the reticent: this was very good. probably the best one here honestly. opeth-ier than their last one and probably not quite as emotionally strong but very diverse and still very harrowing
the ocean: hhmmm this is pretty underwhelming honestly. doesn't sound very fresh for them. neither as strong or consistent as pelagial nor does it have the highs of the last album
sufjan: this is like a more industrial version of planetarium with way less guitar and orchestra. also a bit too long and it drags a bit in the middle. but there's some good stuff here
svalbard: blackened hardcore is such a natural fusion of genres that i have no clue how it isn't more common. this is a very, very strong example of it. also, i love this cover
obsidian kingdom: better than i expected given the singles. pretty cohesive yet diverse and a lot less boring than their last one tho i am not sold on the vocals fully, yet. cool stuff tho
ayreon: the other big boi today and this was a perfectly acceptable and average ayreon album. that's all
last penance: kind of standard but pretty effective metalcore (NOT DJENT) album, i dunno, it's the least interesting here but not the weakest, dug it a lot
zeit: this is a mathcore sensory overload and one i did not need after so much other music this week but god it's. brutal. relentless. surprisingly melodic. very thankfully short