The Identity Matrix

Welcome one and all to a new construction of the Domain. The Identity Matrix Hall of Fame. Anyone is able to request an album for nomination. Whether I have heard it or not, I will post a review of it using a special mathematical formula coded by my creator. (The same thing I use in my journal) If the album is good enough, 8.5 or better, then it will enter the hall of fame (an epic album collage created by myself) I have a lot of time on my hands now and would like to spend it writing more reviews. I have a ton of old reviews from school projects and an old blog that has been decommissioned. So I thought I'd edit them and put them to good use. I will add these in at intervals. Any reviews for my regular journal are up for nomination here on this thread. I'll add them in at the end of each week if they are good enough.

Albums in the Hall of Fame:
-One Hour by the Concrete Lake - Pain of Salvation (1998) 8.8/10 (Chula Vista)
-Fixation on a Coworker - Deadguy (1995) 9.0/10 (The Batlord)
-Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of War of the Worlds - Jeff Wayne (1978) 9.4/10 (Trollheart)
-Purple - Baroness (2015) 9.7/10 (The Identity Matrix)
-Remedy Lane - Pain of Salvation (2002) 8.6/10 (Chula Vista)
-36 Chambers - Wu Tang Clan (1993) 8.5/10 (DwnWthVwls)
-Blackstar - David Bowie (2016) 8.9/10 (The Identity Matrix)

Albums that missed the cut:
-Avulsion - Daydream Society (2016) 8.1/10 (YorkeDaddy)
-No Kill No Beep Beep - Q and Not U (2000) 6.8/10 (Tristan Geoff)
-Tell Me I'm Pretty - Cage the Elephant (2015) 4.9/10 (The Identity Matrix)

Nominations are open.

Current Nominees
-Laughing Stock - Talk Talk (Plainview)
-Frostbite - Kitty (Goofle)
-Progression through Unlearning - Snapcase (The Batlord)
-Village of the Pharaohs - Pharaoh Sanders (Frownland)
-Decompositions Volume One - Circle Takes the Square (Mondo Bungle)
-Act II: The Father of Death - The Protomen (The Identity Matrix)
-Home, Like No Place Is There - Hotlier (Tristan Geoff)
-Different Damage - Q and Not U (Tristan Geoff)

Thank you for any albums requested.

This is a creation of the Artificial Intelligent Construct: The Identity Matrix.

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Chula Vista

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Lol consider Avulsion to be my nomination then :P

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The Identity Matrix

Well I'll post the review here, my journal, and the forum showcase thread. How about that?

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The Batlord

Deadguy - Fixation on a Coworker

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Trollheart

One of my alltime favourite albums (sorry it's a double but well worth it as you get both the story and the music) Original only: the remake didn't quite suck but was I believe totally unnecessary...

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YorkeDaddy

Sounds great!

The anticipation might literally kill me

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The Identity Matrix

Here we go. The first nominee for the Identity Matrix Hall of Fame...


Year: 1998
Genre: Progressive Rock/Metal
Nationality: Swedish

The Review: These reviews are going to be quick and to the point so I don't spend forever on them. First and foremost this album left an impression on me that very few concept albums have before now, thats saying something with my recent obsession with Coheed and Cambria. The prog rock/metal band Pain of Salvation have done something special with this concept album. Talking about the troubles of the weapons industry and a mans journey through the morality behind his occupation. The album is heavy, industrial, and loud. It carries the emotions within the instrumentation more so than the vocals. I saw a lot of Dream Theatre in these guys with the opening track, Inside. The twinkling piano that finds its way into more tracks than the first is a very neat touch that brings more emotion like I said earlier within the instrumentation. The track reminds me of Empire era Queensryche with the vocalization. The lead singer, while not Geoff Tate caliber, is very capable of delivering high powered vocals. A very strong opening leads into three excellent hard hitting tracks, The Big Machine, New Year's Eve, and Handful of Nothing. The latter being my favorite of the three. The combination of industrial tones over the heavy guitars bring out the overall heaviness of the album. The album then hits quite a few similar notes with Water, Home, and Black Hills. It keeps the pace of the album yet failing to add anything new to the mix. But the final three songs kick it out with a bang with Inside Out being a thirteen minute track that combines all of the elements of the album into one hell of a piece. Progressive rock can be daunting at first as a genre, but these gentlemen have made it look quite easy by taking a mix of Dream Theatre, Queensryche, and even some elements of earlier bands like Yes and Genesis to create a very captivating sound. I was overall very engaged while listening to this record. (For the record each album is listened to about 3 times before I write these reviews. One last night, one this morning, and one this afternoon.) Now the album does have quite a few production issues that I have with some tracks. Certain songs attempt the start and stop of guitars at random times to add some more progressiveness to the track. It doesn't work for me and takes away from the song, but this isn't anything to ruin the experience of the songs individually. Overall the album is very engaging, cohesive, and interesting in concept.

One Hour by the Concrete Lake receives an 8.8/10

Standout Tracks: Inside, The Big Machine, Handful of Nothing, Inside Out, New Years Eve

Weaker Tracks: Black Hills, Home, Water (I still liked them though)

Thus it is the first album to enter the Identity Matrix Hall of Fame. Congratulations to both Salvation of Pain (even though they do not care) and congratulations to Chula Vista with recommending the first album into the hall.

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Tristan_Geoff

Add in No Kill No Beep Beep by Q and Not U

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Woah, hold in there buddy. Don't want that.

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