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Fractal Gates - Beyond The Self



7.9 | 94 votes |
Release date: 18 February 2013
Style: Melodic death metal

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01. Visions VII
02. Dissonance
03. Everblaze
04. On Your Own
05. The Sign
06. Visions VIII
07. Timeless [feat. Sotiris Vayenas]
08. We Are All Leaders
09. Reverse Dawn
10. Mighty Wings [feat. Dan Swanö]
11. The Experiment
12. Beyond The Self
13. Glooms Of Cyan
14. Visions IX

Additional info
Mixed and mastered by Dan Swanö at Unisound AB.

Staff review by
R'Vannith
Rating:
7.7
The French melodic death band Fractal Gates establish a coherent album with a touch of dynamism in Beyond The Self. While it bears a strong consistency to their core sound which is at the meatier end of the subgenre's spectrum it displays the earnest ability to add considerable variation to the compositions.

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published 15.03.2013 | Comments (8)

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01.04.2012 - 01:21
Rating: 9
tea[m]ster
Au Pays Natal
Checking their facebook page indicates they have completed nine songs for the upcoming album! I cannot wait!
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15.04.2012 - 01:12
Vikingr

Sounds sick to me, awesome band:D
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04.08.2012 - 21:08
Rating: 9
tea[m]ster
Au Pays Natal
"Hurraa ! all songs finished ! tweaking the last details now ! On a fini la phase composition ! maintenant on optimise les derniers détails ! Go Go Go !" - quoted from their facebook page. Looking forward to this...
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30.09.2012 - 19:42
Rating: 9
tea[m]ster
Au Pays Natal
Victory !! mix/master from Dan Swanö 100% finished ! He did an excellent job ! we REALLY like this new CD ! hope you will like it too ! Next : Video teaser, labels and release ! - from their facebook page. Hurry the fuck up!
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01.10.2012 - 20:10
Ag Fox
Angel No More
I hope they get it out before 2013
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02.10.2012 - 02:01
Until the End

Most things touched by the mighty Dan Swanö tend to be of exceptional standard. Hope it's the case for this record.
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11.01.2013 - 13:05
Rating: 8
Nefarious
Doom Knight
New track from the album

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"FUCK!!! You're the fucking 5th person asking me in an interview about the woman in the bathtub?The problem is that I AM the fucking person in the bathtub, and I AM a fucking MAN, for fuck's sake! I hate you all!" ~ Herr Morbid
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18.02.2013 - 22:00
Rating: 9
tea[m]ster
Au Pays Natal
Mmm, just fucking delicious. They did not disappoint. It's not that much different than ASOC aside from clean vocals . I love their sound so much. The production is flawless. This will be high on my list by the end of '13.
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03.03.2013 - 19:40
Rating: 9
tea[m]ster
Au Pays Natal
Fuck yea. My daughter and I had about an hour drive and I cranked this in the car the whole way, LOUD So fucking good, Dan Swanö knows what the hell he is doing...
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06.06.2013 - 19:42
Rating: 9
tea[m]ster
Au Pays Natal
Sebastien Pierre has a side project. Very promising. Download pre-production album here:
http://coldinsight.bandcamp.com/

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11.02.2014 - 23:21
Rating: 9
In Bone Factory

Fucking awesome \m/ one of the best Albums of the year
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The End Is Nigh ...
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02.12.2014 - 11:54
Rating: 7
SergioBv

Good album, but in my opinion doesn't reach to top-level.
Everblaze is the best song.
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21.02.2018 - 10:00
Rating: 9
Gaelv

Other than lyrics being a bit too predictable and dull here and there, the band creates a beautiful atmosphere which modern mdm bands are leaning towards. Fractal Gates is doing this right.
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30.11.2018 - 22:42
Rating: 8
Reaper_Redeemer

Not as good as the first one which I liked a lot. Some nice moments: "Everblaze", "The Sign", "Timeless", "We Are All Leaders" and "Beyond The Self".
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01.08.2020 - 20:08
qlacs
"The Quaker"
Production is very reminiscent of Crimson II - then I checked who mixed it, explains everything The music is quite uneventful though, very "safe".
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