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Spec
November 12th 2014


40221 Comments


For the most part I hate the sound of people singing over this type of music. Harsh vocals or nothing.

Imperial
November 12th 2014


2085 Comments


Daniel Tompkins kills it on this album.

Dr7
November 12th 2014


193 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I thought Language was great but this is another level.

Validus
November 13th 2014


2 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Between this, The Amanuensis and Language, it's been a fantastic year for me. The mixing is perfect on

this album, and Tompkins' voice is absolutely angelic, Idle Minds and The Constant are just magnificent.

Astounding work from Skyharbor...can only hope they match this with the next record! ^^

Scoot
November 13th 2014


22813 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

kaikoma is awesome

RadicalEd
November 13th 2014


9546 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Wow this album...

PortalofPerfection
November 14th 2014


3327 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Kinda disappointed by this tbh. Illusion and Chaos really had a nice punch, great energy. This is too floaty and light without being particularly moving. Lacks the quiet beauty of say old Alcest but also has no "umph" to create staying power. Hopefully it grows on me.

PistolPete
November 14th 2014


5307 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

This definitely doens't sound like a Linkin Park prog album. If you're gonna compare it to anything

mainstream I'd say Dan Tompkins' vocals sound very much like Stephen Christian of Anberlin now, especially

on "Allure". Instrumentation is unreal on this, but it did have to grow on me.

SitarHero
November 14th 2014


14794 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

"For the most part I hate the sound of people singing over this type of music. Harsh vocals or nothing."



Umm, the music is actually super mellow. I'm not even sure you can call most of it metal.



But the collaborative songwriting definitely shows on this album. Illusions and Chaos definitely sounded a bit like an instrumental album with vocals over it in places, but the pieces fit much better here. The instruments are not quite as interesting though. Still, this is probably a solid 4.5

bakor
November 14th 2014


10 Comments

Album Rating: 1.0

Very disappointing. I did like the 1st Album

Dr7
November 14th 2014


193 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I found it took a few listens to get into. The first listen I felt the same way as PortalofPerfection.

climactic
November 14th 2014


22765 Comments


does it djent tho

crowing51
November 16th 2014


3505 Comments


Fuck this album is too good.

crowing51
November 16th 2014


3505 Comments


Only problem I had was there being no screaming. Only because Dan is one of the very few vocalist to me who mix them perfectly together.

Drummerboy123
November 16th 2014


3123 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Definitely a grower, I really think this is an album you have to listen to from front to back at least few times to get a grip on it. But this is exactly what I wanted their sophomore to sound like. I still think Celestial is their best song tho.

DatBeefPudding
November 17th 2014


1952 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

i agree crowing i do like dans version of harsh vocals. a bit sad he didn't use them on this but it is still a phenomenal album in it's own right

SgtShock
November 17th 2014


947 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I need to listen through it a few more times before I drop a verdict. More importantly, I think your review

was fantastic and I hope to see more :D



(EDIT: Btw, @above commenter that Anberlin comparison on the vocals is spot on)

Hopelust
November 20th 2014


3625 Comments


Agreed on Celestial being their best, Drummerboy. Was hoping for something of that caliber to stick its neck out on this album. Hasn't really happened.

Dduckster
November 26th 2014


1 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

Kinda dissapointed with this one to be honest. I absolutely loved their first album but this is just missing something. It's "good" throughout but there just isn't anything standout at all. Also some of the outros are just too airy and long and end up sucking the life out of it :o/

SitarHero
November 26th 2014


14794 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

There are some absolute gems on this album. Evolution's vocals slay, Halogen took a while to grow on me but it did, and the ending 3 are pretty much perfect.



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