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Key 05-15-2017 10:29 PM

Converge is SUCH a great album.

The Identity Matrix 05-15-2017 10:30 PM

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Artist: Atheist

Country of Origin: United States

Album Title: Unquestionable Presence

Genre: Death Metal

Year of Release: 1991

Track Listing:

Mother Man: 9/10
Unquestionable Presence: 8/10
Your Life's Retribution: 8/10
Enthralled in Essence: 8/10
An Incarnation's Dream: 8/10
The Formative Years: 8/10
Brains: 9/10
And the Psychic Saw: 9/10

Final Score: 8.4/10

Pros:
Fantastic vocals and instrumentation, decent production for the genre/time

Cons:
Not a ton of variation within the songs. But consistent

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/4Qo6lKfylbnBC437sDVL2j

The Identity Matrix 05-15-2017 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kiiii (Post 1835985)
Converge is SUCH a great album.

I know what you mean, but the album is Jane Doe.

And yes the album is excellent.

The Identity Matrix 05-15-2017 10:35 PM

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Artist: The Cars

Country of Origin: United States

Album Title: The Cars

Genre: Rock (New Wave/Power Pop)

Year of Release: 1978

Track Listing:

Good Times Roll: 9/10
My Best Friend's Girl: 7/10
Just What I Needed: 9/10
I'm In Touch With Your World: 8/10
Don't Cha Stop: 9/10
You're All I've Got Tonight: 8/10
Bye Bye Love: 8/10
Moving in Stereo: 9/10
All Mixed Up: 9/10

Final Score: 8.4/10

Pros:
Fun and engaging, awesome instrumentation, love the vocals

Cons:
A little up and down in the beginning of the record

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/4tJPWT4r4FSKwy784Qs1Fq

The Identity Matrix 05-15-2017 10:38 PM

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Artist: Death Grips

Country of Origin: United States

Album Title: Bottomless Pit

Genre: Hip Hop (Experimental)

Year of Release: 2016

Track Listing:

Giving Bad People Good Ideas: 9/10
Hot Head: 9/10
Spikes: 9/10
Warping: 9/10
Eh: 9/10
Bubbles Buried in the Jungle: 9/10
Trash: 8/10
Houdini: 9/10
BB Poison: 8/10
Three Bedrooms In A Good Neighborhood: 9/10
Ring A Bell: 9/10
80808: 8/10
Bottomless Pit: 9/10

Final Score: 8.8/10

Pros:
Love the energy, vocals, samples, all of it.

Cons:
Loses a bit of bite in the second half.

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/4dIPUQHheyH9e6ioplvNT2

Key 05-15-2017 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Identity Matrix (Post 1835988)
I know what you mean, but the album is Jane Doe.

And yes the album is excellent.

I'm tired. Forgive me.

The Identity Matrix 05-15-2017 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kiiii (Post 1835991)
I'm tired. Forgive me.

Forgiven.

The Identity Matrix 05-15-2017 10:45 PM

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Artist: Dead Can Dance

Country of Origin: Australia

Album Title: Within the Realm of the Dying Sun

Genre: Neoclassical (Darkwave)

Year of Release: 1987

Track Listing:

Anywhere Out of the World: 8/10
Windfall: 8/10
In the Wake of Adversity: 8/10
Xavier: 9/10
Dawn of the Iconoclast: 9/10
Cantara: 9/10
Summoning of the Muse: 9/10
Persephone (The Gathering of Flowers): 9/10

Final Score: 8.5/10

Pros:
Hauntingly beautiful vocals and instrumentation, excellent atmosphere

Cons:
Some boring/dull sections

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/4a7Go37RQcQJwo9wrFUThL

The Identity Matrix 05-15-2017 10:48 PM

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Artist: Chicago

Country of Origin: United States

Album Title: Chicago II

Genre: Rock (Jazz Fusion)

Year of Release: 1970

Track Listing:

Movin' In: 8/10
The Road: 8/10
Poem For the People: 9/10
In The Country: 9/10
Wake Up Sunshine: 7/10
Make Me Smile: 9/10
So Much To Say, So Much To Give: 8/10
Anxiety's Moment: 8/10
West Virginia Fantasies: 8/10
Colour My World: 7/10
To Be Free: 8/10
Now More Than Ever: 9/10
Fancy Colours: 9/10
25 or 6 to 4: 10/10
Prelude: 7/10
A.M. Mourning: 7/10
P.M. Mourning: 7/10
Memories of Love: 7/10
It Better End Soon 1st Movement: 8/10
It Better End Soon 2nd Movement: 8/10
It Better End Soon 3rd Movement: 8/10
It Better End Soon 4th Movement: 8/10
Where Do We Go From Here: 8/10

Final Score: 8/10

Pros:
Fantastic Composition, love the melodies and energy

Cons:
Some pretty boring sections

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/0PRgsdDXQ8QPaDUetVF7yN

The Identity Matrix 05-15-2017 10:56 PM

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Artist: Nocturnus

Country of Origin: United States

Album Title: The Key

Genre: Death Metal

Year of Release: 1990

Track Listing:

Lake of Fire: 10/10
Standing in Blood: 9/10
Visions From Beyond the Grave: 9/10
Neolithic: 9/10
Undead Journey: 8/10
BC-AD: 9/10
Andromeda Strain: 9/10
Droid Sector: 8/10
Destroying the Manger: 9/10
Empire of the Sands: 9/10

Final Score: 8.9/10

Pros:
Killer vocal delivery, the riffs are furious, thundering guitar work played at lightning speed.

Cons:
Dips in quality of production across the album

NOTE: Batty I am getting to the earlier death metal recs. I just had to spin this one again.

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/5TICPm12epHwIbZsQfw04O


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