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Skamz's Almostopster: Vessel of Iniquity - The Doorway
by skamz on Thu, Jul 18, 2024
skamz try to rate albums coherently challenge (impossible)
In trying to come up with my reliquary, I had to reconsider what it meant to rate an album. An album that introduced a new sound or style, that was, perhaps, monumental - how does this compare with one that was less innovative, but I actually enjoy listening to more? It can feel unfair to exclude such groundbreaking material. For example I totally dig the gorenoise of Last Days of Humanity’s Putrefaction in Progress, but is this a good “album”?
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