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[@northlane]

😉

[@DrewFortune97]

As if you guys are just casually watching my vids these days🤣🙏🏻

[@MrNickoOD]

we love you guys i hope yall can come to houston again even tho yall’s tour got cancelled

[@derpderpin1568]

@@User-1901 Yes please do this album it is so much better. By far their best work.

[@stefanwest4577]

@@derpderpin1568 their early work does have its place; this is one of my favourites too, but production in general has moved past this. When bands can sound like polyphia - playing god, it’s hard to go back. This is not their best work musically- not even close.

[@doctormomentos2514]

my mind is silenced by the talking heads, tell me again

[@RebelKicks-mn4kc]

Gotta do Node now. It’s probably their most atmospheric album. A lot of people hate it because it was such a change from Singularity, but I personally think it’s their best album

[@mylifeatscho0l]

Agree so many parts to that album that are just so pleasing to the ear. Jon really knows how to create master pieces

[@seembou]

really best album, absolutely agree

[@alexgillette9699]

Node is my personal favourite, so many feels

[@danielwvhl]

Node gang wadup.

[@RebelKicks-mn4kc]

@@mylifeatscho0l Yessss everyone praises Marcus for his vocals and Josh with his riffs, but Jon is easily the most responsible for their sound. Same with Nik. Node has one of the best snare sounds I’ve ever heard.

[@mr.keiser4259]

I’ve been listening to this record for so long I got over the production. Literally one of my all time favorite metalcore records. Quantum Flux is literally an anthem in the genre.

[@_Forza]

This album has some of the beautiful lyrics you'll hear even today.

[@ThcBanaman]

This album had so much emotional impact on me... Still get goosebumps and teary eyed

[@sammythesamm]

I feel you, and its sad but beautiful at the same time. Im glad cause I exist for listen music like this.

[@nickwait5260]

Honestly the nano second I saw you reacted to this album I instantly clicked. Fuck yes! The god tier album Singularity. Thank you

[@BabyBatPlays]

completely agree, very disappointing reaction, hope he likes node

[@nickwait5260]

@@BabyBatPlays Yeah.. I'm completely fine with him not being a fan.. I just think the album deserves to be judged on its own playing field rather than dismissing it with comparisons to other bands. Singularity was a massive album when it released and I personally put it in my top 10 of all time.

[@simonscherer2821]

You spoke out of my heart!

[@NoEvidenceForGod]

Felt the same way honestly! Loved some of his other reviews but missed the mark somewhat imo, which is gonna happen now and then. I think Northlane is the only band people get away with comparing production quality to their newer records and parading it as 'critique'. Imagine trying to do that with Meshuggah for example. Granted those who are in love with earlier Northlane likely got into them before the Marcus era so will always be a little partial towards Adrian albums.

[@vgregoraci]

I was trying to think what to comment but you said everything I couldn't. Thanks! This album is a masterpiece.

[@eduardogonzalez6786]

It’s hilarious how DEFENSIVE I felt myself getting every time you criticized the production and the similarity to BMTH 😂 this album was EVERYTHING for me when i was in high school a decade ago 😭 so great you got to at least experience it.

[@zacredington4776]

Here before the block yewwww

[@wodensol5000]

The motivational speech is from Terence McKenna, it's decades old and they took it from a video, hence the quality and laughter you can hear at one point

[@stefanwest4577]

I thought it interesting that he thought it was a paid actor haha - never would’ve thought that. Terrance is awesome haha

[@wodensol5000]

@@stefanwest4577 I like Drew a lot but I cannot fathom why him and so many other reaction channels don't actually put much research into their reactions. A 5 second Google search would prove if what they're saying or thinking is legit. Just aggravating when it's so simple

[@julianthrone8988]

Singularity released March 22, 2013…Sempiternal released April 1, 2013…A week apart…but doubt Adrian was “attempting” to sound like Oli during the recording process…love your reactions boss, but definitely date check albums before “drawing comparisons”🤞

[@Mercury_MPD]

It's so funny, you say that this does not sound like northlane; for me it's exactly opposite, their new stuff doesn't sound like northlane for me, I'm deeply in love with singularity, I think that it's peak northlane :D Awesome reaction, I really enjoy your content!

