced shite
--james pleb, 2014
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| 0.0 | fromtheinside | July 20th 14 |
i have never 5'd an album and wrote a soundoff because i hated everyone's opinions cause opinions suck but seriously guys. Like stop sucking. Also this fucking rulesssss
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| 4.5 superb | Chris Maitland | July 20th 14 |
If I read the words wank or dweedle one more time on this page, I'm going to vomit. It's fucking tech death, if fast guitars and triggered drums don't do it for you, then don't listen to it.
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| 3.2 good | Trey STAFF | July 9th 14 |
This has some pretty interesting ideas in spots, but in others it just seems to drag along without any real direction.
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| 3.0 good | My Name Is Mud | July 19th 14 |
Ye this is absolute dweedle overproduced shite, fuck modern tech for the most part cos this is wank. Would be a 1.5 if not for the fucking bulllshit rating system. EDIT: Never even jammed, but at least I spawned another sputnik meme!
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| 3.5 great | Benc | July 1st 14 |
This album is absolutely huge. The riffs are progressive, the drumming is absolutely wicked, and the ambience in every track really pleases my ears. This could easily be a 4.5 or a 5, but what really drags this album down is the production. The snare drum in particular distracts me constantly with how sharp and fake it sounds. Some of the ambient sounds also have a crackling sound that detract from their effect. The guitars and vocals sound much better, but still not quite as intense as The Harvest Wombs. Even with the glaring production problems, The Flesh Prevails is still a damn good album. Definitely give it a spin, you might not find the production to be as bad as I do.
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| 3.0 good | J | July 22nd 14 |
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dweedle
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| 3.5 great | Ignimbrite | July 20th 14 |
"It's really a shame this passes for prog in this day and age."
DAE le wrong generation??!?
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| 0.0 | Mewcopa0 | July 20th 14 |
One of the most over-triggered albums I've heard in recent years, and maybe even the most over-produced syrupy tech death albums you will ever find. It's really a shame this passes for prog in this day and age.
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| 4.0 excellent | SgtShock | July 19th 14 |
I really want to like this album, but it falls short in a few areas. It could breathe more, for one. It's only 42 minutes but the album is so dense it's an exhausting listen all the way through. Another 8 minutes of ambiance or space would do it some good. I feel it's trying to tell me a story but I'm having a hard time absorbing it. As others have said, I'm not a fan of the production. It's too crowded and poorly layered. Perhaps I'll be wrong after I get a higher quality version of it. Other than that, it has some powerful moments and some pretty amazing parts that can really transport the listener to another world.
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| 4.5 superb | Manland | July 22nd 14 |
Airy, ethereal, technical, relentless, progressive - this album really solidifies Fallujah's place in the modern death metal scene.
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| 4.0 excellent | Fernando Alves STAFF | July 21st 14 |
An album with pretty good ideas and intriguing soundscapes that deserved a better sound engineering. "The Night Reveals" is my personal highlight.
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| 3.0 good | demon of surveillance | July 19th 14 |
An impressive effort but not the metal masterpiece of the year it has been hyped to be, rcould potentially be a grower.rEDIT: It's not.
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| 3.0 good | NecroSandro | July 18th 14 |
I don't get the hype. It is good, but not that good. Hard to listen to all the way through, but there are some great tracks nonetheless.
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| 5.0 classic | VanFullOfSpooks | July 21st 14 |
First time I have ever wanted to give a album a perfect score! This album is amazing and
exceeded my expectations. The solos gave me goosebumps and made my hairs stand up, while the
ambiance leaves a calm and relaxing feeling that haves me coming back for more. Do not
listen to the hipsters, it is not "overproduced" and sounds great. THIS ALBUM IS A GAME
CHANGER! CHECK IT OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
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| 3.5 great | slikphuk | July 21st 14 |
i definitely thought this was good, though it was a little exhausting throughout and a bit over-piled, needless to say a bit predictable as well. still, solid material nonetheless.
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| 4.0 excellent | VanJalen | December 5th 14 |
A great effort from Fallujah who continue to evolve their with each release. A more organic production would have benefited this album greatly, but still a solid effort regardless.
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| 4.0 excellent | InFiction | July 21st 14 |
Regrettably somewhat of a victim to the hype, Fallujah's sophomore album is still a complex and layered slab of technical death metal and arguably their best work.
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| 5.0 classic | Ayil | July 21st 14 |
It leaked, and it is ear sex. Fuck people, this rules.
