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Band
Disavowed
Title
Stagnated Existence
Type
LP/EP
Company
Neurotic
YOR
2007
Style
Death
6/15/2010 1:39:49 PM - Review by: Greg Watson
Stagnated Existence is your typical deathcore release--lots of growling and blast beats with hardly any visible structure or rhythm to the songs. However there are some bright spots on here, such as "The Eternal Validity" and "Restricted Conceptions" which showcase a departure from the norm in the guitar work and song structure. The guitars are melodic and seem to sing at times and their structure flows without feeling like a venture into chaos. There was nothing new to capture my attention overall though and after a listen, I found myself ready to move on to something else.
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COMPANY
REVIEWER DATE MADE RATING
Stagnated Existence
2007
Neurotic
Greg Watson6/15/2010
2.5

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