[@2xRainb0w]

Us OGs vs new fans is different tho

[@bingbongead]

Exactly

[@greigns7781]

It all sounds like Northlane. Worthwhile bands actually change their sound and grow over a period of time

[@BMXkidzevan1]

Man the good ol days

[@aaronvilla3824]

I miss Adrian Fr fr

[@aaronvilla3824]

I love this album to death. And yes the oli Sykes comparison is on point. This vocalist(Adrian) left the band due to destroying his vocal chords(like oli) and stress of touring.

[@wodensol5000]

He also left because he wanted to pursue a different career. Shame cos he was great

[@aaronvilla3824]

@@wodensol5000 yeah that too. But you can tell even in the albums his voice was being strained to the max. Yeah I miss Adrian in the scene his lows were insane

[@wumbologist137]

One of my favorite metalcore albums of all time. One of those, should have been there moments. They have for sure progressed into something huge now but this was just the start. Came out swinging so to speak.

[@tijmenvde4299]

I don’t get your criticism of the production, haha. Every instrument has a clear pocket and a lot of attention is given to details and atmospheric layering. Moreover, the guitars and drums sound amazing. Sure, it is different from their more “sludgy” sound now, but I don’t think it is fair to discredit the great production work on this album Supplementary: the sound of this album is unrivaled with regards to its atmosphere and guitar sound and has inspired a lot of other bands. The most obvious one would be Invent,Animate

[@djentsnotdead]

Yeah this is all live instruments, no synths. To create that level of atmosphere with mostly layering of guitars is insane. Will fucking Putney mixed this too. Like what is he talking about. Might be the most uninformed reactions I've seen.

[@midnighthymn]

Totally agree

[@lucassnapp2438]

I love this album, but I always thought it sounded muddy… however Northlane live sound 3x heavier. Node is similar in production, but live sounded incredible. The periphery guy now masters their albums, which gives them so much more bottom end.

[@wodensol5000]

@@djentsnotdead yep. I agree. Drew really missed the mark on this

[@djandrewification]

Pretty much this. It sounds like he really misses synths that fill out the bottom end but it’s albums and oranges. They layered the guitars pretty well but synths have their own place in the mix that can’t be replicated with guitars.

[@krzysiekborkowski2539]

Hey dude, great video! To clarify, the speech in the Singularity is by Terence McKenna, he died in 2000, the sample they used is a recording of one of his speeches, that's why it sounds the way it does. He is a big figure in western spiritual and psychedelic culture, I'm actually glad they paid him the respects and used the recording as-is :)

[@DooDooDaddyTV]

This is a top 10 modern metalcore album for sure. This shit paved the way for so many other prog/metalcore type bands

[@lukestaff6153]

I love this album but their first album discoveries really made me fall in love back in the day. Would be sick to see a reaction to discoveries!

[@TheJakesrevenge]

fun fact - dream awake was one of the songs marcus covered to audition for the voccalist of the band

[@davidpeace6515]

I think for me, this album showed the talents best in my opinion for Nic Pettersen the drummer. He has been one my favourite drummers since I heard this album the first time. He shows off his skills so much here and also in Node but in some of the newer stuff, I didn’t get to see him flexing as much but he is still one of my favourite drummers perilous.

[@Jamieip]

This album always takes me back. This is the stuff we grew up on and blew my mind.

[@Foxxyownz]

One of my favorite albums of all time sheeeeeeeeee. I think this album will grow on you the more you listen to it. Adrian was an incredible writer, Singularity and Discoveries have more "feeling" to them as opposed to their albums with Marcus which to me makes them have far more replay value. Discoveries btw was such a massive influence in the scene, it was truly a game-changer, and Singularity is a more consistent version of Discoveries

[@mrraimundo130]

True!

