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The Faceless- Autotheism ALBUM REVIEW

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California death metal outfit the Faceless move in a slightly softer direction on their their album, including plenty of melodic guitar passages and cleanly sung vocals.
What did you think of this album? Love it? Hate it? Why? What should I review next, eh?
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FAV TRACKS: HYMN OF SANITY, IN SOLITUDE
LEAST FAV TRACK: AUTOTHEIST MOVEMENT II: EMANCIPATE
THE FACELESS- AUTOTHEISM / 2012 / SUMERIAN RECORDS / TECHNICAL DEATH METAL, PROGRESSIVE METAL, MELODIC DEATH METAL
5/10
Y'all know this is just my opinion, right?
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@joelc.4336 9 лет назад

I actually liked the clean vocals much more than other death metal bands that try that. The dudes voice is godlike

@andrewcharles6197 8 лет назад

I KNOW RIGHT

@mattman1127 7 лет назад

Frank Huston well he doesn't like Akerfeldt so.. xD

@ThatShittyGamer 3 года назад

The fact he plays guitar while singing too is what makes it a bit more special imo. Love this album so much

@InfamousReject 9 лет назад

I honestly think that this album is a total masterpiece. I think that The Faceless have really good sense of how to create a complex song, but I do agree with the fact that the clean vocals didn't work with the song Emancipate. Some of the sampling in Emancipate didn't work either. But other than that, I really like this album. In Solitude was my favorite.

@Omenshaper 9 лет назад

Why are they called the faceless if all of their album art has a face on it

@Dinjur 9 лет назад

Sm0ker -.- why is it called the needledrop when this video is an album review.

@6Mega6Man6 9 лет назад

RealMetalGaming records

@alexanderstoev1761 8 лет назад

+Sm0ker Where`s the face on Planetary Duality?

@Mateo-ko9kx 7 лет назад

the faceless or the many faced god, and there you havit

@Metalton95 6 лет назад

Compensation

@joshuasalgado4694 8 лет назад

I feel like knowing a bands influences helps understand the direction. This album was meant to be more progressive as apposed to technical. I personally love this album and the direction it went. They did something new and still maintained that signature sound that they have made for themselves. A band like this is going to change and progress. That's what a band is supposed to do. Just my opinion.

@JobForAMaxboy 8 лет назад

He didn't say they didn't try something new

@cd0u50c9 10 лет назад

10/10 alone for Autotheism I,II and III, 9/10 for the rest of the album. Amazing songwriting, whether you like it or not, at least this band tried something risky, and in my opinion, succeeded! If you want blast beats for 90% of an album and just growls, you're listening to the wrong band. But don't bash something that's not to your liking, when the creativity level of this band is sky high.

@canman87 9 лет назад

+cd0u50c9 Yeah, I feel like if you're going into this album expecting something like Origin then you are going to be pretty disappointed. However, for someone who likes a little more dynamic variety in their music, this is a home run. I actually haven't really been able to stop listening to this for the past week or two, simply because I hadn't discovered it prior and had to saturate myself with it, haha. Love the guitar tones, the composition, the range of styles, and pretty much everything about it.

@austin50100 9 лет назад

Couldn't disagree more :)

@Braptist 9 лет назад

AKRoyalFlush me too

@tofolcano9639 8 лет назад

me 3

@Rob_Cary 4 года назад

Nah. Hes right. This band nosedived after the first 2 albums. And Keene can't sing. Fantanos spot on here.

@mrfuriousmother 4 года назад

@@Rob_Cary agreed planetary duality was the bands masterpiece with akeldama being runner up for how cutting edge it was.

@JohnsTheGuest 11 лет назад

I thought this record was an absolute masterpiece. The only "bad" thing about it is that it was short. The riffs flow effortlessly into one another. There was a perfect question-and-answer exchange between the clean and harsh vocals. The clean vocals could be described as dramatic, emotive, expressive but NEVER "nasally". The soloing was done perfect as well; shreddy without being inane and played with such profound passion that it's memorable to anyone who cares to really listen.

