They have shown consistency, growth, and a level of sophistication that’s rare, even if that growth and willingness to expand their sound in multiple directions have resulted in a discography that doesn’t hit everybody the same way from album to album. (This is TheMadIsraeli’s review of the new album by the Colorado melodic death metal band Allegaeon, set for release on April 19 by Metal Blade Records.)Įver since I first wrote about them back in 2011, Allegaeon have proven themselves to be America’s best argument for the continent’s viability in the melodic death metal space since The Absence. Continue reading » Posted by Islander at 7:59 am Tagged with: Allegaeon, TheMadIsraeli Also, it just felt fortuitous that it came out the same day as Elden Ring if I’m being honest. It was the first thing I had knowledge of that I was truly excited about coming into 2022. Allegaeon’s Damnum was always my album from the start as a way to come back to the site reviewing. However, that doesn’t mean I still don’t get a rush out of hearing the new stuff, whether that’s from underdogs or reliable all-stars. ALL while juggling college and family that needed taking care of to some degree or another. At the peak of my NCS output I legit listened to 300 albums a month guaranteed. Sometimes you want to just listen to old stuff, sometimes you don’t want to listen at all. To be real for a second, sometimes it can just get exhausting to keep up with the constant barrage of new shit. I’ve been taking a sizable break from NCS to recover from the holidays, to the point where I decided not to submit year-end lists or any of the usual annual stuff you see from us here, and… I’m glad I took the break. (In late February Metal Blade Records released a new album by Colorado-based Allegaeon, and our old friend TheMadIsraeli has re-surfaced with the following review.)
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