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| 0.0 | RosaParks | September 6th 12 |
noctus has shit taste agreed
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| 3.5 great | DarkNoctus | September 6th 12 |
i liked it when devin wasn't doing metal covers of lazytown songs
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| 2.0 poor | chambered49 | September 6th 12 |
HI I'M DEVIN AND AS YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING I DO IS FUCKING HUGE! THAT'S WHY THERE WAS NO OTHER NAME THAN EPICLOUD! IT WAS EPIC AND LOUD I AM A GENIUS HOLY SHIT I AM THE MASTER OF DISASTER
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| 3.0 good | Necrotica | August 11th 12 |
"As far as I'm concerned, Lady Gaga has 5 dicks, a vagina the size of the grand canyon, and an ass with a surface that looks like the moon" -InfidelAmsterdam
This is totally gonna rule
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| 3.5 great | Solisis | September 12th 12 |
"Objectively the worst album ever made. If you disagree you're wrong. " Gaslight Anthem -
Handwritten, Album Rating: 4 Okay I believe you.
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| 3.5 great | Destructerator | September 6th 12 |
Most logical direction for him to take, career-wise. It's a combination of his two most rpopular and well-received albums, Addicted and Deconstruction. It has a soul, and isn't such ra pretentious offering as Ghost was.
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| 3.5 great | MikeC26 | August 22nd 12 |
Townsend continues to build upon his legacy and further cements himself as one of the most forward thinking, creative and influential artist in modern music.
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| 3.0 good | Thompson D. Gerhart STAFF | September 12th 12 |
For everything Devin's done previously (especially under the "Project" label), Epicloud comes across as safe, soulless, and, frankly, a little boring. "Kingdom" is easily the most memorable track on the album and it's a re-recording, while the best of the rest are "More!" and "Save Our Now." Other tracks like "Lucky Animals" and "Grace" come across as b-sides from previous project outings that lack the same kind of personal passion. While the quartet of Ki, Ghost, Addicted, and Deconstruction may not have always had the most serious lyrics in the world, the arrangements were unique, forward-thinking, and easily some of the most personal and reflective of Devin's career.rEpicloud, on the other hand, seems like the stale remnants of those projects - forgettable, if not a little enjoyable in the moment.
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| 3.5 great | Rikardur | August 21st 12 |
Honestly, this needs more fart jokes otherwise can't 5
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| 4.5 superb | TheMightyMasturbator | September 16th 12 |
Devin ain't never gonna win with some of you n00bs. He puts Addicted and you call it too simple. He puts out Deconstruction and you call it too dense. Now he puts out an album that's a perfect Goldilocks ratio between the two, and it still gets rejected by some of you nigs. Fie on all of you.
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| 0.0 | auberginedreamz | September 8th 12 |
lol darthmann tried to be clever and failed hard.
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| 4.5 superb | Trebor. EMERITUS | September 7th 12 |
This is fucking magical AOTY oh boy
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| 4.5 superb | Zilla2112 | August 11th 12 |
I absolutely love this. Combining the catchy songwriting and style of 'Addicted', some of the heaviness and orchestration of 'Deconstruction', some quiet sections reminiscent of 'Ghost', 'Epicloud' is the sum of what Devin's achieved over the past three albums, with new elements thrown in (including the gorgeous gospel choir that begins and ends the album). There's songs like "Lucky Animals" and "More!" which are badass, fun goodness, and there's also more emotional sections like those in "Where We Belong", "Divine", "Hold On" and "Angel" that give me chills. Anneke's vocals are stunning as always, and the production is top notch ("Kingdom" sounds incredible!). Even if I've rated it so high so early, I know 'Epicloud' retain its (effervescent) quality. Check out: The whole thing.
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| 4.0 excellent | lesalegoose | September 8th 12 |
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| 5.0 classic | ThespianLesbian | September 8th 12 |
Gets me wetter than a cold beer on a hot day, Dev's best work yet
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| 1.0 awful | Ruezann | September 5th 12 |
Objectively the worst album ever made. If you disagree you're wrong.
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| 5.0 classic | castleberry | September 3rd 12 |
I'm completely going by the listening party video that he posted, but this kicks so much ass. it's sad he had to take the video down though.
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| 0.0 | Tyrael | August 20th 12 |
Devin does it again.
