K2 Cocky A breathtaking album, simply put.

ultor3 Had this before as digital Bandcamp download, but The Dividing really hits different from vinyl, especially Kingdom of One and Stained Favorite track: Kingdom of One.

catharsis_cat Excellent mood and atmosphere with enough going on to still command your attention. Listening to it makes me feel like I am almost in another state of mind. Really organic sounding despite being electronic. Nothing else quite like it. Favorite track: Fall to Fragments.

Trevor Woodhouse The album is brought to even greater sound quality with this reissue and has some awesome remixes to go along with it, the Collide remix being my personal favorite. The original Demo of Stained is a perfect ending. It comes housed in a beautiful Gatefold with awesome artwork. Favorite track: Kingdom of One (Collide Mix).

Singed Minge The websites I visit to find new tunes suck!! Where the hell are the mentions of this album!? Been out since February O.o
...I feel robbed of 10 months enjoyment. Transcending Obscurity 2022 sampler to the rescue :)
Can't wait to blast this on my next road trip!!! Favorite track: Cosmogony.

IDE There are some dissonant parts, but they are not a band that fits into the dissonant death metal box, they make a more diverse and advanced death metal. Very good. ★

Dan Curhan Angular and riffy, superbly engaging and vicious, this hits in all the right places. It comes out swinging with a sonic hellscape dredged up from death metal's ugly underbelly, but mellows into melody as the album progresses. The album meanders through more varied moods and atmospheres than just the usual jarring dissonance of Gorgutsian obtuseness, which to me gives it a much richer palette and more replay value. Excellent all the way through.

Jake W. A strong contender for AOTY in 2021. There's passion, precision, guts, and beauty in this thing, and there's not nearly enough fanfare around this album. If I owned a label, I'd sign them right this minute. Favorite track: Beyond The Wall Of Sleep.

jurner Speechless... genious as always, I expected nothing less, Wacian is truly awesome, so original and intense, Aort's tunes are not from this world, thursting for june 4th

Addition June 6th: THANK YOU!

Dmitry Nevozhay Cynic and Death legacy are in every note.

bcb723 Have prob listened to this close to 15 times in the past few weeks. First, this is some expertly played, written & executed progressive metal that sometimes ventures into DM territory. Second, "Egoiista" takes a commitment of the listener's time to fully appreciate what Exist have accomplished. It may not be for everyone's taste but to me this is completely immersive. Also glad to see Max Phelps again reach the creative heights he previously displayed on Defeated Sanity's colossal "Dharmata." Favorite track: The Lottery.

deanrispler Extremely impressive record here. Mixing up many genres to create their own version of progressive and melodic tech-death plus. If King Crimson and King's X were to form a band in early 90s Tampa during the death metal explosion, this is what we would have. Highly recommended. Favorite track: The Lottery.

bcb723 I've been wrestling with this album for 6 months. Nug's "Alter Ego" is quality post-metal, ok? That being said I have not written my thoughts because I've also been going through a huge Cult of Luna phase for almost like 15 years lol. So when Nug decides to drop this in between two massive CoL releases, it puts in stark contrast to me how this record just kind of pales in comparison to their greatness. "Alter Ego" just doesn't move me emotionally like "A Dawn To Fear." But then, what else can?

migoumoiriotte Une pépite, c'est ce qui définit un album où rien, pas la moindre piste, pas la moindre seconde, n'est à jeter. Merci. Favorite track: Dorian / Доріан.

Valdyr666 Crushingly heavy, with just enough lighter passages to keep you sane. Favorite track: Shores / Береги.