@rammsteinrulz16 9 лет назад

I love the sax solo on Part III. A saxophone? On a Faceless album? And it works???? XD

@ALWA07 8 лет назад

Man our opinions differ. I love this album, it's honestly their most progressive work. Planetary Duality was OK, It was just straight up Tech Death though I felt though. This was most creative to me, and it really created a story! I don't know I felt it was really well done, a truly progressive work in my opinion! Plus, the beginning of Hail Science actually kind of freaked me despite the fact it was probably made to be humorous.

@theangrycheeto 7 лет назад

Riley Kopp interesting fact, Wes Hauch composed the majority of Hail Science, with Keene supplementing for the writing of that track. As a fan of tech death and the progressive metal guitar community, I really enjoy this album and it's definitely the most cinematic faceless album as a whole and I actually really enjoy Keene's idiosyncratic vocals. It's not a complete redefinition of clean vocals on a prog metal album but I personally prefer Keene's vocals to any other vocalist that Keene has been accused of ripping off like Opeth or Devin Townsend. Anthony's entitled to his opinion about this album but I wholesomely disagree and that's alright, we can agree to disagree on that. Music is a subjective thing and we're all just trying to find what most gets our ears off and that's gonna be different for each person.

@stevens.700 7 лет назад

sixmam - Wes Hauch actually composed the majority of Ten Billion Years; hail science is the spoken voice track

@buckfuttler2877 6 лет назад

PT is their 3rd best album.....Autotheism, In Becoming a Ghost, PT, Akeldama

@cameronsmith9650 9 лет назад

Holy shit this guy is awesome. He is the only guy I can find a a review of The Faceless and then one for Tame Impala. Genres don't even matter with this bloke, which I admire.

@XeroAiphix 10 лет назад

I'm going to have to agree with a lot of the past comments. It did take me a listen or two.. after that however, I was really floored with how great this album actually is. A 'strong 5' is arguable. The album is far more amazing than that, in my opinion.

@SApcGUY 11 лет назад

This album is a masterpiece. 9.5/10

@bKProSpEcTz 10 лет назад

I understand your points, but this is actually one of my top five favorite albums of all time.

$@Hollowfractal$

@Hollowfractal 10 лет назад

wtf this guy review every metal album bad... this album was flawless ! this guy ..........

@Supertightman 10 лет назад

uhhhhhhh listen to real metal. the band ulcerate is the GOOD version of the faceless with out the shitty sumerian influence

@HollowBeats 10 лет назад

TJ Chapman you're fuckin stupid bro "real metal" ? get your grindcore bullshit out of here if you dont like this dont watch it dumbass

@steverobertson3980 4 года назад

I love the Faceless, but this album was very boring IMO. It's not terrible, but I was bored.

@MadnessOpus 4 года назад

Hey. Ulcerate is avantgarde death metal, not grindcore. And it is as equally awesome as The Faceless.

@the_beer_hunter6606 4 года назад

autotheism is far from flawless

@xSTEVENx286x 11 лет назад

I personally live this album. Probably my favorite of all time.

@TheCallingInSilence 11 лет назад

Keene's clean vocals and the solos were the best part of the album.

@iconofsin1043 3 года назад

I loved your Converge reviews, and I'm amazed how you can review totally different genres appropriately and I agree with you on this one as well. While this album has really awesome solos, the clean vocals totally killed it for me big time. Sounds like Opeth ripoff, while Planet Duality was IMO one of the best tech death metal albums of all time, they had the whole alien theme going etc.. everything about that album was very unique. This sounds like a bunch of bands thrown together with no clear direction. I wish they just started a new band (which they kinda did anyway, should have changed the name).

@SlanderPandas 10 лет назад

The Opethless.

@danielschenk5681 4 года назад

Facts

@Himihan 10 лет назад

I think this album is a landmark of death metal. Strong 10 on this masterpiece. The clean vocals are fantastic, but I can understand how they could take some getting used to.

