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| 5.0 classic | Wizard | October 23rd 11 |
Best death metal and album of 2011. It's not like it had much competition anyways.
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| 0.0 | RiffOClock | November 10th 11 |
how the fuck can I rate this 2.5 and 3 and call myself a fan of the genre?
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| 4.5 superb | Inveigh | October 26th 11 |
it takes a few listens but holy fuck is this good. it's difficult to describe the sound because there's a clusterfuck of influences inside the atmospheric death metal but this is possibly the metal album of the year...
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| 3.0 good | zaruyache | September 30th 20 |
post-metal/hardcore experimental death metal.
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| 4.0 excellent | Blud Vidal | May 4th 20 |
Despite having listened to this the whole way through at least half a dozen times, I always expect TSoAF to be a crush-fest befitting of a group sput tags as dm/industrial. Then as T1 rumbles into T2 and Flourishing's unique take on TDM betrays its prog, doom, and punk influences, I marvel at the unassuming depth of sound on this record. It's this blend of genres that makes TSoAF such a rewarding listen, and one that makes the Ulcerate comparisons seem a tad forced. Flourishing have their own sound and they execute it cleverly here. Or, if you prefer, just listen to Fossil Records instead of reading my pointless soundoff.
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| 3.8 excellent | Erwann S. STAFF | July 1st 19 |
As Bedex pointed out, it's a very interesting take on the tech death genre. At first, I was expecting a Ulcerate/Gorguts copycat, but I was taken by some moments totally reminiscent of other genres (skramz in track 3, the closer which feels like doom). Not as creative or head-crushing as other colossi of the genre can be, but still alluring as hell can ever be.
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| 4.5 superb | Chino smoking it up! | March 12th 19 |
OMFG as if Cult Leader or Gaza meets Ulcerate. Avangardish tech DM full of punk and sludge reminiscences. A real must check for lovers of extreme metal. Too bad this is one album and nothing more. Recd tracks - by which we're cemented; momentary senses; fossil Record; as if bathed in excellence.
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| 4.0 excellent | Bedex | February 12th 19 |
Begins as a death metal album but progressively mixes a tonne of influences along the way, which makes it a very interesting piece of music that blurs the boundaries of the genre. Edit: yea this really cool. There isn't a single song that doesn't feature either really cool ideas with various influences mixed in, or just straight up fat riffage for days. But there is also hardly any song that doesn't have less interesting sections. If you condensed all the ideas in this into a 20 min EP it'd be an easy 4.5+, but there are just mokay sections intertwined with all the good stuff. The first half to 4 opposed to the amazing second half is a clear example, but it's true of almost all of the record. 5 is another example, with a skippable intro, a great entry right after that, then meh unfolding, then back into cool riffs again - a seemingly endless alternation. 1 evokes if TDEP did death metal, and 3 is particularly bonkers. The raw vocals are fantastic but some cleaner sections eg on 6 begged for variety. 7 starts nice and punkish, and 8 is a creat ominous, riffy ending track that sadly has a pretty blander conclusion than the album deserved. Great ideas, but a potential not quite fully realised. 3.85
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| 3.0 good | Sevhead | January 6th 12 |
the subdued production really gives these dudes a unique sound, and the songwriting really shines when they're feeling either droney or sludgy.
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| 0.0 | Deviant. STAFF | October 29th 11 |
Holy fuck is really all I have to say about this
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| 3.0 good | seedofnothing | October 25th 11 |
didnt like the production on this album, drums sound kinda high in the mix, there are some good moments for sure, but im really getting a deathcore vibe from these guys, def not in my top dm for the year
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| 3.5 great | ffs | January 5th 23 |
| 5.0 classic | Metaxu | April 15th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Jalapeno CONTRIBUTOR | March 22nd 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Lvxfra | October 24th 21 |
| 3.0 good | 2ool | April 14th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | cfg26 | January 14th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Runeii | April 16th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | hsb | March 30th 20 |
| 3.5 great | ralpo | October 24th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | gk1979 | July 16th 19 |
| 3.0 good | josh | July 15th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | blou52 | July 4th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | meditant | February 20th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | elch21 | January 6th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | ramon. | April 13th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | P0laris | April 12th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Fear | December 10th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | clavier EMERITUS | November 8th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Pon EMERITUS | April 22nd 17 |
| 2.5 average | Elynna | April 21st 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | em17ah | January 6th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | p4p | July 29th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | bmelt CONTRIBUTOR | April 2nd 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wolfe | January 27th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | KGB1990 | January 18th 16 |
| 2.5 average | 8genre | January 5th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Pavera | September 21st 15 |
| 3.5 great | jmh886 | September 8th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Santet | August 5th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | JS19 | May 7th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Tasty | February 27th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Surtur | July 28th 14 |
| 3.5 great | adr | June 5th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | trilo | February 13th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Rudhira | January 22nd 14 |
| 5.0 classic | Caelum | August 19th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | YUJOS | July 11th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Tyrael | June 27th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | iZac | September 20th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Feels | August 13th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rail | May 3rd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | ev0ken | January 29th 12 |
| 3.5 great | mort | December 31st 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Coast | December 22nd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Shadow17 | December 11th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | GodL1ke | November 27th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | TPLTR | November 11th 11 |
| 3.5 great | ks1 | November 6th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ire | November 2nd 11 |
| 3.5 great | RedSky | October 29th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Hawks | October 24th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Phate72 | September 18th 11 |
| 3.0 good | alsid | August 31st 11 |
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