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If you aren't already in the know, though, let this serve as some sort of wakeup call to the Oakland band's best collection to date.
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BlenderIt's sharp and in your face, like a scimitar. [Oct 2007, p.110]
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The deeper you go into the record, the more reassured you become that these musicians know what they’re great at.
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DITC will still melt your speakers. Jack Endino's clean yet full-tilt production fills out the sound, but it's drummer Des Kensel's ability to push forward and hold back--not simply pound monochromatically from start to finish--that truly creates the thriving, volatile atmosphere here.
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Matt Pike has changed over the years, though, and it hasn't hurt at all.
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The familiar sounds are thrilling enough, but the real treat on Death is This Communion is just how much variety the band brings into the music this time around.
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On their fourth album, the goal continues to be to outdo themselves in terms of heavier-than-thou riffs, thundering drums and ominous aggression.
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MojoHigh On Fire's fourth album sees them once again on thunderous form. [Nov 2007, p.95]
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Death Is This Communion slays in all the right places, but had it ventured into some of the wrong places we might’ve had an album really worth dribbling about.
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User score distribution:
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Positive: 27 out of 29
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Mixed: 0 out of 29
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Negative: 2 out of 29
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JoeSAug 31, 2009
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KyleZFeb 1, 2009Very good! Love the atmosphere it creates, can't wait for more!
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[Anonymous]Jul 25, 2008