@Supertightman 10 лет назад

uhhhhhh this is one of the most generic albums ever, most metal prog ablums since colors have literally been just sad attempts to catch up to it

@Himihan 10 лет назад

Can't say I 100% agree with that, but it's going to be hard to compare to Colors.

@baseball1441 10 лет назад

TJ Chapman Violins,Clean Vocals, and Sax Break Downs = generic.

@gabrielchad447 10 лет назад

TJ Chapman Oh, and while I'm at it, Sumerian produces most of the good metal bands that exist. You simply have no taste in good music.

@Himihan 10 лет назад

Chad Gabriel knows what I'm talking about. I think everyone is going to have something about this album that is going to lean them over to a 9/10 and never a 10/10, for me it would be the lyrical content. But still, I think this album is a landmark, because I think it's going to be highly influential to upcoming bands. It certainly is for me.

@Himihan 11 лет назад

This album is a 10. I think it is a landmark in the genre, and will inspire many upcoming death metal artists to incorporate more clean vocals to contrast the low growls that the genre is associated with.

@Veehon11 Год назад

In my opinion, this album is a masterpiece.

@HellDestroyer77 10 лет назад

See, it's totally cool that you didn't like the album. They shifted their sound, and not everyone is going to like it. I just find it kind of funny to criticize what is now a prog death metal band for being proggy and not as straight forward. Again, though, I totally get that not everyone will be cool with the new direction.

@pressnothingandwatch 8 лет назад

i agreed with the rating definitely. But the vocals I felt weren't the issue, it was the boring dumb-downed guitar parts the were put in to allow room for the vocals.

@lilpimpjjpimp23 8 лет назад

it's always been about the guitars since day 1 with the faceless. They're Expanding actually.

@vivelehardcore 10 лет назад

I acually love this album. Took me a couple listens to get used to the clean vocals but learned to accept them and APPRECIATE them

@fretzombie 10 лет назад

Man this review is a thorn in my side. Its like I get it the clean vocals are not the best but this is my favorite faceless album bar none. For me just learning the guitar parts blows my fucking mind and the clean vocals have grown on me.

@kombobreaker321 11 лет назад

i give this cd a solid 9/10. i thought it was just, amazing! i love the clean vocals and i loved the first 3 songs. the third one was honestly my favorite. i lobe this cd. sorry dude, but i disagree with you.

@guitarinkrys 10 лет назад

I actually love this album, nearly more so than planetary duality. It took a few listens to get into it properly, but I've grow to really love it. I think the cleans vocals have improved alot since the last LP, and I'm at the point where I actually like them quite alot. The playing for me is alot more developed, and spaced out, which alows a listener to take more of it in, and really embrace the feel of the music. I am more so a prog fan than a death metal fan, so this would be why my opinion sits where it does. Overall I'd probably give the album an 8.5 - 9 at this point.

@theneedledrop 12 лет назад

live shows can really change your mind on stuff. we tag experiences to music so easily. i feel the same way about glasser. i wasn't too into her music at first, but i was pretty much reacting negatively to a few songs. then i really got into her stuff when a friend invited me to a show.

@RequintoCarreras 11 лет назад

for me the clean vocals are what makes this album so perfect

@theneedledrop 12 лет назад

not thinking of a review on this one, honestly. not liking what i'm hearing on it, and i haven't enjoyed the band's past few efforts. they're really out the window for me. i like their earlier stuff, but their latest records are just too sanitary for me.

@AlpaGeno 10 лет назад

Just realized that I hadn't really watched you review metal that much. 5/10? You review metal pretty oddly I gotta say. I've never heard metal dudes say anything remotely close to the things you've said hear.

@DownFromTheSky89 10 лет назад

There are a lot of metal fans that are intelligent and have a diverse vocabulary. Despite our appearances and attitudes, we are incredibly deep.

