iq7yze
I WANT MY MONEY BACK not only is this product highly addictive but worse it has zero depressant effect, quite the opposite, I feel better and better the more I listen -- FALSE ADVERTISING
rob
Wow, what a journey. So many styles and twists and turns. Expert musicianship; extremely heavy at times while being balanced by catchy and groovy sections. Up there on my AOTY list so far for 2026.
Opethian
Why are the vocals so buried for this album? Very unfortunate. Perhaps a remaster sometime in the near future?
Favorite track: I won't pray anymore.
VUKARI
Absolutely beautiful black-gaze/post metal. As good as it gets. 10/10
Favorite track: Carry on.
puncakethethird
Absolutely beautiful melodies. The sheer emotion throughout instantly grabs your attention.
Favorite track: Carry on.
Metallurgical Fire
Island is so perfect that it finally made me realize how truly exceptional Asunojokei is. They’re certainly the best and most affecting blackgaze band in the genre. Better than Deafheaven. Island is unique, thrilling, and emotionally complex. The production is so pleasant that I don’t ever want to stop listening. 3 years late, but it hit me at just the right time.
Favorite track: From the Bottom of the Biotope.
Sid
I think of these guys like the Deftones of black metal.
At first I was thrown off by their sound and style, but overtime, they've grown onto me and I find them very enjoyable. Favorite track: Heavenward.
Sudis___
I never liked the screaming vocals of black metal... HOWEVER, this album changed that. It's blackgaze with a touch of J-pop into it, and it's one of the most pleasent combination. The lyrics are disjointed and abstract but are meaningful, lots to deconstruct here.
Favorite track: Thunder.
hdude
Highly energetic. Oscillating between euphoria and despair. Catchy as hell. An album full of bangers. Imagine Touché Amoré with less emo and more amore. Imagine your favourite Anime theme covered by a bunch of highly skilled metalheads on MDMA.
Favorite track: In the City Where Cobalt Falls.
benjaminjhwalter
Banger after banger. Melodicism. Screaming. Variety of moods. Neat! I recommend.
Favorite track: Dogma.
dstr
Beautiful cover art, and the album itself is phenomenal. There’s an upbeat J-pop/rock sound that unexpectedly works well with the band’s blackgaze sound. It’s a bit like what Deafheaven did with Ordinary Corrupt Human Love.
Favorite track: Angel.
ghosttropics
Like Death Kneels live sets, Remembering Well deftly straddles the line between total control and manic, unfettered release; absolute precision and strangling tension given way to brief moments of agonal surrender; the controlled experiments of the scientist given to violent tantrum, beakers and burners sent crashing to the floor in a flash of caustic chemical rage