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I know I’m ridiculously early with this review, but when a promo says Haxprocess is a mix of Opeth (the good albums) and Blood Incantation, that made me excited. Either because it was going to be awesome or utterly disappointing. Both would be interesting. So does Endlessly Flowing Cascades of Grief—this isn’t a band name, but a sentence—deliver? Let’s find out.
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If you’re into Post/Black, you should be familiar with Your Ultimate Urban Nightmare. If you’re not, well, here I am helping you. Ever since then, Bonjour Tristesse has done the same as the novel with the same name—puzzle me. Many times, not in the best way. Having said that, I do expect Disaster Triumphant to be more than decent. Even if it’s different to the point where I feel alienated.
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Looking at The Bitter Pills’ artwork made me have a ton of questions, none of them terribly flattering. So, I’m suspecting that I might have some issues with The Bitter Pills. You might say that I’m being judgmental, but after reviewing hundreds of albums, I’m entitled to have some biases, right? Anyway, let me tell you if this sounds good or not.
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I’m usually not reviewing old school bands like Cardinals Folly, but when you show up with an album named Let The Posers Fall!, the snob side of me gets curious and wonders if the music really honors the cocky attitude. It’s Finnish Doom, so it should deliver something I hoped for, but enough going around—let’s find out if the album honors the country’s long tradition in the genre.
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It’s not often that I review a split. In a way, I’ve never understood their purpose aside from splitting the bill. Anyway, Replicant cemented itself as one of the best Death Metal bands out there with Infinite Mortality, and Elitist I just got to know, so it’s been an interesting contrast, to say the least, with Indomitable Hostility. Okay, let’s cut to the chase—is this split worth the little cash you have left?
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The Ocean has a problem. It has produced perfect albums like Precambrian and Pelagial, and one of my biggest disappointments: Holocene. Hence, my hopes for Solaris were low. The band has done it all now, right? What could possibly be missing? Right—going to space. Time to leave the Dinosaur Metal behind, sadly, and go into the beyond.
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It’s been a while without Black Metal from the basement. So here we have Taufpatin with an album named Les Malfaisances de la Taufpatin. Ridiculously long title, I know. This should be good, right? It has, in principle, what I’m looking for. However, even I can get a bit fed up with French Metal, but let’s see.
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Usually, I wouldn’t even bother to check a remake or remaster, but Saor is a band I’ve long wondered about: what could they sound like if they had more budget? Not many projects get enough cash to do it all over again, which is why I wanted to check if Caledonia revived the classics or just butchered them harder than Disney. I’m careful today, but a man can dream.
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Oh, how happy it makes me to get another Soliloquium album. Ever since Contemplations, the project has captivated me with its deep and fresh approach to Death/Doom, and though I’ve encountered its latest work as a bit safe, the overall vibe is still one of consistency and love for the game—even if the music sounds like burying your recently deceased pet. Let’s go for it, then.
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Why am I reviewing a long EP? Is it because it’s Behemoth‘s? Yes, totally. If you read this and that, you’ll know I have a rocky relationship with the band. How can they reach such highs and such lows? A mystery nobody can solve. Yet, my real question when it came to I, Scvlptor—why the edgy writing style?—was: is the band more washed than Ali in the 80s, or is there still talent left?
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