@Zebracakeftw 8 лет назад

Melodic death is definitely my genre of choice....so I really loved this album; it felt like melodic death with technical elements and I loved it. I enjoyed the lyrics, as well. =D

@morgan-_-8580 6 лет назад

Softer? I appreciate most of your reviews , and mostly agree, But ya got me on this one. This album couldnt be better IMO

@theneedledrop 12 лет назад

I didn't really enjoy the musical direction on Opeth's last LP. I thought a lot of the instrumental interludes and "jams" were a bit underwhelming, but I do agree that his vocals were pretty sinister for the most part. Though singing well, traditionally, requires staying on pitch, I usually like to equate singing to acting, meaning that conveying emotions is imperative if you want to connect with people on a deep level.

@theneedledrop 12 лет назад

no take as of right now. never really been a minus the bear fan, so i'm not sure i'll really be able to enjoy the album.

@theneedledrop 12 лет назад

i don't think it's happening at this point. i'm sorry.

@theneedledrop 12 лет назад

i do like it, but i'm not feeling a review on it, honestly.

@theneedledrop 12 лет назад

ummm, what's the title of it? where can I hear some of it?

@leond556 5 лет назад

i love the clean vocals they're one of my favorite parts about the album

@Supertightman 10 лет назад

I fucking love how people who say they like metal(but like shitty bands like the faceless and all the other sumerian acts) get on hear and shit on this guy who obviously has more of a metal catalog than any of them. look at his black metal reviews, or is reviews on some grindcore cds

@Voidevod 10 лет назад

I loved the clean vocals, I thought they mixed perfectly with the music, I don't get the hate they get at all. The carnival beat was a bit silly though. the album gets a solid 8.5/10 from me.

@theneedledrop 12 лет назад

so you didn't like that nachtmystium? or the black breath album? torche and deathspell omega, too?

@theneedledrop 12 лет назад

ach, i still haven't gotten to that, have i? i'm plotting on it, but my schedule is REALLY tight.

@coleemmersonhallman5329 8 лет назад

Why are you so mean to Cal? That song was a solid 9.

@TheRealRayMillsToo 12 лет назад

I actually loved their experimentation on this album. And the vocals, to be quite honest, did it for me. I was sad to see that you didn't feel the same. Ah well.

@andrewrutherford5033 10 лет назад

simplicity isnt always bad. this is a shit review. This album was perfect.

@xXLaulmanXx 9 лет назад

Andrew Rutherford "simplicity isnt always bad." I think he already knows that since he loves ITAOTS.

@Kain_R_Heinlein 6 лет назад

"Perfect" lol... for fedora atheists maybe

@buckfuttler2877 6 лет назад

akeldama is like drinking wine that hasnt turned great yet.....Autotheism is their best album by FAR

@Jorgetime 6 лет назад

This is a shit review because you disagree with it? lol

@mreverything1143 6 лет назад

Your opinion is objectively wrong because this video has Cal Chuchesta in it.

@theneedledrop 12 лет назад

just breakin' ur balls. no, but seriously, what makes for a good metal album? disma, vektor, xibalba are not good? what's good?

@theneedledrop 12 лет назад

sounds like we both heard the record for what it was, but ended up liking it, disliking it for different reasons. i can respect that. thank you for your input, and for watching!

@theneedledrop 12 лет назад

still gotta listen to that one. solo piano stuff, eh? hmmmm.....

@theneedledrop 12 лет назад

it is, soon.

@theneedledrop 12 лет назад

cal is waiting for a record deal.

@ee2610 10 лет назад

Keene's vocals are SO FLAT. BARF.

@theneedledrop 12 лет назад

what's the 4-shirt rotation?

@benbouissieres3720 10 лет назад

Nice review. This is almost exactly how I felt about the album the first week I listened to it accept I did like his clean vocals. Now, I'm absolutely in love with it. Incredible melody and song writing, very dark, takes you on a journey. Obviously it doesn't compare to Planetary Duality which is an absolutely ground breaking masterpiece.

@rorke6092 7 лет назад

Anthony, you missed the theme and context of the album, which was essentially the first few chapters of Nietzsche's "Thus Spoke Zarathustra". The musical circus theme is perhaps a reference to the tightrope across which humanity must walk over to reach the ubermensch. I think you will find the lyrics to be thoughtful and not so tacky, if still obnoxious at parts, given the context for the songs' lyrics.

