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Introspekrieg Totemic Lust ElitePosts: 2747 |
Written by advent on 04.10.2010 at 00:27
Very ordinary album , musicianship could be the only powerful aspect on this album , anyway they play it safe and nothing had impressed me , especially songwriting
They didn't push the boundaries as much as they did with Vertebrae, but I think they just wanted to bring the heaviness and rawness back to let people know they weren't going soft. I was definitely not expecting an album this extreme after Vertebrae, maybe that is why it has had such an impact... I don't know. I felt the same way as you after the first listen, impressed by the musicianship but not really feeling anything stick in regards to songwriting. It took a couple of spins before the bizarreness of certain segues started to hit me and grab my attention...
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advent
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06.10.2010 - 02:26Rating: 7
Btw , i didn't like the review , to much praise , neither the rating , the reviewer sounds like a die-hard Enslaved fan , i think the album has a lot of flaws to be mentioned
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Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck ElitePosts: 40071 |
Written by advent on 06.10.2010 at 02:26
Btw , i didn't like the review , to much praise , neither the rating , the reviewer sounds like a die-hard Enslaved fan , i think the album has a lot of flaws to be mentioned
like what flaws?
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Daggon Underpaid M.D.
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06.10.2010 - 07:06Rating: 9
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Holy Fucking Shit!!! This is probably the greatest album I have listened in the entire year. Now I'm sure as fuck of two of my votes for the Metal Storm Awards of this year
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Daniell _爱情_ ElitePosts: 6061 |
06.10.2010 - 09:51Rating: 10
Written by advent on 06.10.2010 at 02:26
Btw , i didn't like the review , to much praise , neither the rating , the reviewer sounds like a die-hard Enslaved fan , i think the album has a lot of flaws to be mentioned
Reviewed by a fan - bad. Reviewed by a hater - bad. Who do you suggest should review albums? E.T.?
Anyway, I at least justified my opinion, you didn't. Why open your mouth if you have nothing to say?
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advent
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06.10.2010 - 23:34Rating: 7
Written by Daniell on 06.10.2010 at 09:51
Written by advent on 06.10.2010 at 02:26
Btw , i didn't like the review , to much praise , neither the rating , the reviewer sounds like a die-hard Enslaved fan , i think the album has a lot of flaws to be mentioned
Reviewed by a fan - bad. Reviewed by a hater - bad. Who do you suggest should review albums? E.T.?
Anyway, I at least justified my opinion, you didn't. Why open your mouth if you have nothing to say?
Calm dawn it's just an opinion , you of course have the right to ask me to justify my opinion and here it is :
about your review: 1- i think your review is not honest enough at some parts, even your describing can be read in any praise review, and of course any album even if it's so good the reviewer must note flaws as he notes the powerful aspects of the album , which i didn't see , only praise
2- most of review described Enslaved performance on this album , and of course they skilled musicians playing since 1990's , and being able to play with same enthusiasm is a good point to mention in your review but not the only one to be count on , you didn't mention another factors like originality and songwriting which i think it is huge step back in this album , also there no real evolution can be find in this a;bum , and of course heaviness is not an evolution . In other words they know how to deliver and execute there music well , but the issue is in their music being uninspired and very ordinary.
3- usually i don't complain about ratings but i guess 9.5 is to way unrealistic.
about the album : 1- as i said before musicianship could be only powerful aspect on the album , nothing interesting could be found in their songwriting , and for me , it is the core of any listenable music.
2- i know that it is hard to listen to any original music in metal , but for Enslaved i expected them to be more creative.
Eventually , it is okay album , but for me it is way overrated for me , and of course i could be wrong.
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Dangerboner Lactation Cnslt
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07.10.2010 - 01:21Rating: 7
This is a good album, but really overhyped. It sounds too much like Opeth for people to be saying it's original.
It's my favorite album by them that I've heard, but I'd still give it a 7/10.
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Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck ElitePosts: 40071 |
@advent and still you haven't any of the so called flaws. As for progression does a band really have to "progress" in order to deliver a masterpiece?
This album certainly is different from the last couple they delivered. Here they found the right balance between their old and new sound.
For me this is THE album of the year. Up till now not a single one comes within touching distance, except for the new Mar De Grises.
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Daggon Underpaid M.D.
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07.10.2010 - 09:39Rating: 9
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Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 07.10.2010 at 02:19
For me this is THE album of the year. Up till now not a single one comes within touching distance, except for the new Mar De Grises.
I wholeheartedly agree with you my friend. Still I think Mar De Grises new album is below "Axioma Ethica Odini"
Hey everybody, as I said once in the review for Solution .45, "it's not about reinventing the scene, just about make it better", what I wanted to say is that you don't have to "progress" in each album, you just have to do what you know to do best, but if you can do it better, then fucking do it!
Take Behemoth or Amon Amarth for example, their last releases are just a copy-paste of their previous albums, but it's just the same music, again and again, without adding some "spirit" to the music, now take Enslaved or Warbringer, they have released something astonishing in their last releases, they are still playing the same genre of their previous albums, but they added something new, the music is different, even if they are not adding way too different elements to their music. I don't know if I explained myself very well, but those are my thoughts.
