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| 3.3 great | Trey STAFF | March 27th 18 |
Primordial continue their musical trek away from their black metal roots and towards a more epic metal kind of feel. This album is definitely less dark and more rock-inspired than anything else I've heard from them, but it's still really good. I'm a huge fan of "To Hell or the Hangman" which reminds me of early Iron Maiden if they suddenly went post punk. The album is definitely a grower and has been slowly moving up my list since the first time I heard it.
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| 2.5 average | zaruyache | November 20th 18 |
Got bored and turned it off halfway through. It's folk metal without the folk, pagan bmoneytech without the bm. And the vox are really aggravating without any pagan bombast to back then up.
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| 3.0 good | cjbizzlebizzle | July 26th 18 |
Exile Amongst the Ruins on the whole sounds like Primordial's signature blend of pagan, celtic, folk, doom and black metal but the production feels a bit flat and the songwriting is not up to standard of the high bar they have set in the past. The production is disappointing as the instruments come off a bit flat and the bass and drums often feel lost in the mix compared to the guitar and vox. The riffs and songwriting also feel like they are stuck in autopilot and Primordial just don't setup the epic moments they have on past releases. On the positive side of things Nemtheanga does very well with the vocal variation from blackened growls to epic shouts and even at a low point Primordial still write songs that feel like they have a great tale to tell. A bit of a lull but still worth a few spins for any metal fan.
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| 3.0 good | Robert Garland STAFF | March 16th 18 |
Expectation may have cast the stone too far out of reach but Exile Amongst The Ruins ensures a solid listen from start to finish. Primordial remain relevant, prominent and consistent moving through typical Primordial song-writing and captivating intensity while keeping sheer accessibility for the band's listeners.
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| 3.5 great | JoneHK | December 6th 21 |
| 3.5 great | gk1979 | June 28th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Maco097 | April 2nd 20 |
| 3.5 great | hsb | February 29th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | ariich | December 24th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | progsun | April 4th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Nagash | March 15th 19 |
| 3.5 great | kx8 | December 11th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Coast | November 2nd 18 |
| 2.5 average | Toolock | November 1st 18 |
| 3.5 great | Fenix | September 13th 18 |
| 3.5 great | bSmith | July 18th 18 |
| 3.0 good | gilly | June 13th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Elynna | April 18th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Keira | April 8th 18 |
| 3.5 great | neikos | April 3rd 18 |
| 3.5 great | em17ah | March 31st 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | shanks | March 31st 18 |
| 3.5 great | Hawks | March 30th 18 |
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