[@derpderpin1568]

No. Discoveries is far far better than Singularity from front to back. Every song is better than any song on Singularity.

[@Foxxyownz]

@@derpderpin1568 To each their own

[@sirdo946]

It was definitely a grower for me. First time i listened to it was 2019 (slightly before the release of Alien, IIRC i discovered NL in winter 18-19) and it didn't say much to me. I saved it and barely listened to it again. Then some time in 2020, i think around the pandemic/late spring, i listened to it again and it became one of my favorite core albums of all time (and definitely in my A ranking of albums in general). It's by far my fav NL album. It's the guitar layering that does it for me, the part in Windbreaker with 3 different guitar layers that "somehow" (just Jon's genius lol) work is mindblowing. And so are most of the riffs.

[@Astomi]

I have to argue with you on this one, Alien was a really deep album.

[@DerekSanford]

Dude, this is one of the greatest albums of all time! Old Northlane > New Northlane all day everyday. Like someone else said, I got into complete defense mode every time I heard you say something I disagreed with. lol

[@jameslewis1459]

This album is absolutely amazing! Just to add on, I remember listening to this back around 2014 or 2015 when I was at my school Vermont Secondary College in Australia (the same school as some of the member of Thornhill went to as well!) and I was first introduced to Northlane when one of the bands from the school rock program covered the song Masquerade and pretty sure they did Genesis and Scarab too, and Ben Maida from Thornhill was on the drums, so you can tell they were inspired by Northlane!

[@synapserna]

The comparison of Sempiternal to Singularity is a stretch. While both albums came out in 2013, Singularity actually released first. I don’t think NL is biting BMTH on here, and vice versa. Just a stream of consciousness moment on the track Scarab that made Shadow Moses sound similar to it. I think NL was heavily influenced by bands like Karnivool and Parkway Drive, in particular PW because when Horizons and Deep Blue came out it basically elevated the metalcore to bigger audiences.

[@2xRainb0w]

Not to mention the versatility in riffage and atmosphere and range in vocals the puts Singularity a step above

[@sandroobeid2839]

He didn't say that they copied each other, but rather that it was the style at the time. The comparison between Adrian and Oli is very justified I think, it's the first time I ever hear Adrian and he does remind me a lot of Oli, especially coupled with some of the lyrics and the chants (that are all over the album)

[@DrewFortune97]

@@sandroobeid2839 thank you

[@derpderpin1568]

This album was a huge style departure from Discoveries though. I never liked anything this band did after that album.

[@robdurfee6861]

@@sandroobeid2839 well if this album dropped first wouldn’t Oli sound like Adrian?

[@DoomedUser4]

The best lyrics in all metalcore period. Literally, I think only Garret from Silent Planet can compare to this stuff. Production aside, this was higher level quality of writing in core at the time. Always love back to this bad boy. I have so called albums "0" that stands above even my perfect 10/10 (for my taste ofc) score. It have to have 10/10 and have to make biggest impact on my life. This was my second album 0 right after Meteora. Those two just changed my life forever. Cannot be more grateful. Can't wait for your next Northlane reactions!

[@bobofastora]

Garrison Lee when he was in ERRA wrote some incredible lyrics too! I miss this era of metalcore dearly

[@jebbediah212]

Comparing these guys lyrically to Silent Planet is interesting to me. I don’t personally see that, so I’m curious how you see them similarly? Genuinely asking and not trying to come off like a total SP fan boy lol, my perspective on Garret’s lyrics is of really high standard and see a lot of depth in them, and personally don’t see the same level with Northlane. Open to look at them differently.

[@ThcBanaman]

Early Erra are my favorite albums, but most people just look at me weird when I say I rate them over the newer stuff or self titled album

[@ShumaGtr1]

@@ThcBanaman Augment is probably my favorite Metalcore album of all time. Masterpiece.

