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Xanthochroid - Of Erthe And Axen: Act II



8.2 | 134 votes |
Release date: 17 October 2017
Style: Melodic black metal, Progressive black metal

Owners:

81 have it
10 want it


01. Reveal Your Shape, O Formless One
02. Of Aching, Empty Pain
03. Of Gods Bereft Of Grace
04. Of Strength And The Lust For Power
05. Walk With Me, O Winged Mother
06. Through Caverns Old And Yawning
07. Towards Chains That Drag Us Downward
08. Toward Truth And Reconciliation

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20.10.2017 - 09:07
Rating: 10
D.J.Griffin

Best album ever when combined with the first part. Holy shit, this double album is world-shattering.
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20.10.2017 - 17:55
Rating: 9
LeKiwi
High Fist Prog
Written by D.J.Griffin on 20.10.2017 at 09:07

Best album ever when combined with the first part. Holy shit, this double album is world-shattering.

Should definitely be listened to as a whole despite being released separately. As individual albums I definitely prefer the first one, but when you put them together it's orgasmic.
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28.10.2017 - 02:41
Rating: 9
LeKiwi
High Fist Prog
I wonder if this got a much higher rating because it's more "metal"
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29.10.2017 - 11:33
Rating: 10
D.J.Griffin

Probably. I'm fine with it since I like the second half more. Glad it's at the top of the 2017 album ratings currently. It deserves it.
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30.10.2017 - 14:39
Rating: 9
AndreMarcos

Good stuff, has a "theatrical" vibe which i most of the times find boring, but these guys manage to pull it off quite well. Definitely listen to Act 1 first, to get the most out of this album.
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01.11.2017 - 21:33
phanto

Is the tracklisting on MS wrong? MA has the last songs in different order https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Xanthochroid/Of_Erthe_and_Axen_Act_II/670320
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11.02.2018 - 21:25
Rating: 7
Spacerunner

Expensive sounding production, but unfortunately shallow songwriting. Big arrangements just hide overall emptiness and abscence of strong musical ideas.
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14.02.2018 - 22:26
Rating: 10
D.J.Griffin

I couldn't disagree with you more Spacerunner, but you're entitled to your opinion.
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20.06.2019 - 12:37
Rating: 9
nonZero

Not as strong as Act I, but still a great album (especially when listened to in conjunction with Act I).

8.5/10 leaning towards a 9.

Interesting fact: The lyrics at the end of the last track are the song titles from Acts I and II.
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28.01.2023 - 08:07
Rating: 6
24emd
Theory Snob
Can't figure out why I don't like this more, theoretically I should worship this. Might be a grower, hopefully.
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