Axioma Ethica Odini = Album Of The Year
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Daniell _爱情_ ElitePosts: 6061 |
07.10.2010 - 09:42Rating: 10
Written by advent on 06.10.2010 at 23:34
nothing interesting could be found in their songwriting
I of course respect your opinions and it's perfectly ok with me if you like the album much less than me, but these words must be the funniest tthing I've read on MS this year.
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Derwood
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07.10.2010 - 09:58Rating: 7
I really don't get the hype for this album. It fails to hold my attention at all and I don't hear anything that gets it out of mediocre territory.
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Daniell _爱情_ ElitePosts: 6061 |
07.10.2010 - 11:00Rating: 10
I understand. It's just not your cup of tea. I myself am almost completely impervious to grindcore. To me it's a stupid, pointless genre, and good albums are fewer than my toes. I guess it's the same with Enslaved for you.
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InnerSelf proofread free
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07.10.2010 - 12:26Rating: 9
Well I finally had the chance to listen to this album and you can imagine the HUGE expectations I had , and it totally lived up to these expectations
highly addictive
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Daniell _爱情_ ElitePosts: 6061 |
07.10.2010 - 14:15Rating: 10
Written by InnerSelf on 07.10.2010 at 12:26
highly addictive
I wish I had used it in my review, it's so true!
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Winterthrone
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07.10.2010 - 17:19Rating: 9
In my heart this album is already THE album of the year. The perfect balance between progressive and black metal, they finally reached it! Oh, and the clean vocals are so good on this one. Thumbs up for Enslaved!
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advent
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07.10.2010 - 17:55Rating: 7
Written by Daniell on 07.10.2010 at 09:42
Written by advent on 06.10.2010 at 23:34
nothing interesting could be found in their songwriting
I of course respect your opinions and it's perfectly ok with me if you like the album much less than me, but these words must be the funniest tthing I've read on MS this year.
Strange , i had never been a "funny' person , anyway , a couple of good riffs or mood shift wont make it more interesting, just compare it to Runn and Isa songs .
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GT Coffee!! StaffPosts: 5101 |
07.10.2010 - 18:45Rating: 9
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Finally listened to this. It's pretty good. I can see why someone mentioned Opeth only Enslaved totally owned them. This is way better. Since it's my first listen I'm not at a score as high as the review, but it might change. Definitely one of the top albums this year
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Merchant of Doom
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After a few more spins, it's still growing on me... although the songwriting is less complex, it has gained in directness and approchability. But Dark Fortress are at the moment keeping it off my CD player...
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TheBigRossowski
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This album is brilliant. The review is great as well too, Dude. I bet I'll be listening to this one a few times.
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InnerSelf proofread free
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13.10.2010 - 13:30Rating: 9
Written by Daniell on 07.10.2010 at 14:15
Written by InnerSelf on 07.10.2010 at 12:26
highly addictive
I wish I had used it in my review, it's so true!
It certainly is , until today it is still spinning regularly and every time it does I find new things that I like about it either new riffs or new vocal lines "it has all been said in the review"
And still some people say it is not a good metal year !!!
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hadriel
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13.10.2010 - 21:49Rating: 10
Great review...Been playing this non-stop along with the Mar De Grises album. Great to see some quality albums finally getting released this year...wasn't looking very promising a couple of months ago.
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SKELETOR
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Wtf? it s very cool this is quality metal:maniac:
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Wrathful Enigma
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Saw these guys live last night with Dimmu Borgir. A great show. I bought this album there and got it signed. When I got home I gave it a listen but my mind was too tired to comprehend what was going on anymore. Today I gave it another listen. It was absolutely brilliant. I loved everthing about it. From the keyboard and clean vocals to the heaviness and coarseness of the guitars and vocals. Hail Enslaved!!!
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Necrodamus
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21.11.2010 - 09:03Rating: 10
Hands down, this is my favorite album of the year. They have topped their last release in terms of quality and pure musicianship. I'll be listening to this for years to come. Great review, btw.
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tea[m]ster Au Pays Natal ContributorPosts: 5245 |
26.11.2010 - 19:25Rating: 9
Very good review. I've listened to this three times now (not enough to vote IMO) and a few things stand out. The production of this album blows away any of their previous works. These guys must practice alot because their musicianship improves with each album. I have 600 albums, not one other band sounds like Enslaved - originality always keeps me interested.
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Nyxgrinder
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15.12.2010 - 05:24Rating: 8
The mods should delete the other review.......Ethica Odini, Singular and The Beacon are masterpieces why the fuck he or she rate it with a 2 ???
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Aetherius
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16.12.2010 - 09:06Rating: 9
Awesome album!!
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Czerny Reiter
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10.01.2011 - 18:57Rating: 9
Ethica Odini, Giants and Lightening alone are well worth the admission price. This is an extraordinary album with a lot to offer. The riffs and drumming are simply out of this world.
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As a person who's never been able to get into black metal, I am enjoying this much more than I thought I would. The atmosphere is great on this album and the comparisons to Opeth that I've read are actually really rather appropriate. Wow, it seems I might be getting into black metal after all. Damn good album.
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