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| 3.5 great | Trey STAFF | June 14th 23 |
Minor songwriting criticisms aside, The Approbation is a great debut album that should appeal to anyone missing that modern Porcupine Tree sound or to a lesser extent, the classic Opeth style. The shorter tracks demonstrate enough depth and intrigue to capture your attention, but the longer tracks suffer from a duration-vs-substance problem (not unlike Opeth, really). Nonetheless, Avkrvst's potential shines through, and with further refinement, they have the ability to create a compelling musical identity beyond mere homage. In the meantime, The Approbation is well worth a listen for anyone looking for some lush prog rock with an edge.
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| 3.5 great | ajcollins15 | June 21st 23 |
A lot of promise from the new progressive rock outfit from Norway encompassing various artists from other bands. The smooth changes from heavy progressive metal to light and airy progressive rock bring back a lot of fond memories of a lot of the early 2010 prog bands that band jumped onto the scene. This band also gives me a lot of Our Oceans with the vocals and general post-rock sounding guitar work on the mellow sides of the album. Although the album is a tad bland and needs a lot of work to make it stand out from others in the genre, there is definitely something here and I hope to see more in the future.
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| 3.5 great | Gibleson | June 20th 23 |
They certainly wear their influences on their sleeve, but I found this to be a pretty enjoyable slice of prog rock. "Arcane Clouds" is a gorgeous highlight.
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| 4.0 excellent | Suyan | January 11th 24 |
| 3.5 great | em17ah | November 23rd 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | hankz66 | July 30th 23 |
| 2.5 average | Timmy | June 27th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Ectier | June 27th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Kit | June 19th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | zzf1918 | June 17th 23 |
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