[@afscrew123]

Erra and polaris has fantastic lyrics aswell

[@midnighthymn]

This album is metalcore perfected. My favorite drumming on any album ever.

[@mitchwoods659]

Monologue in ‘Singularity’ is a clip taken from a speech given by Terence McKenna sometime in the mid nineties.

[@PGNHazard]

Thank you very much for this one. Literally just commented to check this one out on one of the other Northlane reactions

[@mylifeatscho0l]

You should definitely do After the burial - rare form!! Top 3 fav albums of all time

[@djandrewification]

The Calling is super underrated

[@Timonster]

The riff at the end with awesome lyrics makes me wanna run through a wall lol

[@pen4uin332]

you should definitely listen to mesmer and node. Marcus bridge also did a cover of Dream Awake and Singularity which is called "Grateful" 100% worth checking those out

[@borretniw7603]

Dude you should really look at All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us. Talking bout Bring Me and that 'era' of metalcore. All Our Gods is fucking peak metalcore and brilliantly produced and written. Amazing album that really holds up. And Northlane are named after an Architects song...

[@xxxprincessxxxjay7104]

YES TO EVERYTHING YOU HAVE SAID

[@lukejohnston5993]

Are you sure? Isn’t it Dream on Dreamer who are named after an Architects song? Which song are Northlane named after?

[@borretniw7603]

@@lukejohnston5993 from Architects 2007 album Ruin. Proper old school Architects track. You may be right about dream on dreamer though im unsure =]

[@lukejohnston5993]

@@borretniw7603 from Naysayer, “F**k it, I'm a dreamer and I'm dreaming on”, Dream on Dreamer have said their name draws from that lyric. Thanks for writing back. I learned something. It’s crazy how influential Dan-led Architects were.

[@lukejohnston5993]

@@borretniw7603 also, totally agree with what you wrote about All Our Gods, 2nd only to Lost Forever.

[@justussinansen1415]

all time favourite album of mine. The whole theme of seeking truth just resonates with me.

[@FreezingATMSPHR]

I miss this good old days. all tracks in this album are amazing and it has one of the best album openings and endings. Quantum Flux and Aspire will be my all time favorites tracks

[@crewd00d]

The monologue in the instrumental track at the end of the album was a live speech given by philosopher and psychedelic drug advocate Terence Mckenna, not from a voice actor. The reason it sounds old timey is because it is.

[@DylboBaggins92]

Adrian went on to become a Clinical Psychologist from memory. Fortunate enough to see this line up back in the day! In saying that, Marcus is a beast.

[@khaerulimam3137]

Thanks Drew for reacting this album. Wish you hear this on 2013, this blew every metalcore releases at that time (IMO)

[@-Infinite92-]

Man I remember when this album came out, it was right in middle of when djent was starting out and getting big. Volumes' first album Via was huge at the time, and one of the original influences for this style of djent instrumentals. If you haven't listened to that album yet, you have to. It's iconic I think at this point, and stands out separately from all the other work they released. The mix isn't the best by modern standards, but it does have its own appeal and charm, and still sounds good. It matches the time it came out in.

[@bostansell]

Northlane's Discoveries, Volumes' Via, and Erra's Impulse all came out within like a month of each other. Then Erra and Northlane came out with Augment and Singularity respectively a couple years after, which are two of the best albums in the modern metalcore era that paved the way for a lot of other bands IMO. Incredible era of metalcore.

[@derpderpin1568]

@@bostansell Discoveries is like 100x better than Singularity though.

[@bostansell]

@@derpderpin1568 Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

[@sirdo946]

@@derpderpin1568 That's very subjective, i feel the opposite. Never could get into Discoveries other than for Dispossession and Abrasumente. There's way too many chugging riffs for me, and too few melodic ones.

[@KEOSOUNDS]

Total treat to listen to this album for the first time, hope you enjoyed it ! Haven't listened to it in a long time and man, what a ride.

