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| 0.0 | Bitchfork | November 26th 10 |
Intronaut take pieces and cues from other sludge, progressive and jazz bands and arrange them poorly to create the meandering Valley of Smoke.
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| 4.5 superb | HereComesTheStorm33 | October 30th 10 |
Sludge with Progressive and Jazz elements is officialy proved to be a magnificent piece of music, at least when it is done by this band.
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| 4.0 excellent | wyankeif1337 | October 10th 10 |
The bass here is orgasmic. rI need to get this to 50 characters, there.
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| 0.0 | BirdlikeSymmetry | March 7th 11 |
Think of the most pretentious hyperbole that you can. Now, quantify that to some degree. That is only an increment of the brilliance that lays in Valley of Smoke's progressive subtlety. While Jazz-Fusion is more commonly being incorporated, Intronaut are able to employ it's styling (with a new found 'melodic' side), and still maintain their signature, 'Post-Metal' progressive mannerisms. Without for-fitting anything that has been built into their musical-carcass, Valley of Smoke add's surprisingly new concepts to creative a definitely original album. This further proves; you CAN teach an old dog new tricks. Har-har-har.
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| 4.5 superb | Cynical | January 10th 11 |
Every time I listen to it I am amazed by the talent displayed by every position of the band(but more notably the drums) and the composition is excellent. Probably my favorite album of 2010. I can't get enough Intronaut!
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| 3.0 good | Sevhead | October 15th 10 |
blah blah blah jazz blah blah blah progcore blah blah blah Mastodon blah blah blah jazz
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| 4.5 superb | Tw1ster | October 10th 10 |
Intronaut? I say Intro-yes!!! This lp is by far the best album of the year in terms of metal
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| 3.5 great | Gene Gol CONTRIBUTOR | June 5th 24 |
Crunchy sludge-prog metal that fizzles out by the end, but carries plenty enough punch and wobbly musical progressions throughout anyway.
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| 3.9 excellent | Erwann S. STAFF | August 29th 19 |
Holy moly that drum'n'bass duo is orgasmic.
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| 4.0 excellent | BRAman22 | November 4th 15 |
Really cool mixture of sludge and ambience. Only knock is that some of the songs and riffs extend on for too long.
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| 0.0 | XGX | May 23rd 12 |
my first impression was average but the record growed on me.. now i'm addicted to it's jazzy sludge :]
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| 3.5 great | NeutralThunder12 | March 23rd 12 |
Intronaut trades a small portion of their more atmospherically dense post-metal for even further prog and jazz development, and the result is a step forward and a small step back. I actually prefer "Prehistoricisms" a little bit because it's definitely more consistent and crushing. This one however, has some absolutely brilliant fucking moments, possibly better than any even single idea on "Prehistoricisms". The first couple minutes of "Core Relations" is beyond breathtaking, but unfortunately after that the song kinda develops into the same clean and over produced vocal melodies that plague the rest of the album. Those melodies and vocals kind of drag down how great some of these songs are. Obviously this is still a great album, but it could have easily been neck and neck with "Prehistoricisms" if not for some of the musical choices, such as those clean melodies. "Core Relations", "Sunderance" and "Above" are all brilliant, but unfortunately the rest blend together. Still a nice one, but a little less memorable than their former record.
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| 4.0 excellent | MasBarHigeuoris21 | May 3rd 11 |
This album can be summed up into one sentence: Intronaut's version of Crack the Skye.
