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This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-noktorn Recent reviews written by member noktorn en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_476506721924?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author noktorn - Chris Barnes went out with something that was more whimper than bang on this one: you can definitely hear that his voice was starting to get strained and slip towards the hoarse, distasteful style he would ejaculate on later Six Feet Under and Torture... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476506721924 Mon, 6 Jul 2009 20:32:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476506721924?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473293819524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author noktorn - My first couple of listens of this album didn't really impress me; the first Behemoth release I ever acquired was 'Demigod', so everything beyond that tends to be underwhelming for obvious reasons.  It was only after that I learned to listen to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473293819524 Mon, 8 Jun 2009 22:12:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473293819524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470661172868?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author noktorn - While the failure of this album isn't really unexpected, it's still deeply disappointing; while cognitively I'm aware that there will never be a 'De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas' part two, I get my hopes up with every new Mayhem release that comes out. ... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470661172868 Sun, 17 May 2009 00:39:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470661172868?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_465797418628?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author noktorn - The metal scene has a bit of a fixation on this album, either heralding it as Dimmu Borgir's finest work or yet another crap entry in their fecal annals.  The former probably isn't that off the mark; Stormblåst is probably one of (if not quite... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~465797418628 Fri, 3 Apr 2009 11:28:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_465797418628?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_464784690820?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author noktorn - It's in a lot of ways hypocritical to greatly enjoy an album like 'Panzer Division Marduk' but find this mostly boring; stylistically they're nearly identical and as a whole this is probably a more professional and well-rounded product.  I think the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~464784690820 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:50:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_464784690820?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_463988952708?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author noktorn - This reminds me a great deal of another redundant pseudo-side project of Napalm Death, Defecation.  Both bands play (or played) a breed of death/grind very in tune with modern Napalm Death, and both make you wonder why they were necessary to make... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~463988952708 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:28:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_463988952708?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_463778713220?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author noktorn - Ironically, Nile's album all about dicks doesn't suck nearly as many as a couple of their other works.  It still sucks more than their crowning achievements, 'Amongst The Catacombs Of Nephren-Ka' and 'Annihilation Of The Wicked', and it does... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~463778713220 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:32:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_463778713220?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_463769734788?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author noktorn - Any so-called death metal fan who claims to dislike this album should be ostracized and ignored. 'Butchered At Birth' is not only the first pure death metal record by Cannibal Corpse, it's one of oldschool death metal's finest hours in history. It's... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~463769734788 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:53:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_463769734788?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_463769603716?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author noktorn - As you've likely heard from others, 'A Great Artist' sounds almost exactly like Meshuggah; the only differentiation is that the band didn't manage to get the same equipment and record at the same studio as the Swedes.  Far from the frilly technical... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~463769603716 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:51:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_463769603716?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_463418199684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author noktorn - I'm beginning to think that the difference between good Nile albums and terrible ones is simply a matter of production, because it's difficult for me to articulate precisely why 'Annihilation Of The Wicked' is pretty good and 'In Their Darkened Shrines'... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~463418199684 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 01:19:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_463418199684?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_463168441988?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author noktorn - My standards for what constitutes death metal proper are probably much greater than most peoples', and I'm one of those annoying folks who considers 'Scream Bloody Gore' and 'Seven Churches' to be not much more than glorified thrash albums. This is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~463168441988 Sun, 8 Mar 2009 14:23:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_463168441988?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_463168376452?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author noktorn - This is a very different beast from the previous full-length, but it's probably equal in quality. The material on 'False' is genuinely ahead of its time, and is certainly a major progression of the primitive, brute death metal of 'Mindloss'. The material... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~463168376452 Sun, 8 Mar 2009 14:22:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_463168376452?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_463168310916?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author noktorn - When people talk about new Napalm Death being good, it's usually with a sort of unsaid caveat that despite the modern material's quality it in no way stacks up with the first or second era of the band.  Let me fundamentally correct that: the newer... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~463168310916 Sun, 8 Mar 2009 14:21:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_463168310916?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_463168179844?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author noktorn - This EP of covers is best when Napalm Death is playing to their strengths: oldschool punk and grind tracks that are clearly near and dear to them.  The other stuff, though, is rather middling and seems to be more an example of Napalm Death trying to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~463168179844 Sun, 8 Mar 2009 14:20:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_463168179844?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_463167983236?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author noktorn - I consider this album to be 'Inside The Torn Apart''s bouncier, more energetic brother. It's a natural extension of that album in many ways, firmly fitting within the death/grind/hardcore blend begun with 'Fear, Emptiness, Despair'. Unlike the crawling... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~463167983236 Sun, 8 Mar 2009 14:17:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_463167983236?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_463167917700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author noktorn - It seems strange that this was seemingly advertised as a single for the track 'Breed To Breathe' off of 'Inside The Torn Apart' rather than for the four other tracks which are completely unique to this release. Anyway, this small release isn't mandatory... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~463167917700 Sun, 8 Mar 2009 14:16:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_463167917700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_463167852164?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author noktorn - I think this is probably the closest that Napalm Death got to properly executing the death/grind/hardcore mixture they'd attempted to pioneer back in the 'Fear, Emptiness, Despair' days. It's not perfect, but it's certainly the best of the band's albums... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~463167852164 Sun, 8 Mar 2009 14:15:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_463167852164?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_462627180164?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author noktorn - This is stunning, but this should come as no surprise to anyone who's seen the logo on the cover of the album.  It's by Bolt Thrower, after all; only one of the most consistent, long-lasting, and undeniably brilliant artists in the death metal... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~462627180164 Mon, 2 Mar 2009 22:53:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_462627180164?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_462484311684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author noktorn - This is widely regarded to be most fans' least favorite Origin album, and it's understandable because it sounds little like the Origin most are acquainted with.  The seeds of the band's modern style are obvious, but they've barely started to sprout... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~462484311684 Sun, 1 Mar 2009 13:09:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_462484311684?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_459042623108?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author noktorn - Never being ones to decide for themselves what their sound should be, Forgotten Tomb have now cheerfully hopped onto the black metal/depressive rock bandwagon spearheaded by Swedish twinks Lifelover.  Having previously gone through shades of typical... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~459042623108 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:24:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_459042623108?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_458784018052?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author noktorn - This stands out as an island of brilliance in Broken Hope's mostly dull catalog, and it's especially remarkable given its 1995 release date. In the midst of death metal's absolute nadir in quality comes this mostly-ignored borderline masterpiece of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~458784018052 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:40:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_458784018052?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_458783821444?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author noktorn - I'm one of those wretched people in the metal scene who rarely likes a genre without an adjective in front of it. I want my death metal slamming or technical or artificially brutal, my black metal raw or symphonic, and my doom funereal. It's for this... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~458783821444 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:39:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_458783821444?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_458715532932?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author noktorn - This release has some rather annoying production elements which damages the overall presentation. The guitar tone is a bit overly digital and lacking breadth of tone, the drums are overly thumping and tend to dominate most of the sonic spectrum, and as a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~458715532932 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:07:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_458715532932?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_458712911492?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author noktorn - People make a big deal about Abbath's drumming being uneven and sloppy on this album. It's true; you can hear it if you look for it. The thing is, if you're looking for it, you're almost certainly not listening to this album as it's meant to be listened... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~458712911492 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:04:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_458712911492?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_458712780420?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author noktorn - I'm finding that the longer I listen to metal, the more I'm beginning to appreciate the often overlooked virtues of music. It's not that I don't appreciate striking originality and wild creativity, but it seems that now I let it find me instead of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~458712780420 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:02:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_458712780420?linkin_id=8003929