Top tracks — play these first
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Bad Blood — This track exemplifies the album's aggressive sound through its heavy instrumentation and passionate vocal delivery, encapsulating the band's signature style.
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A Pattern in Pain — The song features complex rhythms and an emotionally charged chorus, highlighting the band's ability to blend technical musicianship with relatable themes of suffering.
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I Am the Lion — With an anthemic quality, this track combines powerful riffs with soaring melodies, serving as a rallying cry amidst the album's darker moments.
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Grace Disguises by Darkness — This track explores a more melodic approach, showcasing the band's versatility while maintaining the emotional intensity that defines the album.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
Thegodmachine combines technical musicianship with emotional lyrics, establishing a solid presence in metalcore.
What we noticed
- The album features rapid tempo changes, with several tracks alternating between blast beats and slower, melodic sections.
- Vocals shift between harsh screams and clean singing, often within the same line, creating a dynamic contrast throughout the record.
- Composition 25% of the score
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7/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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6/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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6/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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6/10
- 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
Known within its scene. 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 Thegodmachine: The Speaking Stone 1:22
- 2 Bad Blood 3:36
- 3 A Pattern in Pain 5:16
- 4 I Am the Lion 4:52
- 5 From One End of the Sky to the Other 4:28
- 6 Legacy 0:58
- 7 Crowns 4:02
- 8 The Wishing Well 4:31
- 9 My Horses Are Many 3:28
- 10 Grace Disguises by Darkness 5:38
- 11 Pendulum 2:54
- 12 Thegodmachine: The Rider 6:36
- 13 That I May Love You 1:52
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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