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| 4.0 excellent | Jake E. | August 5th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jerrad | July 14th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Azrael | December 1st 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | tvvist | March 31st 21 |
| 4.5 superb | jhop | February 24th 21 |
| 3.5 great | sam1oq | February 20th 21 |
| 3.5 great | remi | October 10th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ranzki | May 1st 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Josh | March 24th 20 |
| 5.0 classic | Friten | February 29th 20 |
| 3.0 good | Dmax28 | February 29th 20 |
| 2.5 average | Pho3nix | February 28th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Floofus | February 4th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jim1 | January 7th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | CamiloG | October 16th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | telos | September 13th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | HybridF | August 21st 19 |
| 4.5 superb | MO | January 21st 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Couteau | January 9th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Loveloth | September 24th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sapee | April 23rd 18 |
| 3.5 great | k4lisk4 | February 23rd 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mordekai | December 18th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Enzx | October 10th 17 |
| 3.5 great | wwf | May 15th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Elynna | April 14th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Since | April 4th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | jpjpablo | December 28th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Rodstar | December 20th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | El Olam | December 11th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Swarm | November 14th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | Radex | October 23rd 16 |
| 5.0 classic | loulou | June 14th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | BenCee | June 6th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | nyshago | February 24th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | andrewsk | February 14th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | rudy4u51 | February 12th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wolfe | January 26th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | trilo | January 22nd 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | mRA | January 3rd 16 |
| 3.5 great | neikos | November 28th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | SYL | November 26th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | DrBrain | November 26th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | btati | November 12th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | niGLu | October 28th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | BadgerU | October 13th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | chowa4 | October 10th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Pavera | September 30th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Daily101 | September 4th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | elch21 | August 28th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tywuhh | February 25th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | N2B3J | February 8th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | TaMo | October 12th 14 |
| 3.5 great | ariich | October 4th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | tyler | August 27th 14 |
| 3.5 great | pxdash | July 13th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Henry | June 11th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | TPM | May 29th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Veldin | March 12th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Adam | March 4th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | J | March 2nd 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Arctick | February 27th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nud | February 5th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dev518 | January 30th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | spykar | January 27th 14 |
| 3.5 great | tarkus | January 10th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | bjorkil | November 26th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | osmark86 | November 11th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | Sulphur | September 26th 13 |
| 2.5 average | cjacob6 | September 5th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | zscruff | August 27th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Kulti | August 7th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | sco703 | July 8th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Ulshad | July 3rd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Whale | June 24th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | mirfin | June 8th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Uqnivde | April 27th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Hieron | April 18th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Duffluc | March 29th 13 |
| 3.0 good | Escain | March 18th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zantera | March 1st 13 |
| 4.5 superb | jg33 | February 23rd 13 |
| 4.5 superb | MikeC26 | January 31st 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | brunch | January 29th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | 5thaJack | December 26th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Caelum | December 25th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | jmh886 | December 13th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Mehtal | December 4th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dunpeal | November 29th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | gallus90 | November 18th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jeejee | November 10th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | cndflg | October 29th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | BenRaah | October 28th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | cb123 | October 16th 12 |
| 3.0 good | VinVal | October 3rd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Queefism | September 25th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Shuyin | August 14th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | JMH90 | July 24th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rail | May 17th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | ZootX | May 16th 12 |
| 3.5 great | snewso | March 31st 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | MrElmo | March 30th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | demjunz | March 30th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | GodL1ke | March 22nd 12 |
| 4.5 superb | refbot | February 14th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mike08 | February 5th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Voyager | January 24th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Phate72 | November 20th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | smeaf | October 28th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | Pudpots | August 17th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Dimor | August 10th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | gervin | July 20th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | JonnyQ | July 9th 11 |
| 3.0 good | Trey STAFF | June 17th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | YUJOS | June 3rd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | flessj | May 2nd 11 |
| 4.5 superb | ev0ken | April 22nd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Raidho | April 17th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | nibbler | March 26th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Asator | March 25th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Moraff | March 23rd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | ecogen | March 3rd 11 |
| 4.5 superb | BenX02 | February 24th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Remer17 | February 18th 11 |
| 2.0 poor | GibTG | February 17th 11 |
| 3.5 great | itchy | February 15th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | ojkr03 | February 11th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Loot | February 10th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | TheStig | January 19th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Fractal | January 13th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Velcro | January 9th 11 |
| 2.5 average | JKoppe | January 3rd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Muikuli | December 21st 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nagrarok | December 20th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Math | December 9th 10 |
| 3.0 good | lobby | December 8th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | patod92 | December 6th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | djunior | November 30th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | 76TVs | November 28th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | JAV | November 28th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | mcneilz | November 23rd 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Timon87 | November 22nd 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Manic_ | November 20th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Jruined | November 19th 10 |
| 3.5 great | JWT155 | November 18th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | morjens | November 17th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | glennieb | November 17th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mevz | November 14th 10 |
| 3.5 great | greg84 EMERITUS | November 12th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | dre517 | November 2nd 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | BlueW | October 31st 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | d00derz | October 29th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Thor | October 26th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Warpt | October 26th 10 |
| 5.0 classic | gbowles | October 25th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | ess | October 23rd 10 |
| 4.5 superb | L0G05 | October 20th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Groink | October 20th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | shindip | October 19th 10 |
| 5.0 classic | Jebull | October 19th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Nach0 | October 19th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | vakuola | October 18th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Alit | October 18th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | chaos17 | October 18th 10 |
| 5.0 classic | cccaba | October 17th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | coleba | October 15th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | feav233 | October 12th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Oceans | October 11th 10 |
| 2.5 average | alsid | October 11th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Voivod STAFF | October 11th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Photon | October 9th 10 |
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