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Written by garface666 on 04.07.2012 at 23:04
*Description of why album isn't good* Maybe I'm getting old...
Old or not, you gave a pretty good description of why this album is a lackluster affair.
How this has an 8.4 average rating, I don't know. 
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Written by BoxCar Willy on 04.07.2012 at 18:27
Not even going to bother with this.
But you bothered to post 
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| Rating: 7 |
This album is taking a lot of listens for me to get into it. It's a slow process and I'm not warming to it much. I'm prepared to give it more time though. This is the first album of theirs I've listened to, so I didn't have any preconceptions. My initial thoughts are that there isn't much melody and it is quite technical in parts. The one song I really like at the moment is "Pain is a Master".
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| Rating: 8 |
Written by Ace Frawley on 06.07.2012 at 15:27
This album is taking a lot of listens for me to get into it. It's a slow process and I'm not warming to it much. I'm prepared to give it more time though. This is the first album of theirs I've listened to, so I didn't have any preconceptions. My initial thoughts are that there isn't much melody and it is quite technical in parts. The one song I really like at the moment is "Pain is a Master".
Don't waste that much time on this one, go get From Mars To Sirius and you'll be listening to it a lot of times but not to get into it, just because is damn amazing. Oh, and this is album is more melodic than the previous ones and probably less technical, although I don't think this band should be labeled technical at all.
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Oh well, I actually liked it.
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| Rating: 7 |
Written by Ag Fox on 27.06.2012 at 23:24
The last two tracks are really rubbish =/
Do you mean tracks 10 and 11 or the two special edition bonus tracks? The first time I listened to "Born in Winter" I thought there was a guest vocal appearance by Leonard Cohen.
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| Rating: 8 |
Written by Ace Frawley on 08.07.2012 at 02:24
Written by Ag Fox on 27.06.2012 at 23:24
The last two tracks are really rubbish =/
Do you mean tracks 10 and 11 or the two special edition bonus tracks? The first time I listened to "Born in Winter" I thought there was a guest vocal appearance by Leonard Cohen.
born in winter
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| Rating: 10 |
Personally I adore this album. Its got some unusual qualities, and some familiar, but thats just what a prog metal band is. A collaboration of new techniques with elements of other subgenres. Though some songs sounded a bit like meshuggah (which I dislike) what you gotta remember is simply: this is gofuckingjira.
Overall this album made a pretty bad first impression on me, but the songs stuck with me after the album ended, and i realised, its like a legion of angels singing deathmetal. which fucking rules give or take. After they stuck with me and whatnot, I took a gander at the lyric booklet, and good god. The lyrics have always been my favorite part of Gojira, they've always been introspective, intensely deep, perspective based and almost cryptic. This album is no exception, I found myself reading the lyrics booklet in the paint shop waiting for paint to dry haha.
As far as the rhythm value of this album goes, although it may draw some characteristics of other subgenres of metal, this album has its own sound, like every gojira album. And thats what makes Gojira my favorite band, that theyre always new, progressing, and that their albums are pure art. Like I always say, these guys are like nature itself, beautiful and brutal as hell. And you simply can't top music that makes you dive into your own mind while thrashing your head.
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| Rating: 7 |
I'm glad you mentioned the Meshuggah similarity, because I felt that too. It doesn't appeal to me either, in that regard. I also agree with the strong lyrics here. Ultimately, this album has grown on me and that is the sign of a good album. My initial rating was 6 - average, but I have increased that to 7 - good. Highlights for me are the tracks "Planned Obsolescence" and "Mouth of Kala".
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Written by Ace Frawley on 14.07.2012 at 03:22
I'm glad you mentioned the Meshuggah similarity, because I felt that too.
Yeah, I agree. Felt some serious poor man's Meshuggah happening on this one.
Just feels so weak compared to From Mars to Sirius.
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| Rating: 10 |
Excellent album remind me a lot of from mars to sirus \m/ cheers! 
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| Rating: 8 |
I'm not too much into this kind of metal, but this is just absolutely fantastic!
I can't really explain why, but everything fits perfectly to me instrumentaly.
Make sure to check my key song from that album Liquid Fire.
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 Shock - 01.08.2012 at 22:28
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I think this is too overrated for an 8.4...this is nothing special at all! Really mediocre album...i don't get most of those ideas on the album! Maybe the problem was me...i did very much hype and got super-high expetations before this was released...if i we're to vote, which i will not, it could be 5/6 ...
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| Rating: 8 |
Definitely a good album, still trying to figure out if it's great or not. A couple more listens and I will know, hopefully. But I'm enjoying what I hear it so far.
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| Rating: 6 |
I have no idea why people like this album, it slides right off me. Even after I've listened to it all the way through four times, I can only remember a few memorable parts that weren't crap.
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Shock - 02.09.2012 at 14:38
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Written by bloodwrage on 20.08.2012 at 20:00
I have no idea why people like this album, it slides right off me. Even after I've listened to it all the way through four times, I can only remember a few memorable parts that weren't crap.
I'm in the same situation that you are, but for me, i prefer to say that even with the few good moments, i have to say....i hate the album, and i looooove Gojira past stuff, they rule, but this is a face full of shame, fuck! :\
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| Rating: 6 |
I'm giving this a 6. In a sonic sense, it's not all that bad. I didn't really cringe or anything listening to this. The thing that really bothered me about this album (disclaimer: this is my first exposure to Gojira) was that it seemed like a one trick pony. There was too much chugga chugga chugga then strum the harmonic 10 times on a lot of the songs. Also, it seemed like they had some really epic parts that they just killed. Take "The Gift of Guilt" for example. That song starts out soo good, then they go into that awful riff where the singer comes in and it just kills the build up of that song's intro. Like I said, not an bad album, just could have been a lot better.
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| Rating: 7 |
Personaly I think The Way of all Flesh is their best album, and so far I'd rather listen to this than Mars to Sirus. Not joking here but my favorite track is The Wild Healer. Seriously, love the major feel and the drums. Next to that tracks 1 and 7. Overall I expected more neck-breakage.
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| Rating: 8 |
How many of you found 'Mouth of Kala' little similar to Ghost Brigade's 'Divine Act Of Lunacy'.... Listen both again,... something similar you will find.... Love both tunes...
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| Rating: 9 |
Very nice album yet i think the 2005 album is the best
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| Rating: 7 |
I really love this band, nut IMO it's just more of the same. no creativity, no feeling...
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Illog1cal - 28.05.2013 at 15:39
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There is a distinguishable difference between this and previous efforts. A much stronger focus on vocal performance and overall feeling rather than including a variation of parts in songs to create impact like they did in 'The Way Of All Flesh', this album is perhaps more akin to 'From Mars To Sirius'. The songs are simpler and it also comes off as their most gentle album, there is little aggression to be found, with less angry riffs and complex guitar + drum attacks which was significant in 'From Mars To Sirius' and 'The Way Of All Flesh'. This album is probably not for everybody, not even some Gojira fans, but for me it was an intriguing journey.
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