[@wodensol5000]

He went back to uni and did a master's in psychology and is a therapist now

[@brendonpowell7563]

If you get a chance Drew, check out the documentary Northlane posted on their KZbin channel. Goes into detail about what they went through after Adrian left and the emotions building up to the writing of Alien. The background music actually ended up becoming the fade out used on Xen. As for their members, I believe only Adrian and their original bassist left. They go a lot into their history and member changes in their documentary. Agree with a lot of your sentiments here though. This is great as an isolated album, but as a part of Northlane's discography, they've come a long way and I LOVE where they're at now.

[@DrewFortune97]

Have seen it man, really really good hoping for another one soon!🙏🏻

[@dubstebz]

This is such a banger of an album. Loved it since it released.

[@mrraimundo130]

Okay, hear me out: back 9-10 years ago, the composition of metalcore music was different, more complex. Today's popular hits from like Falling in Reverse, Issues, Motionless in White (whatever) they all follow the same pattern pop music laid out: intro, verse, chorus, now repeat that then breakdown then more chorus and if we are lucky, an outro. Just compare this pattern to early Northlane or Asking Alexandria for a good example too. Re-listening these 2010s albums now the difference is so obvious and actually these old albums feel refreshing after all these pop-styled metal tracks.

[@zacharysawicki4111]

You did not just include currents in this list 😭

[@mrraimundo130]

@@zacharysawicki4111 aight mate, I edited and took them out because most of their songs are indeed more complex.

[@zacharysawicki4111]

@@mrraimundo130 much respect ✊

[@zacharysawicki4111]

If you didn’t know Chris wiseman from shadow of intent is also their guitarist!

[@kiikiu]

Pretty sure 90% of Northlane fans from this era would trade the whole Obsidian album for just 1 song of the same calibre of this album. Obsidian has the experimental/EDM qualities and elements, but does not come close to the the writing, the instrumentation, atmosphere and phrasing of this album. This album paved the way for so many of the best bands in the scene. (Thornhill, Silent Planet, Invent, Animate + so many more) Pretty much began their careers as carbon copies of this album's sound

[@joelf7737]

One of the best metalcore albums of all time. Easily Northlane's best album for me too. I also don't get the dislike on the production side, this album is amazing to listen to (and it came out in 2013 too) and I remember in 2013 this felt so ahead of it's time.

[@ckokomo808]

Haven’t listened to this album in quiet a while but remembered every single word and almost every riff. This album is in my being!

[@ayadanger6192]

vildhjarta masstaden waiting room

[@Drake45100]

This was Northlane at their peak before Marcus. Sometimes you just miss Adrian's vocals, but I'm glad that Northlane kept going on instead of breaking up.

[@lllucasm]

idk why but I prefer Discoveries over Singularity, Metamorphosis is the best Northlane song in my opinion. it slaps so fucking hard

[@Badalabandabad]

Man, Singularity was released when I was in high school and it got me through my worst times. I love this album to death and it really changed my perspective on metal. However, I agree with what you said on how they have evolved. Everything they release now seems genre-defining and so unique. I gotta listen to them everyday and its due to how diverse they are with their albums. I’m glad how you are listening to this album and provide your thoughts on this and can’t wait for you to listen to Node, which also got me through my worse times and is still my most loved album.

[@inigolm1863]

I highly recommend listening to Mesmer. That album is so good and atmosheric. I love It, and I'm a huge fan of their new albums also

[@Pukaf15h]

The voice on the Singularity track was an actual speech from a philosipher. Not sure when it was recored but a while ago I imagine, hence the dodgy sounding recording.

