i have a feeling you'll find Forever to be more interesting than I Am King, there's some definite curveballs here. but yeah thats all you can really do, listen with an open mind and hope for the best. like you said, just personal preference if you end up not liking it! excited to hear your thoughts either way since we do tend to enjoy a lot of the same kind of heavy music
yuuuup the big three. might go see coc saturday if i have the money since its sold out ill prob have to pay above face value
I think the industrial, noise and electronic elements on this are a natural progression for them but at the same time still very risky. Would have been very easy to make I Am King 2.0 and just double down on the mosh and gaze-y parts to please the kids. I get what people mean now when they say they're not just trying to get huge off this album, you don't put songs like Hurt Goes On and Dream2 on a record like this if you're just aiming for a quick hit.
Would also throw in The Underdark Document 8 is one of my favorite records and I had no idea Ballou produced it. Whoops.
No One is Untouchable has such a cool little guitar line in between those chunky chords starting at 1:00.
Don't think I'll be spending a lot of time with this. It just doesn't do it for me. That said, I'm super impressed with this band, and I can always go back to Cycles.
Giving a second listen now, I think I prefer I Am King but that might be more because this album deserves tons of spins for all they bring to it. I still think it's fantastic and love that they branch out.