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| 0.0 | BlueW | September 13th 12 |
album cover sux for once, don't look at me i haven't listened to it nor can i bother
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| 4.0 excellent | Shadein | September 12th 12 |
At first, this might seem like the perfect album. Combining heaviness with catchy pop
melodies with a bombastic production and songs that leave you with a "happy" feeling. But
upon further inspection, you realize these melodies are very familiar, we've heard them all
before (The melody of Save Our Now sounds dangerously similar to The Island by Pendulum).
And while there is a lot going on musically, the instrumentation of individual instruments
can be very simple. For example, listen to the guitar in the beginning and verses of Grace
and you hear that he literally plays the same chord over and over just chugged in a
different pattern. If you can get past these nuances, it truly is a beautiful album.
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| 0.0 | mindleviticus | September 12th 12 |
Jeez laweez, probably one of the most climactic finishers to an album ever made. Am I listening to a Devin Townsend album or a metal cathedral?
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| 3.5 great | Whispered4tw | September 9th 12 |
I can?t believe some people are still expecting Devin to ever record a new SYL album. Let the guy be happy.
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| 0.0 | Motiv3 | September 7th 12 |
Save Our Now is like the greatest thing ever. Album rules so hard.
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| 3.2 good | Trey STAFF | January 13th 23 |
Let’s get one thing out of the way right now. The song “Lucky Animals” is annoying as fuck, but it doesn’t ruin the album. It’s also not the super-diverse release that it was hyped up to be. It’s like Ocean Machine for 2012 and that’s good enough for me because that album rocks. PS – Ignore Irving’s review… he knows not what he does.
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| 3.5 great | GoldenGuy444 | December 22nd 22 |
It might be short and not very "challenging" compared to some of his other work, but as a straight forward listening experience it is entertaining and catchy. Some tracks are substantially stronger then others, with the run of "Save Our Now" to the phenomenal "Kingdom" followed by the heartfelt "Divine" being the strongest portion of the album. The rest is very pleasant and catchy no doubt but lacks the build and release of the other pop oriented Devin albums, like 'Spirits Will Collide' from Empath. The musical elements work but feel a tad toned down and flatlined under the bombast which should, if anything, elevate that. Still Great overall but not as strong as it should be.
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| 4.0 excellent | branflakes911 | November 9th 16 |
A heavily loaded collection of Devin's most exuberant work. This is the rock opera we wanted Z2 to be, just set in the world of love and desire rather than space. The songs are vast, lush, catchy and expertly crafted, there's not a moment wasted nor is repeated. This album is an example of a a new and strange idea executed perfectly.
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| 1.5 very poor | EasterInTheBatcave | December 19th 15 |
Epicloud is fun, but it lacks the depth of Devin's best work. Ultimately, this record personifies style over substance. The best song is the "Kingdom" re-record, because, being written for Physicist, it avoids this trap.
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| 4.5 superb | mkamrass | July 1st 14 |
I'm giving this album a good 4.3. It is magnificent, beautiful, and powerful (emphasis on this word haha). It is one of those albums that never became boring and it has a lot of variety. I can only be critical of one aspect on the album, which is that there are a couple of moments in songs where there is way to much going on in the "wall of sound" and it is slightly overbearing. I only have one last thing to say, anyone up for another metal musical??? :D
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| 4.0 excellent | Monstar1790 | November 6th 12 |
A real grower. Not the most innovative release in his catalog, but one of the most fun. And god damn..."Angel" is a candidate for song of the year.
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| 0.0 | breakingthefragile | October 28th 12 |
Geez, we have albums released under the name "Devin Townsend", and we also got albums
released under "The Devin Townsend Band", and "The Devin Townsend Project". How extensively
over-complicated can a solo discography get without deviating too far away from the point of
solo work defining the artist themselves? And just how different can these solo albums be
from each other to justify being categorized under names that are not so different from each
other? Who knows, all that really matters now is that fortunately, Townsend's latest release
under The Devin Townsend Project name Epicloud is drastically different from all his
previous work both solo, and with Strapping Young Lad. It's a slick and polished album, the
closest he's come to mainstream rock and - dare I say - pop. While an album as polished as
this may be an area as of yet unexplored by Townsend and other metal guitarist's solo work
as well, the mainstream rock sound isn't new territory in general even if it's new to him,
and he unfortunately falls to some of the genre's conventions here and there. Still though,
even if it's sound isn't too experimental, Townsend seamlessly slides into this poppy new
sound, and most pop music would sound a hell of a lot better if it was helmed by Townsend as
skillfully as it is here on Epicloud.
