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Band
Totalitarian
Title
De Arte Tragoediae Divinae
Type
LP/EP
Company
Barren Void
YOR
2017
Style
Black
5/11/2017 - Review by: Greg Watson
Falls a bit short of having divine skills
The tragedies of skills divine is the translation of Totalitarian's latest album 'De Arte Tragoediae Divinae'. As interesting as the album title is, the album itself falls a bit short of having "divine skills" in my opinion. The black metal that is played on the album is good, don't get me wrong but where things tend to run a ground is in the length of the tracks. It felt like I was listening to one song that was broken up in to 5 different parts. The lack of vocals, there are some mind you but nowhere near enough, also made the album feel strange and off-kilter.
PERSONAL BREAKDOWN:

ENJOYMENT
2
MUSIC
2
VOCALS
2
PRODUCTION
2
ARTWORK
1.5
LYRICS
2


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    2.5 :AVE RATING

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DOR
COMPANY
REVIEWER DATE MADE RATING
De Arte Tragoediae Divinae
2017
Barren Void
Greg Watson5/11/2017
2.5

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