[@simonscherer2821]

Its terence mckenna in 1999 i guess

[@rhyscampbell4000]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5bYanqcfaijjNE Terence was one of the greatest minds to walk the earth - nothing pretentious, just authenticity from a fuck tonne of research and deep diving

[@postrockforthemind128]

Don't sleep on this album. Yes it's not as quality production wise compared to Alien and Obsidian but LYRICALLY, this one is superb. Just smoked a J and worked out to this entire album. It's a beautiful heavy yet thought provoking experience filled with ideas of the life we are all enduring. It's tight ❤

[@alexmarr6131]

This album is literally one of the GOAT metalcore albums of all time, the production and lyrics on this album are so spot on 🔥

[@MWESTY-mn8iv]

Man I can’t wait for you to hear void of vision, either hyperdaze or their new ep. You’re gonna love those boys

[@vincentrao3610]

god damn the calling was my shit. tried to learn that song on guitar immediately.

[@Skillskate123]

pretty sure josh their guitarist said that the opening scarab riff is the hardest thing to play on their discography

[@THEPS3GAMER703]

Great vid! Singularity is still one of my favourite go to albums alongside Via by volumes. I remember watching all the auditions for Adrian’s spot, back then I thought Marcus’ cleans were amazing but his screams weren’t the best but he has come such a long way vocally and I do like their new sound! I remember seeing northlane and volumes at the same gig right after Marcus joined and comparing his vocals from then to now is like night and day in my opinion especially live, love these guys.

[@wodensol5000]

Favourite album ever. Absolute treat to get the full reaction. Thing is I think this album has my most favourite mix/production ever. Guitars are insanely chunky, drums have mad space, and the vocals are clear and brutal

[@midwesttrashx]

mannnn i’m so bummed you weren’t feeling it, i love new northlane but i don’t even compare old and new northlane because it’s almost like a different band at this point (sound wise). and the bmth sempiternal comparison i don’t really hear it other than they’re both metalcore bands plus this album came out before sempiternal. this will always be my favorite northlane album and ill never get tired of it, hopefully it grows on you!

[@marcosmic6607]

S I N G U L A R I T Y

[@seembou]

you missed Node, although it definitely deserves your attention. wrote about it after Obsidian. although I still vote for Reflections - The color clear. Or Node. Or Reflections. I will be happy with any of them. great reaction as always)

[@chuckplays8432]

36:57 to 37:40 on Masquerade is actually Drew York from Stray From The Path

[@FREEM1ND]

Was about to comment this. Drew you should listen to Landmines from SFTP. Think if Rage Against The Machine made a metalcore band. 👌🏻

[@BabyBatPlays]

a lot of these old metalcore albums have similar production, a lot has to do with the budget, but i honestly feel like it gives these old albums a special feeling to them, nostalgic

[@Oh_its_Mike]

If you want to cry, look up Marcus's audition cover of Singularity.

[@wodensol5000]

When I first heard their early stuff nearly a decade ago, I wasn't a fan. It took me years until I relistened and now those two first albums are my top albums ever. Amazing lyrics, amazing vocals and killer instrumental. Personally their sound went down over time I think, at least instrumentally. I like Marcus a lot though

[@ZuccAF]

the vocals at 37.30 was the vocalist of the band "stray from the path" which is dropping an album on september 9th this year :)

[@Nonfreespirit98]

Personally they haven’t been able to top this album

That's subjective. However, I wholeheartedly agree. Absolute masterpiece from start to finish.

[@cjdxn]

Does this mean you'll be doing Node? The first album with Marcus (the current frontman), probably my favourite album of all time, when it came out it was so unique.

[@nickwait5260]

Wait what.. Cj! My favourite Phasmophobia dev listens to Northlane? :D Duuuuuude heck yeah!

[@cjdxn]

@@nickwait5260 haha yep they're probably my fave band ever! Next to darko 🤟

[@nickwait5260]

@@cjdxn Well you have superb taste my friend! Darko is possibly the strangest while also the darkest band I've seen. Love them. Anyways - Looking forward to the new re-design of Asylum in Phasmo!

