Top tracks — play these first
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Hutton’s Great Heat Engine — This opening track sets the tone for the album with its frenetic pace and complex time signatures, showcasing Botch's technical prowess right from the start.
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John Woo — Named after the renowned filmmaker, this track features rapid shifts in tempo and dissonance, highlighting Botch's ability to merge heavy elements with experimental structures.
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Thank God for Worker Bees — With its relentless energy and dynamic shifts, this song exemplifies the band's knack for combining melody with aggression, making it a standout moment on the record.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
The album's intricate compositions and chaotic energy mark it as a standout in late-90s metalcore.
What we noticed
- The album features abrupt tempo changes, with tracks often shifting from chaotic, high-energy sections to quieter, more dissonant passages.
- Vocal delivery alternates between harsh screams and spoken word segments, enhancing the emotional intensity of the lyrics.
- Composition 25% of the score
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8/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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7/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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6/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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8/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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5/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
Significant within its genre. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Hutton’s Great Heat Engine 4:26
- 2 John Woo 3:15
- 3 Dali’s Praying Mantis 2:37
- 4 Dead for a Minute 3:54
- 5 Oma 4:57
- 6 Thank God for Worker Bees 3:59
- 7 Rejection Spoken Softly 3:44
- 8 Spitting Black 3:09
- 9 Hives 5:25
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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