@theneedledrop 12 лет назад

your prediction might be right.

@Thrasher5251 7 лет назад

I love you for bringing up Mr. Bungle!!!!!!!!

@theneedledrop 12 лет назад

don't they have another one coming out? i'm pretty sure i talked about the ufomammut in a y u no review. i liked how heavy it was, but the riffs and the "psych" effects were really underwhelming to me. nothing that stellar.

@theneedledrop 12 лет назад

sorta thinking about it. gotta try it out.

@jf160297 10 лет назад

I haven't watched many of this guy's videos, but I kind of get the vibe that he doesn't really know much about music and he just goes off the general aesthetic appeal of the sound. This album is great if you listen to it properly.

@alexrico9989 6 лет назад

AUTOTHEIST MOVEMENT II: EMANCIPATE has two of the coolest solos on the album

@punkmusicmetal 11 лет назад

Do the new Misery Signals album! They play a brand of techy metalcore that has some interesting riffs and rely more on interesting rhythms and songs rather than how brutal or heavy they are.

@lightspeedproject 10 лет назад

i totally agree with you with the clean vocals exept for the part in the middle of ten billion years, the clean vocals are just magical

@PostSurgeOperative 12 лет назад

Hey Anthony! Please make a video where you talk about albums or artists that you hated when they were first released, but that eventually you learned to love, or conversely, albums you liked at first, but now hate for some reason.

@apterous420 9 лет назад

you'll learn to appreciate clean vocals in techdeath, for example i have learned to do that if the melodies are backing them up without falling into swedish melodeath which i cant stand.

@GizmoFan1 9 лет назад

Something about the clean vocals on the closing track right before the syncopated distorted chords just SCREAMS Ghost B.C. to me. The melody sounds like something that would've fit on Infestissumam very nicely.

@kutsumiru 8 лет назад

I love both of these bands, but I never made that connection d:

@theneedledrop 12 лет назад

the colors, duke, the colors!

@theneedledrop 12 лет назад

sorta thinking about it.

@redith24 6 лет назад

I really dig Michael Keene’s Dave Gahan like vocals. Dude has a killer voice and some serious guitar chops and song writing abilities too. Love all of The Faceless’ albums

@theneedledrop 12 лет назад

Growing out of metal? Whaaaaaaaa? No, I'm just reviewing more metal, and including negative reviews as well as positive. I thought it a bit silly that most of my metal reviews were very, very positive. I figure why not cover the other bases and touch down on some albums I'm not so into.

@nickl6373 9 лет назад

planetary duality was the first death metal i ever listened too and i really cant ever go back to it with out thinking its might possibly be my favorite as well its just like a check list of all the the things i like in death metal awesome melodies: check brutal riffs: check interesting composition: check speed/ferocity: check technicality: check progressiveness:check awesome dark storytelling:check brutal punchy grovish slower parts: check really pretty slower parts:check good electronic elements:check the vocals: eh, not a big deal, they'er aight i'd even say it kind of has some weird pop appeal to it really cool album in my opinion.

@theneedledrop 12 лет назад

this comment could have used a comma, a period, and some manners. love u. *hugs hugs*

@darenwalker2517 11 лет назад

One of those bands that is showing some real change over time. I really enjoy the clean vocals on this album. I really feel some emotion when the clean vocals kick in.

@theneedledrop 12 лет назад

despite my qualms with the music, the musicianship itself is really impressive. nothing to complain about there.

@MRmagic11111 12 лет назад

I actually really enjoyed Autotheism, thought the vocals and experimentation went very nicely with it

@theneedledrop 12 лет назад

i did say that thing.

