by
Rolo Tomassi
- Record Label: Holy Roar
- Release Date: Mar 2, 2018
User Score
Generally favorable reviews- based on 90 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 65 out of 90
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Mixed: 11 out of 90
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Negative: 14 out of 90
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May 15, 2018
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May 8, 2018First intro to this band and very impressed. I can see the instrumentals being performed by the London Symphony in 5- 10 years. Solid vocals both on the metal side and on the melodic. Would love to see them coming to the US and touring.
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Aug 4, 2018
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May 8, 2018
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Mar 7, 2018After a little bit bland Grievances more than worthy successor of Astratea and for me truly the first album of Rolo Tomassi, which is really accomplished and completed piece of music, although I love them all. After long time again record, that you can listen to from very first note to the last one and each one makes sense. True highlight of their career!
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Apr 3, 2018Agreed, screaming is great fun.
In the Hollow Hour the vocal eruptions blend nicely in the overall composition, and i will surely look forward to see a live performance, must be a thrill.
To me though, less is more. I enjoy the richness of the music and the smooth timbre of Eva's voice in Aftermath too much to appreciate the remainder of the album to the same extent. -
May 8, 2018It Has to be and it is the best album of the year , no more talk.
is one of the best records this band have ever recorded. -
Jul 20, 2018
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Mar 13, 2018Solid. Worth listening to. Not the best album of this band, but one their highlights of their career.
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May 2, 2018Dull, not brilliant, not credible, depressing, bad, terrible, always the same, totally expected, not unique.
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May 2, 2018This new album from the band seems quite messy and not as cohesive as past projects which doesn't mean that is bad, but definitively not good.
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Mar 3, 2018Just another good album from this band. I would not call it great, but it's definitely worth listening to
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May 29, 2018Vast soundscapes, guitar-driven and veering between screamcore and the Cocteau Twins. Starts beautifully and goes in different directions. Not a love, but a good like. Definitely worth a listen....it'll challenge many.
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Aug 30, 2018The greatest album of the year so far. The amazing contrasts between ambient and post-hardcore allow this record to truly demonstrate the duality between beauty and abrasiveness.
Favourite Tracks: Alma Mater (solely for the screaming of the title), Towards Dawn/Aftermath (The transition and build up is incredible), and Rituals. -
Sep 20, 2018Brilliant, dynamic, chaotic, beautiful. Rolo Tomassi's best work yet, and by far one of the best metal/hardcore records not just of the year but of this decade.
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Oct 26, 2019
Awards & Rankings
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Mar 6, 2018Although Rolo Tomassi's four previous records are phenomenal in their own right, this album emits a more structured sense of chaos than before. The days of the band's video game-like synth tones living amongst hardcore mayhem are long gone, replaced with a more developed sound and sophisticated energy.
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Mar 5, 2018This is easily their most expansive work yet--a continued exploration of the beauty in brutality.
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Mar 5, 2018What follows maintains both the high standard and the mixture of shades and textures.