I'm not sure about this album from Imminence...

[@TauriReacts]

I'm on the completely other side and I absolutely adore this album & band. I love how they've brought the violin more to the forefront as a main instrument. With an album called "The Black" you kind of know what you're going to be getting, it's dark, it's going to be full of melancholy. I love it 🤣 Seeing them live this past weekend made me appreciate and fall more in love with them as a band and as people. They showed me so much warmth & kindness, an experience I won't forget. Absolutely can't wait to see them again. I'd definitely recommend going to see them on their EU tour this autumn. I can understand why it may not be someone's thing though, sometimes we don't want or even connect to the 'heaviness' (emotional wise) throughout an entire album. I totally respect your opinion and music is so very subjective of course we aren't going to like every single thing we check out.

[@SteveOGRock]

Thanks for sharing your perspective on this Tauri! Totally fair enough. I will be seeing them when they play London this year actually so it will be very interesting to see if live I feel a different way about it after the live context 👀

[@PanikinManikin]

Apparently im into sadboi music as many of the songs on here I consider to be masterpieces. But you are right, there is something off about the album as a whole. I have not really listened to this all the way through like I usually would with albums, but love individual tracks

[@SteveOGRock]

Yeah I do wonder if I’d heard each song one by one, one week at a time perhaps I would have a very different experience of it. I think as an overall experience it just was a little bit too much for me somehow.

[@Best-Toaster]

I honestly like this album, The first song i heard from them was The Black, and the main reason why i like this band so much is because i play the violin and hearing a metal band with violin in their music, just makes me happy and i can't wait to go back and listen to more of their music.

[@samcrorie]

I love this album. I've liked every song on the album but Continuum and The Black are favorites. Definitely check out the video for Continuum.

[@THEMARCKNIGHT]

I think the album is great. But i appreciate your honesty, reacting to stuff doesn‘t mean you have to like it and if reaction channels say everything from everyone is the best song they ever heard makes it kind if worthless as a feedback or review (for me at least). Cheers!

[@SteveOGRock]

I entirely agree. It’s so hard to be honest sometimes, I want to contribute positivity as much as possibly but it has to come from a true place. Otherwise, as you say, the whole endeavour is pointless. I shall stay the course. Glad you enjoyed the album though! I wish I did 😅

[@craigbillow]

“Maybe I need to get therapy and find out what the fuck that’s about” 🤣 Fair criticisms. I absolutely loved this record. It’s so gloomy and I really enjoyed the continuous motifs throughout. This felt like a very cohesive record to me for those reasons. As much as I like fun upbeat poppy stuff, I also like stuff that veers really grim and moody as well. I have Bruno Mars and Darko on the same playlist lol. But tonally, I don’t fault anyone if this is too much of that one particular theme. Shame this one just didn’t resonate with you. Maybe a live show will make you want to revisit it with a different perspective. I’m going to see them tonight and I can’t wait. Absolutely ready to scream my brains out.

[@SteveOGRock]

Enjoy my dude!

[@CheyEG]

This is a excellent metalcore album, the utilization of violin proves that they know the instrument so well. They don’t over do it and DONT DEPEND ON IT FOR AESTHETICS! The use it so well that it does nothing but add to the already polished tracks. Listen and learn all deathcore band (I’m looking at you Lorna Shore). The full experience of 1h+ doesn’t feel drawn out or forced. The album flows amazingly well. I like to disagree that they write bangers, since I haven’t returned to a single track but rather the full album experience

[@venomgaming8845]

Come What May always brings me to tears

[@MJ-rv5ri]

Love the album but gotta respect the fact that you're open about not liking it.

[@SteveOGRock]

🫂

[@nyctophilex7]

I adore this band and this album, they are doing something special with how they integrate the violin into metal music (Continuum and The Black are 11/10 songs imo, masterpieces), between Imminence and Knocked Loose for AOTY for me so far.

[@CoutinhoPogba]

AOTY for me so far

[@SteveOGRock]

Fair enough my friend

[@CM-uj8qk]

This is the first album in a very long time I've been able to sit down and appreciate as one whole experience. The continuity throughout, the persistent desperation and anger and sadness from song to song is everything I've been wanting

[@cheriherriott]

This album and the band are absolutely amazing!!! I seen them in Nashville and they are even more amazing live. They absolutely rock, love me some Imminence all day every day for me ❤🔥🤘

[@Dodogama5474]

There's a bit of a running theme with Imminence that I've noticed. They write stellar singles, but the rest of the album tends to be filler. In my personal opinion, that's how the last few of their albums have been.