@nickl6373 3 года назад

I know this kind of outside your wheel house but please do a classic review of planetary duality someday it's the first death metal album I ever heard and I still absolutely love it

@thedadvocate6724 Год назад

I bought this album when it came out after falling for Planetary Duality. I hated it. But after 15 years or so, it's grown on me after random listens after needing a heavier album in the car. I still cringe at some vocal moments, but...it's not horrible, anymore

@theneedledrop 12 лет назад

considering it.

@PostSurgeOperative 12 лет назад

Hmmmm. I don't know. But I think you could make it into a segment about your personal tastes in music, and how and why your opinions of certain styles of music and various artists have changed over time. If you haven't made one yet, you should make a video about music appreciation, or 'how to listen' to music, and what it means to be a critic of music, and how to objectively judge the quality and artistic merit of a piece of music, even if the style and aesthetic isn't personally appealing.

@theneedledrop 12 лет назад

maybe one day.

@xXDimistreoXx 9 лет назад

Wow really surprised to see you reviewing this haha it's a band I've liked for quite a while. Great review. I honestly can't disagree with a single point. Personally I hated this album, couldn't have been more disappointed after such a wait. I was worried when I found out they were going through a bunch of lineup changes but it's like the guitarist isn't even trying anymore. Planetary Duality was so much better. And now also apparently pretty much all the members except the guitarist and current vocalist have left the band :O RIP The Faceless!

@theneedledrop 12 лет назад

try listening instead of judging right off the bat. :-)

@ToxicTerrance 5 лет назад

Michael Keene's singing is heavily influenced by new wave music. (It's easier to tell now that they covered a Depeche mode song) lol

@daviddiaz9235 11 лет назад

Would you consider reviewing the next Black Dahlia Murder album or the current one? I'd like to see what you think of their lyrics and musical stylings. I think they're deserving of an objective listen from someone with such an eclectic collection of reviews. Animals as Leaders might also strike your fancy.

@awesome279 12 лет назад

First of all, I would love to hear your thoughts on Swans' "The Seer." I am very interested in the album after reading some other reviews, and the immense hype around the album. Second, I assume you will review Grizzly Bear's "Shields." Also, may I ask why don't appreciate Streetlight Manifesto that much?

@theneedledrop 12 лет назад

sawns next. sorta thinking about the krallice.

@theneedledrop 12 лет назад

how would i phrase the title of that vid, do you suggest?

@theneedledrop 12 лет назад

WANT

@Moose1223 12 лет назад

I found this LP to be a lot more memorable than their earlier output, really. I don't know, perhaps I'm just a sucker for clean vocals on heavy distortion, but I find this both highly interesting and really heavy at the same time. There were moments you mentioned which did sound bland, but I've learned to listen past those moments somehow. I guess it's just the way I approach this stuff, and with which expectations I do so. Review the new Katatonia. Or the new Swans LP. The new Krallice LP?

@theneedledrop 12 лет назад

cal bought it with his own money, there was nothing i could do.

@davidjlosi 12 лет назад

Nice review Anthony! I like The Faceless, and Autotheism is a very welcomed edition. It certainly is different from their previous albums, and I happen to enjoy the clean vocals more and more with each listen. This has definitely grown on me, but... Nothing can beat Planetary Duality. That's a monster!

@atomsport 12 лет назад

sooo stoked for your Swans and AnCo review

@UnforgettableS0UND 12 лет назад

You're pretty much spot on with this one, I was rating it as I listened to it and came up with a strong 5 as well. The cleans and "circus parts" really knock the album down a few pegs.

@theneedledrop 12 лет назад

indeed.

@Myusernameistakenwtf 11 лет назад

I definetly understand what your saying about the clean vocals and "moving to the middle" but I still love this album.

@DonaldRecord 9 лет назад

I'm eye-to-eye with you on this one. Good call and good review.

@matt100100R 12 лет назад

First off I would like to say I love watching you're reviews, they've actually put me on to some music I wouldn't have heard of otherwise. That being said could you please review madchild's new lp dope sick or slaughterhouses welcome to our house? Thanks and keep it up

@theneedledrop 12 лет назад

they died...of death.

@theneedledrop 12 лет назад

still gotta listen to that one.