[@adambrown3958]

This is the album that got them on the map but do not give the fans what they want at live shows by playing songs from it. Hopefully one day we get an Australian anniversary tour for the album. It what the OG Fans want 🙏

[@masonpowers7480]

Honestly one of the few times I have to strongly disagree with you here. I don't get where you hear Linkin Park at all in this record, not in any way. The Oli Sykes comparisons I can kinda understand but BMTH hadn't even released Sempiternal yet when this album came out so if anything the bands simply share inspirations. Northlane couldn't have been influenced by a project that wasn't even out yet. And the production on this record still stands the test of time, the instrumentals sound phenomenal. Sure they weren't taking as many experimental liberties but this decade old album is still so rich.

[@alexandradamchuk9254]

Don't forget about their albums Node (2015) and Mesmer (2017), I like it much more than Singularity

[@Quartercaste]

The old vocalist Adrian is a psychologist now which honestly doesn't surprise me given some of the lyrics on these older albums. Mind Garden Pyschology if you want to look it up.

[@survivor2954]

To quote the booklet page for the song Singularity that comes with the CD, the page reads: "Traditionally the word 'Singularity' refers to a theoretical moment in evolution where humankind's technology reaches a point that is so advanced that it is impossible to imagine what life would be like at that point in time. Much like a black hole or the Big Bang theory, the Singularity remains a mysterious point that is beyond human description or comprehension." Also the voice you hear in the song is a quote from Terence Mckenna. Have a good day everyone :)

[@trowabarton222]

You should checkout Discoveries. It's my favorite album from them. Probably because it was the first album I heard from them.

[@Aerogenic_Jesse]

I feel a type of sanctuary coming back !

[@ocke94]

This will be a treat.

[@Hills133]

During windbreaker, as you were saying, if you have listened to this band around the time this was made. You may have been blown away. And I feel like I speak for a lot of people who have listened to Northlane since and before, that's exactly what it was like. I absolutely adored this band from discoveries and singularity. Then Marcus came along and I fell more in love with this band. I wish you could've heard this like some of us did back then. 🤙🤙

[@coryevans4182]

Since you’re listening to older album, I really think As Hell Retreats album Volition is one you might like. It’s a concept album that’s very deep about a boy losing his mother, tossing and turning in his faith, and ultimately deciding to attempt suicide so he could be with his mother. Truly a fantastic listen.

[@noseqnombreponer7589]

At the Time, this álbum changed the game, everyone started ripping them or Architects off, their riffs AND drum parts were pretty unique. For me Its a masterpiece, and Northlane hasn't came with anything better, they are still a great band too. But Adrian input on the lyrics marked my life for the better.

[@DeathUponYou95]

Oh yes!

[@muzzyfilms1955]

Marcus and the band did a remastered version of Aspire, once he got hired into the band. I find the updated mix on the instrumental and Marcus's vocals change the song quite well, worth a listen 👌🏻

[@joshinaround9551]

When l saw them back in the day when Adrian was still with them, the pit reaction when the first "wake up from the nightmare and become the dream" hits it's as good a feeling l have had at a show. Dream Awake is their best song. Well, always been my fav at least.

[@stevennixon6930]

Love to see this album getting attention years on, probably one of my top 5 and one that has gotten me through many tough times (currently struggling a lot with my first breakup - from the grieving to the feeling that I’m now lost with no purpose so may have to revisit hahah). The speech in the second to last track is actually just an excerpt from a speech by Terence McKenna, a philosopher from the 90’s that talked a lot about psychedelics (mainly DMT and psilocybin), metaphysics and life - not many good quality sources remain so it is gonna sound a bit shit and I understand the criticism despite loving the dude and his work😅 To me the album is his narrative journey of how he overcame the feeling everyone gets in their early 20’s - from feeling lost and without purpose, to having key shifts in perspective (probably inspired by a few DMT trips - for one the Terence McKenna excerpt but also the lyrics are littered with references, for example “dimethylated spirits you’ll find” - DMT standing for DiMethylTriptamine), realising what he wants in life and that there is much more positivity in the world than he previously thought, to moments of self reflection in masquerade, to then being able to move forward a better person, one with the world living on it ready to fulfill the purpose he has realised. Truly an amazing album, and I don’t knock you for the criticisms/lack of knowledge on small things on it - I liked hearing your perspective as a first time listener nearly a decade on, and fuck those who do just because you expressed a different perspective on a media form which is open to interpretation✌️

[@K-RMusic]

As much as I love new Northlane, Worldeater , Quantum Flux and The Calling will remain my some of my absolute favorite tracks by them. Love the video though!