[@fishygodni3037]

honestly thought the non singles were better than most of the singles

[@fishygodni3037]

even though i dont agree with your opinions (because music is subjective) you are one hell of a good commentator lol

[@SteveOGRock]

Thank you for saying so, and for understanding the subjectivity aspect of it. Entirely fair enough if you love this album ✅

[@dustinbschwartz]

You'd probably like their 2019 album, TURN THE LIGHT ON. It has much more forward momentum than either of their last two albums, which are more plodding and somber tonally.

[@shansurt]

I'm completely with you on this one, I can appreciate what they're going for and it has its moments but it's very repetitive at times and just... missing something, I don't know what but it's not really doing it for me either

[@lisabyford]

I think I really enjoyed it as a soundtrack type record, love a bit of violin. I dont know their other work.

[@Keigg]

album is definitely not for you and that's okay! it's a shame you didn't like it, but you gotta respect the amount of fucking talent he has.

[@SteveOGRock]

Oh 100%! Unquestionable talent from all of the members of the band.

[@alanhlozek831]

I tend to not think of music as “good” or “bad”, but more so whether or not it is in “concord” or “discord” with me? Music is like a medicine, after all…not one size fits all! Much love!

[@SteveOGRock]

Absolutely! Which is why my lowest rating is “not for me“: it’s not bad, it’s just not my preferred form of art.

[@alanhlozek831]

@@SteveOGRock Also, I might be biased because I am a cellist 😂

[@SteveOGRock]

@@alanhlozek831 🫂

[@Blythor17]

I'm more of a fan of their previous album even though it had similar issues for me (I couldn't sit there and listen to the whole album in one sitting). In my opinion, they're kind of falling into the trap of becoming too predictable and as you eluded to, a lot of this album feels very samey to me. It's not a bad album by any means but it generally sounds the same throughout which does start becoming a chore to listen to by the end. The songs individually are actually really good and have great moments, but as a whole listening experience, I'm good on that.

[@JosephChavis-vj8qd]

Hot take I really was unmoved by this album felt a little off. Wasn’t bad by any means just wasn’t breakthrough but sometimes all you want to listen to is just a little bit of the basics not everything is borderline into a new dimension and everything is also not the same as the last. That being said my favorite by them still stands as paralyzed

[@flaviojnpinheiro]

It's very funny our subjective taste for music. Personally is one of the AOTY for me. That's what keeping things interesting

[@andreicovataru450]

AOTY hands down. So much Motive behind every song. Flows perfectly.

[@russianbubbawallace8681]

My main complaint with this album was that there was way too many singles. We heard most of the album before it came out

[@danhaines]

It's a great 'background' album to have on whilst you're doing other things. It's not really a 'skt down and listen to' piece of music to me. One thing that did strike me is that after hearing the violin motif throughout the album, I did wonder if someone had watched the movie 'Arrival' a few too many times.

[@SteveOGRock]

👽😅

[@kingjae-ger]

I absolutely adore sadish melancholic metal songs, I don't like ballads and slow and quiet songs at all, my emotions are more intense and melancholic metal songs are MY type of "sadness", it's loud, it's despair, it's overwhelming, not .... Quiet soft breaking down, so I feel like songs like these speak my emotional language if that makes sense???

[@SteveOGRock]

Thank you for sharing. Fair enough!

[@wilboUK]

Honestly I'm in the same boat, and I'm someone who absolutely loved their previous album.

[@SteveOGRock]

🫂 thanks for sharing this

[@Vixfor_]

Ima be honest with you, the only song i truly enjoyed on that album was Continuum. Apparently it's a matter of taste and this is fine.

[@SteveOGRock]

🫂 thank you for this. I was feeling lonely on my island 😅

[@MadailinBurnhope]

eh

[@SteveOGRock]

@@MadailinBurnhope is that an “eh, what are you talking about” or “this album was ‘eh’”?

[@ensco7]

Hey Vixfor, I usually share your taste, so it's kinda funny that in this instance Continuum is one of the weaker tracks to me (that I don't download). Favs are Death by a Thousand Cuts and The Black. Although I think I won't give any of them regular listens.

[@Vixfor_]

@@ensco7 Actually i think that the music video of Continuum boosted my enjoyment a lot. That part with rewinded broken hourglass gave me heavy goosebumps. Artistically fantastic

[@iiitzHimmy]

Masterpiece

[@mariusmittig8695]

I loved the last 2 Albums, especially Heaven in Hiding. But this one.... i dunno. 2-3 good songs but the rest is missing the soul.

[@chrizszx]

I wouldn't consider this album an AOTY as a whole, it has great tracks tho

[@Sanzen]

this one was forgettable for me, which is surprising from these guys. most tracks are a very nondescript, samey sort of depressive metal. still love continuum's unique chorus though