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| 4.0 excellent | TRMshadow | September 27th 12 |
This definitely isn't a "Classic" worthy of a 5, but it's still nothing to sneeze at. Put simply it is "Addicted pt. 2", if you absolutely loved his work on that then you'll absolutely love this. If you prefer his heavier or more progressive works like City or Ghost, then this will undoubtedly seem a waste of an album. As for me I personally can't get enough of (not so)HevyDevy's brand of "Pop-Metal". 4.1/5
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| 4.0 excellent | Fernando Alves STAFF | September 25th 12 |
Devin is without a doubt a very talented musician and even if we find some recycled ideas on "Epicloud" his songwriting is undeniably interesting.
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| 4.5 superb | xplosive59 | September 21st 12 |
Album on its own gets a 4 from me, consistently great but nothing new for Devin really. Best
track off the 1st disc is Where We Belong in my opinion, sounds very Ocean Machine era Devin
and has a very nice chord progression. Kingdom, Liberation and Angel deserve mentions. The
Deluxe Edition edition gets a 5 from me, really amazing songs on the second disc, mainly
Heatwave, Quietus, Happy Birthday and Love and Marriage. Overall, this is an album that
really needs the second disc for it to be classed among the greats of Terria and Ocean
Machine: Biomech but great on its own if a bit lacking in some areas. 4.5/5
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| 0.0 | bach | September 13th 12 |
Another excellent release. We might not ever hear the likes of SYL again. And I'm just fine with that.
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| 3.0 good | zaruyache | September 12th 12 |
The most OKiest Townsend album so far.
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| 1.0 awful | Detritivore | September 12th 12 |
This suck. If you want jokes, wankery and more jokes this is for you
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| 3.0 good | xVision | September 9th 12 |
Album's good... It just seems too repetitive after a while. "Save Our Now" has to be the best track on the album, followed by "Grace".
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| 0.0 | bloc | September 9th 12 |
This makes up for Ki, Ghost, and Deconstruction.
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| 0.0 | | September 8th 12 |
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| 2.0 poor | IonicSphere39 | September 8th 12 |
Meh. Devin, please record another SYL album. PLEASE!
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| 3.5 great | Matte | September 8th 12 |
what the fuck is this shit its all happy and shit not metal at all fuck you devin you ruined my life
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| 0.0 | Lambda | September 8th 12 |
Deconstruction is one of his most popular and well-received albums? Huh?
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| 0.0 | Recspecs | September 8th 12 |
Hahahahahah I', too drunk for this shit waht he fuck am i doing with my life
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| 0.0 | someguest | September 7th 12 |
his last two albums absolutely sucked massive amounts of dick, but if this is similar to addicted it should be at least listenable.
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| 4.0 excellent | iambandersnatch | September 7th 12 |
This isn't quite a 5 for me (even though I fanboy for DT probably more than anyone on this
site). But it's still amazeballs. Doesn't officially come out for another 2 weeks - no
review page to discuss it in :-s
As some people have mentioned, it combines successful elements of several of his previous
albums. This should really bring together the people who liked Addicted/his other softer
stuff but not Decon/SYL and vice versa.
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| 3.5 great | TheFantasticDangler | September 7th 12 |
A perfect mix of Deconstruction and Addicted. Devin's musical and production genius on display.
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| 4.5 superb | demon of surveillance | September 7th 12 |
Epicloud is just simply epic. HevyDevy returns with a masterpiece that could easily go down as the best album of 2012. Combining his signature metal elements with new musical theatrics, Devin Townsend has presented us with yet another mindblowing album.
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| 4.5 superb | bigguytoo9 | September 6th 12 |
AWESOME album, I just saw Devin perform a good chunk of these songs live last night w/ Katatonia. Grace might be the best song on here. Cant wait to get my hands on a cd copy.
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| 3.0 good | Comatorium. | September 6th 12 |
I don't even know what to say. It's epic. And loud.
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| 5.0 classic | Skubny | September 5th 12 |
Even with Devin's talking over it, it's one of his best overall productions since long time. Fans of his DTB times will be pleased, as much as fans of his DTP times. This album has it all. Simply EPIC!!!
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| 0.0 | ILJ | August 21st 12 |
4.6/5 best new album cover
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| 2.5 average | pornogrindtheater | August 20th 12 |
Devy does the 80s, and he does it better than the 80s did.
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