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Arch/Matheos - Sympathetic Resonance



8.4 | 101 votes |
Release date: 9 September 2011
Style: Progressive metal

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02. Midnight Serenade
03. Stained Glass Sky
04. On The Fence
05. Any Given Day (Strangers Like Me)
06. Incense And Myrrh

Staff review by
Doc G.
Rating:
7.0
Another tough one. When you have seasoned veterans such as these two fellas from Fates Warning fame (not to mention a crack team of session musicians), you come to expect some kind of solid direction. Although this album does deliver it's fair share of brain melting riffs, it's something that also has a large tendency to fall into pointless, jumbled meandering - a problem more associated with younger prog acts who have not fully grasped the concept of a little tasteful subtlety.

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published 23.09.2011 | Comments (23)

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04.09.2011 - 23:25
Rating: 7
Introspekrieg
Totemic Lust
Only a few more days...

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20.09.2011 - 01:51
Rating: 8
Doom Trooper

This album is awesome. So much techy proggy stuff going on yet there are so many catchy riffs. John Arch's voice just soars over each song. Matheo's guitar work is phenomenal. Joey Vera's bass is solid and a great addition to the album. I am looking forward to hearing more from the band and their debut just came out.
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20.09.2011 - 07:00
Rating: 9
strade

Incredible. Best year for prog ever? I think so.
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23.09.2011 - 15:27
Rating: 7
Milena
gloom cookie
It's neat, I really liked this release.
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7.0 means the album is good
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23.09.2011 - 22:04
Rating: 7
BloodTears
ANA-thema
Still haven't checked this one. But I will.
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29

Like you could kiss my ass.


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26.09.2011 - 14:27
MechanisT
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Written by strade on 20.09.2011 at 07:00

Incredible. Best year for prog ever? I think so.


+1.
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07.10.2011 - 04:06
Rating: 10
Dark Seraphim

Amazing, absolutely amazing. Great performances all round. Now I just want more.
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07.09.2012 - 04:30
Rating: 8
CobiWan1993
Secundum Filium
I am so glad this album came out when it did, there weren't that many spectacular releases coming out in 2011, or at least they were all being overshadowed by the extremely shitty releases (Morbid Angel, Metallica/Lou Reed, and Queensrÿche, I'm looking right at you). There were great releases coming out that year, but I feel Sympathetic Resonance was the only truly incredible album to come out that year to outshine the horrible monstrosities that came out that summer. That's just me anyway. Amazing stuff.
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Ordinary men hate solitude. But the Master makes use of it, embracing his aloneness, realizing he is one with the whole universe (Lao Tzu).
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28.11.2013 - 23:08
Rating: 9
Mehdi Taba
Mehdi Taba
John Arch's singing was totally challenging and he was trying to be different and original, My final rating is "8.6".
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12.11.2020 - 12:00
Rating: 9
JoHn Doe

Listening after quite a while, excellent album with a great vocal performance.
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I thought the two primary purposes for the internet were cat memes and overreactions.
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09.11.2023 - 19:51
Rating: 9
DarkWingedSoul

Finally checked it out... very good.
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