[@doinwork3474]

I'm sure someone has mentioned it, but the voice at the end was a clip of Terrence McKenna. The clip was probably taken sometime in the 90s. He's quite brilliant- check him out if you're interested.

[@icedragon865]

you should react to the lyrical explanation for this album!

[@CassetteMelody]

Why are you focusing on the production so much? was great at the time of release. It appears like you don't know that much about composition or aren't confident enough to comment on it. What sets this album apart is the writing. Great use of theatrical elements, good space and amazing lyrical flow. This album is all feels, something they've never really been able to recapture in later releases (not bashing the newer albums)

[@BabyBatPlays]

you've gotta listen to node by northlane next! it's their first album with marcus and is absolutely amazing

[@FountainCitySoundscape]

Adrian was a poet man beautiful vocalist

[@sammythesamm]

Best classic metalcore album ever.

[@benwise512]

I don't think I've ever disliked a single Northlane track in any form whatsoever, let alone any of their albums - With each being unique in its own special way. That being said, I completely disagree what you said about the production, respectfully. This is one of my favourite albums ever production wise, along with Lost Forever and All Our Gods by Architects. The kind of production used in newer albums with EDM elements is completely different and would not be fitting whatsoever. The guitar tone in this album is perfect and thats why similar tones have been used by Jon in their two most recent albums (In my opinion). Favourite song has to be windbreaker, some of the best riffs in the genre in that song. P.S. I think the comparison you drew to Shadow Moses comes from the tuning used for this album, which is the same as that song (Drop A#), but with a low F on the seventh string.

[@TheAbstracTSniper]

You're going down the same road I've gone down with regards to modern metal, any chance you'll check out jinjer? My all time favorite band and I'm damn sure you would love them

[@Kirbdogg69]

IMO you can’t compare this album to anything other than discoveries because they changed their sound after Adrian left

[@WaveOfPig]

I know I’m a little late to the party here, but in case you see this, the voice actor for the monologue at the end sounds weird because it’s not actually a voice actor. It’s a sample of a talk in the 90’s by ethnobotanist, Terence McKenna. (Hence the Bill Clinton and Michael Jackson name drops)

[@krunoslavkolarec3202]

on blast beats during Dream Awake: "I personally am soo sooo grateful that they left this element to their sound in the past, I don't ever really like these up-tempo segments, whether be blast beats, whether be these kinda gallopy sounds.. ..I'm glad if anything Northlane have at least for their latest two albums, *especially Obsidian* , have just left that in the past" meanwhile at Obsidian - opens with a blast beat heavy song 🤦‍♂

[@RobertMullineux]

Northlane's Obsidian and ERRA's self titled are imo the best albums of the year hands down

[@2xRainb0w]

Their best album for me personally

[@222Clone]

So harsh with the "production" but i guess its normal when you listen to lots of modern metal. When i go back to albuns like this, i do also notice the difference but it will never make me judge it like a thing of the past, like it is obsolete. Like when you said you've heard it before, Worldeater... Yeah dude back when this released, that song and all the others absolutely crushed souls. They still do even for firsttime listeners but metal is just different now and this band still one of the best ever, old or new songs.

[@2xRainb0w]

This album was so ahead of it’s time, it sucks that they’ve left these riffs behind. Worldeater was truly the most unique soundscape at the time.

[@simonscherer2821]

100% worldeater is timeless like terence mckenna

[@danielkurtz3045]

You really should listen to Marcus's reimagining of Dream Awake, which was one of his tryout videos submitted to Northlane for the vocalist spot. Its so much different from the original