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| 4.0 excellent | Xenorazr | August 1st 17 |
Undoubtedly daunting, Swallow the Sun basically run their full gamut on this triple-disc behemoth, and while the feast may be overindulgent for a single listen, the fact we receive some considerable quality shouldn't be shrugged aside. There's something for every branch of the band's fans here; old school fans will dig disc 3, new fans will enjoy disc 1. Disc 2 is a bit of an outlier with its bittersweet, Pale Folklore-esque personality, which may be a bit more credit than it deserves, but then again, this is highly subjective. Taken together, Songs from the North will speak to each listener in different ways, and if nothing else, it's an exciting discovery to find that batch of tracks that truly works for you in this smorgasbord. For my money, most of disc 1, about a third of disc 2 and all of disc 3 are where the goods are.
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| 3.1 good | Erwann S. STAFF | August 30th 22 |
A behemoth triple album separated by "moods": gloom, beauty, and despair. While all three vibes are well-represented musically (the first LP majorly being melodeathdoom, the second one much more acoustic, and the last one funeral stuff), it just is way too overloaded to be as enjoyable in the long run as it is while only digesting lil nuggets.
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| 4.0 excellent | Lucio Fidelis | January 13th 21 |
Kudos to the band to create an enjoyable, consistent yet diverse triple album. Few groups end up releasing triple albums, and even fewer manage to release GOOD ones.
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| 4.5 superb | shimon2010 | April 13th 16 |
After some listening I have to change my mind. superb workrand so many good songs.
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| 3.0 good | BtwntheAKIRAndMe | December 5th 15 |
Disc I- Mid 7 out of 10: The first disc is pretty much as standard as Swallow the Sun could get with their sound. The vocals and synth are always stellar, but everything else is pretty much just doing it?s job by the books. This is pretty much just a continuation from their previous LP. Pretty good, but nothing out of the ordinary by any means. Disc 2- High 4 out of 10: Swallow the Sun goes for a much softer approach on this disc, which I can appreciate. However, I can?t really say I?m liking it much at all. They just feel like those sweet moments the band typically puts in their music, and extends them to full length songs. Being the shortest disc on this triple LP, it certainly drags out the most. Disc 3- Mid 8 out of 10: Okay, this disc is having me super conflicted. This is just so heavy and so dark, and makes for some of the absolute most soul-crushing music I have heard this year. Swallow the Sun made one the most unforgiving LPs in extreme metal for 2015, that is certainly a fact. Overall: High 6 out of 10: Swallow the Sun should certainly be applauded for their ambition, because it takes serious guts to release a triple LP in extreme metal. However, I gotta say that this LP has me very conflicted, to say the absolute least. Disc 1 is cool, Disc 2 is boring, and Disc 3 is fantastic. Can I count them as separate though? Probably not. 
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| 4.0 excellent | AmonZ | April 23rd 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | JTFly17 | April 6th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Verdr | March 6th 24 |
| 4.5 superb | Juuso | November 16th 23 |
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| 4.5 superb | haxxiy | February 28th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Bard0 | January 25th 23 |
| 3.5 great | epmxcx | December 29th 21 |
| 3.0 good | Zakusz | December 27th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | JoneHK | December 6th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Azrael | December 1st 21 |
| 3.5 great | MonkMan | November 25th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Kruppe | November 24th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Karen94 | November 24th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Josh | November 22nd 21 |
| 3.5 great | mursu | October 8th 21 |
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| 4.0 excellent | mctang | February 27th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Shogun | October 23rd 20 |
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| 4.5 superb | kouichi | September 10th 19 |
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| 4.0 excellent | Jaxer | August 23rd 19 |
| 4.5 superb | RMHQ | March 23rd 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | chudo | March 16th 19 |
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| 4.5 superb | Defcol | January 24th 19 |
| 2.5 average | Jeejee | January 22nd 19 |
| 3.0 good | Stonik | December 23rd 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Krpa | July 9th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hawke502 | February 26th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Fear | January 2nd 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | valek | December 28th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Lineman | December 16th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Archaic | April 24th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Nishe | March 28th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | R6Rider | March 27th 17 |
| 3.0 good | Elynna | January 22nd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rodstar | December 19th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Gbhill | December 13th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Twiddlw | October 24th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | heck | September 4th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Xinlo | July 21st 16 |
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| 5.0 classic | maglib | May 25th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | mEyck97 | April 30th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | hsb | March 30th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Leymon | February 26th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Prole | January 13th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | progsun | December 31st 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Matski | December 29th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Simon K. STAFF | December 25th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zalsak | December 9th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | vkristi | December 5th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | advate | December 4th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Phate72 | December 3rd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Viraemia | November 28th 15 |
| 3.0 good | Trey STAFF | November 26th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Behexen | November 20th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Host78 | November 19th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hybza | November 19th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Lours | November 19th 15 |
| 3.5 great | mikep87 | November 19th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | zmol | November 18th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Bierlag | November 18th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Kole | November 18th 15 |
| 2.5 average | Marxman | November 17th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | N2B3J | November 14th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | MelbCro | November 14th 15 |
| 3.0 good | orlock | November 13th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | btati | November 12th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | joitp | November 12th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | KyleW | November 12th 15 |
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