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Post CommentI feel like I'm hearing a lecture in class when I read this review.
the review was well written, but it still didn't explain what makes this record so great. this is infact one of the best tech metal releases in the last few years. the dostoevsky reference made me smile.
"Album art from the newly-recognized movement closely reflects the bands' new approach in concept formation as well, with a greater focus on abstract shapes, forms, and an ambiguous representation of human beings as on Solace's cover, unlike the common images of bloodied and gutted women present on the majority of death metal offerings." Soooooooo is that not the album cover above? Looks like every other metalcore band's CD cover. And I don't understand how incorporating breakdowns into techni
I fair review, i think an 8 is a good rating
This Band is Really good, especially live.
wow, try a little harder to sound smart. "ohhh i read a book and write long sentances! Be impressed!!" classic "i wish i was writing reviews for the new york times" review- a lot of big words, barely any description of the album. this cd destroys. it is more insane, way heavier (breakdowns and production-wise) than the last album, and is just completely off-the-wall brutal. thats all that really needs to be said.
This album is terrible - it's nothing more than technical mosh metal with blast beats. Listen to Catharsis instead
This album f*cking destroys!!! Every track just rips your head off and the breakdowns are huge! 9/10
^^^^ so im guessing that these kids are the ones that werent digging on the new earth. "brutal!" "huge breakdowns!" "bigger breakdowns!" "mosh!" lame
Since when is Ion Dissonance death metal? That's right, since never. You suck at listening to things.
"barely any description of the album. this cd destroys. it is more insane, way heavier (breakdowns and production-wise) than the last album, and is just completely off-the-wall brutal. thats all that really needs to be said." posted by PIG_DESTROYER () on 10/10/2005 9:30:27 PM "the pounding, Pierre Remillard (Cryptopsy, Krisiun) produced bass drums rolling over everything in sight, jagged, start-and-stop riffs, and haphazard screaming. And to be honest, that's about all I need to tell you
this cd is f*cking amazing I had it a month before and I still went out and bought it, its the best shit out ever right now.
still enjoying my leaked copyof this, i need to buy the real one. better than breathing is irrelevant
quality review you dumb f*cks and awesome album. Come to Australia
and unlike Vile, Aborted, Goratory, Necrophagist, and Deeds Of Flesh, Ion Dissonance can write a good song.
I love when people don't understand what is being said in reviews and likewise could never come up with as many reasons and arguments for liking an album, so they just get frustrated and make themselves feel better by saying that the reviewer is "trying" to sound smart. Maybe he is and maybe he isn't, but at least Mike has some depth when it comes album rearysis that goes beyond "huge breakdowns", "bad ass blast beats", "they're sooo br00tal"...
I really didn't like the production on this album. It makes the cd hard to listen to
i complain about the production alot... but the songs on the cd make up for it. 8/10 is a fair rating.
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i had big expectations for this (especially since she's strychnine was the teaser they put out) and i was frankly kinda disappointed. i'd say 6/10, just because i don't think any of these songs top their first 2-song demo and nothing is really that memorable or outstanding. the funniest thing is the title of the last track tho. cuz if they keep doing shit like that, it is most definitely something worse to come.
great album, but I agree the production is not that great. A little better than breathing but still pretty bad. I was hoping for better... the demo version of She's Strychnine was better. Their guitar riffs are so fast and crazy that it must make it harder to mix a clean sound. Solid album nonetheless.
"so im guessing that these kids are the ones that werent digging on the new earth." f*ck off you pretentious little hipster scene boy. I've never heard of earth but I'm gonna check em out. Hell if Mogwai and autechure are remix'n their shit then I think that definately warrents a listen. So don't jump to conclusions dick, and yes this album is "brutal".
Good album and review, though after all this time of listening to heavy music, do I still not see why breakdowns are classified as an important part of a song. Breakdowns are seriously the simplest and most used part of any song, period, yet people still revere them as the key heavy moment. Granted they sound good, but they're still overrated...
i hated the review, but 8/10 sounds about right.
Great album. Very appropriate rating.
" Good album and review, though after all this time of listening to heavy music, do I still not see why breakdowns are classified as an important part of a song. Breakdowns are seriously the simplest and most used part of any song, period, yet people still revere them as the key heavy moment. Granted they sound good, but they're still overrated..." ^^exactly. and rainbowsatan dont be a gay. i like the first ion. this ones...ok. im just sayin i think its lame how all you dousches get amped up o
I'm a huge fan of Ion Dissonance. However, there are far to many comparisons to Breathing on this record. Matter of fact some of the stuff almost sounds indentical to the T. There impressive and great, but I was just very dissappointed this didn't have any real difference from the 1st record. Matter of fact there was even less emotion evoked than the previous. I will say though that lyrically they are so much less steriotypical cheese than alot of metal bands out there.
there are no big words -- just small brains.
This review also features some of the longest continuous sentences that i've ever seen...
hahahaha Amazing album. I'm just glad they asked me to collaborate with guest vocals. and actually spelled my name right. But once again this album kills, these dudes are amazing and kick all your asses live. Support Montreal metal.
I am definatly an avid ion fan. I think that the production on "Breathing" was way better than this album. Im also going to have to say that I prefer the more straightforward aspect of the songwriting in "breathing" as well. Soalce, while being effectivly dimented and technical, for some reason doesnt strike me in the same way. Solace has it's great moments i.e. In-depth breakdowns, amazing drum work, spastic vocal styling. Im going to have to say though that "Breathing" is an album you can list
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this is one of the best tech-metal albums I've ever heard in my life, this is a mother f*cking 10 not an 8
album has a thin sound, much like last release. no hooks, transitions, or "parts" on entire cd. just random nonsense that is definitely hard to play, but not linked in any perceivable manner.
Whats Monte from Roadrunner doing reading metal reviews?
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