Absu - Absu [2009]

Great production. Follows with the more schizo song style, but with a much more experimental feel than previous albums. At the same time, it never looses its thrashiness or brutality. This is their best… hands down.

Rating: 8.5

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Absu - Tara [2001]

Since this is the end of the "trilogy" that they have with a few of their albums, I can imagine that this will take on a style more in the vein of TTSoC and TSoT. We'll see. The second song really kicked in, I'm now beginning to doubt my earlier analysis. Okay, it's definitely their best album yet. Just misses an "8" rating by a hair.

Rating: 7.5

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Absu - In the Eyes Of Ioldánach [1998]

Wow, starts of blazing with creative percussion thrown in the mix. It's definitely got a heavier mix than any of the previous albums; much to my liking. Plus the more schizo section changes are back, yay! It's a step back in the right direction in my opinion. It never lets up until the end.

Rating: 7.5

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Absu - The Third Storm Of Cythraul [1997]

Much better production quality than TSoT. Hmm, it's a bit more of the same really and is beginning to feel a little stale. However, it still has good song structure. It's mostly something that I can see myself turning on in the background.

Rating: 7

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Absu - The Sun of Tiphareth [1995]

Definitely not what I was expecting for the beginning. The more creative drumming is back. Songwriting is a bit more experimental than before. However, the production has suffered even more with the guitars being way low in the mix. So, it's lost some heaviness. Also, the songwriting isn't as schizo as before... I can't tell if that's a good thing or not. I kind of liked their more abrupt song structures from the first album. Even so, this is certainly more refined songwriting.

Rating: 7

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Absu - ...And Shineth Unto The Cold Cometh [1995]

Damn cool and promising beginning. The production quality of the guitars has gone down a bit. The fusion drumming has been lost, probably due to the short length of the album.

Rating: 7

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Absu - Barathrum: V.I.T.R.I.O.L. [1993]

Definitely ahead of its time. It's got a bit of Death Metal influence in the song structure and the way that it jumps violently from riff to riff. However, there are elements of jazz and operatic vocals as well. The production quality is far superior to what you'd expect from a Black Metal band in 1993; especially one from the U.S. The drumming is incredible. The keys and effects are used sparingly, but very well. Serious props for a damn-good debut album and being ahead of their time.

Rating: 7.5

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