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| 4.5 superb | kentishh | July 19th 14 |
Some very interesting idea on this album with some of the most bone-crushing riffs you'll hear this year. The drumming really stands out to the listener as well as some extremely intense synth sections. Give it a spin!
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| 3.4 great | Erwann S. STAFF | August 28th 24 |
Overproduced tech deathcore, yes, but Fallujah manages to pull up many killer riffs.
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| 2.5 average | Chino smoking it up! | February 6th 20 |
This blows a bit and production could be warmer...talented folks...exquisite atmosphere.
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| 4.0 excellent | 0GuyMan0 | April 5th 18 |
Not a 5, but its fucking rad and I love it so much. Just a couple dry spots for me, also hurts my ears.
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| 4.5 superb | Risodo | March 13th 18 |
"The Flesh Prevails" is one of the most incredible progressive pieces i've ever heard in my life. In the old days i had the dubious impression that Fallujah was just another forgettable band that adds nothing to the genre. Disregarding this preconception i had with the band, i describe in my own words that i am more than impressed. Everything is amply perfect here, from the production, the instrumental, the design of the songs and the cover art. One or another song made me not give a perfect rating.
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| 4.0 excellent | Xenorazr | November 27th 16 |
Despite losing focus in the second half, The Flesh Prevails makes a strong case for proggy death metal with an ambient soundscape. The results are surprisingly fluent and all the more enjoyable because of it.
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| 4.5 superb | Panzerchrist | April 13th 16 |
A potentially game-changing album, marred by some of the most horrifically brickwalled production I have ever heard. Very tiring to listen to front to back.
My two cents? Get the vinyl version, or at least a vinyl rip. Much, much better sounding, and less plain LOUD.
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| 3.0 good | MaidenUFO | March 31st 16 |
A step back from their previous. Good but nothing special.
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| 4.0 excellent | maninthebox | December 31st 14 |
Last year with the release of their EP ?Nomadic?, Fallujah seemed poised to take technical death metal and even death metal in general into a new daring direction with beautifully atmospheric and emotionally impactful music. I guess on Flesh Prevails they deliver on this initial promise, but not without a few bugs in the machine. The main thing that held this album back from being a master work would have to be the overly compact production which really goes against what Fallujah were going for with this album. Everything feels tethered to earth instead of free to roam the soundscape as it should. The album does drag on a couple of tracks as well. Still, this is a truly amazing release which is about as ambitious as one can get and on tracks like Levitated, Alone with You/Allure one can see just exactly what these youngsters were going for and respect them all the more for basically achieving it. Best Tracks: Carved From Stone, Levitation, and Alone with You.
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| 3.5 great | djentsy | December 13th 14 |
never really liked death metal until I listened to these guys honestly
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| 3.5 great | MasBarHigeuoris21 | September 24th 14 |
As much as I want to rate this higher I cannot. While some of the songs on here are absolute masterpieces there are too many moments that are just plain boring. This album minus the boring parts would easily make this album a 5 but the boring parts just bring the album down too much.
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| 4.5 superb | DjentyNerdo | September 1st 14 |
While all instrumentation and vocals might have been recorded on a potato, Fallujah pull off a diverse and atmospheric album just in time to save us all from the many repetitious death metal foul-ups of today. If anything should be proven in the wake of this album, it's that the structure they've build can and will be refined.
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| 3.0 good | Hastein45 | July 25th 14 |
Solid album but it is another overrated album by many in the sputnik community. It has a
nice atmosphere and a good flow, but it really doesn't excel at anything. The solos are
mediocre, the riffs are pretty good but nothing special, the drumming is fairly good as
well, but it isn't really progressive. However, I don't understand the complaints
about it being overly techy, it isn't.
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| 1.0 awful | chambered99 | July 24th 14 |
bet this sucks a holy load of cock yep, it does
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| 5.0 classic | BRAman22 | July 24th 14 |
The Flesh Prevails is an interesting technical deathcore album that incorporates some ambiance. I can't really put my finger on why I find this so enjoyable, its just unique and fun to listen to.
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| 3.5 great | AngryNeighbor | July 19th 14 |
This is how a modern progressive metal album should sound.
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| 5.0 classic | frostybanana | July 18th 14 |
Didn't like their first album that much, to be honest. Had some cool moments but didn't really grab me. This album, on the other hand, is completely insane. One of the things I dislike about tech death is the fact that I can get easily bored with it, but this album is engaging from start to finish. This is easily the best metal album I've heard in years.
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| 0.0 | FredFredBurger | July 5th 14 |
The ambiance can seem a little overbearing at times. Over all a good sound, just turn it down a nob and the instruments up.
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