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Chronoclast

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I love this cd - I saw the cd on the day it came out being the cautious person I am - I went and downloaded 2 songs [Time as Surrogate Religion and Time as Methodology] which was enough for me to buy the cd. When I bought the cd and listended to it start to finish as intended I could only begin to appreciate the musicianship and beauty behind this breathtaking album - By far one of the most vicious and brutal releases I have heard in a long time - I do cite some neurosis influences but this is truly an orignal creation. These guys have a bright future ahead of them. Also Congrats to these fellow Canadians for getting signed to Relapse...

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Musically, this record is f'ing epic. Very intense. Tastefully and intelligently done. And I have to disagree with the kid that said this lacks originality; it requires attention... but so do most works of any depth. Listen closely to the interplay here- there isn't a dominant instrument, with the others in subordinate roles, like so many bands. The drums, bass and each guitar are distinct and powerful throughout. Even without reading the "lyrics," this record will tear you apart. But that brings me to my main point... WHY HAS NO ONE SAID A WORD ABOUT THE LYRICS?!!? (well besides a vague mumbling mention that the words "involve time") How can you listen to the overwhelming vocal delivery and not wonder what he's talking about? The lyrics are actually a series of short, remarkably concise philosophical essays. Read along. Then read them without the music. Then think... and read along again. Once you understand what this record is about, it becomes... I don't know, pick one: epic. profound. immense. your constant companion. Whatever you want to call it, read the flipping lyrics. I'm not saying this to be a douche, although trust me I know I sound like one. I just want to share this experience, and it was pissing me off that no one seems to take the time. To anyone that doesn't have this... you know what to do.

Lenore's husband here...

People have described this album as brutal, epic, melodic. Let me add one more adjective: expressive. Listening to these guys makes me understand what they mean when they say burried inside. This album is emotional above all. All kinds of feelings and thoughts that are buried inside are struggling to come out.

What we hear is this struggle which can be epic, brutal, and full of sensitivity. So, even though I am not a fan of growling vocals, in this album I absolutely love them.

Although the sound is aggressive, it is not violent. It is the aggression of repressed genius.

A truly unique album and experience. A treat for openminded individuals.

when i first heard this album i was blown away, heavy riffed, melodic, epic, hardcore metal at its best we metal heads need more bands like buried inside. The complexity and heaviness of chronoclast reminds me of origin another one of my favorite bands, i definitly recomend this cd if you like complex melodic hardcore metal!

This CD breaks away from all the stereotypes placed by bands such as Sunn O))), Isis, Neurosis, Pelican, etc. (doom or drone). Instead of constantly being plunged into dark ambient heaviness, they lighten it up occasionally and even, OHMYGOSH, speed it up a bit. It's a refreshing change.

Please note that this CD is quite different than their more metalcore mixed with screamo past releases.

The lyrics are phenomenal and ridiculously intelligent. Simply amazing. The lyrics reflect the epic and intense feeling of the CD. A reflection of our society, perfect social commentary.

Time As Imperialism shows their vast influences, and the beauty that they can create.

An amazing CD.

album of 2005 by far, and probaly one of the best albums of all times.genius, epic, brutal are the three perfect words to describe this album.Buried Inside can be decribe as a cross of Isis, Converge, and Neurosis but with something more.Chronoclast has some of the most heaviest of riffs ever and some of the most melodic parts.this album is truely a journey.this could be called a concept album.it is made up of 10 tracks(or chapters), but in reality is really 1 long song.all the lyrics involve time.its hard to explain but is really a amazing and thoughtful concept.

to make this much short, get this album immediately!if you're into metal or hardcore pick this up and prepare to be crushed by the heavyness and amazingness of it all.

This CD by Buried Inside, "Chronoclast..", is a very 'journey-like' album. It goes in and out of quiet moments, much like the band Neurosis, but you can also feel the intensity throughout. I would say this band is almost a mix of Neurosis and Mastadon, in particular.

Every song, except 2, has a title starting with "Time As..". The whole album seems to be a concept album built upon the idea of time, and how it's created, etc. Inside the booklet, which is pretty thick, you have alot to sit down and read if you are interested enough. There's also quotes in there, from some philosophers, and the lyrics seem to be built around those particular quotes. All in all, it's a pretty unique and interesting idea.

The vocals on these songs remind me alot of Bongzilla's vocals. And musically they would definitely appeal to Neurosis and Mastadon fans, among others. Buried Inside are also on Relapse Records, home to such bands as Pig Destroyer, Suffocation, Mastadon, High on Fire, Burnt By The Sun, the Dillinger Escape Plan and Bongzilla, just to name a few. Mostly, i find the bands on Relapse Records to be unique in certain ways, and also very good. If you're not sure on what Buried Inside sound like, and want more than a 30 second sample, which Amazon.com give, then you can go to Relapse.com, and then go to the MP3 section and download 2 full songs from this album for free.

Almost every song is epic, and takes you on a journey. If you're open-minded about Metal, and want something intense but yet still melodic in which you can listen to it again and again, do not miss out on getting this awesome album.

Relapse have been releasing some quality recordings as of late. This is no exception. With a sound all their own, they bring the noise like no other. 10 tracks on this disc, but this is just 1 song. Lots of quotes in the liner notes and the lyrics sing about what the quotes are talking about. It's all about time, and the ending of the album - well, I'll leave that for you to listen to, but, the ending of the album reminds me exactly of time - what it means, what it is, and what it does. A good listen from start to finish.

Buried Inside's massive sound is overpowering, and commanding enough to make time standstill.

Three years in the making, Chronoclast (Buried Inside's third full-length and first for Relapse) has surpassed my expectations. A paroxysm of rage and hostility, Ottawa's Buried Inside presents one forty minute composition (broken down into ten separate tracks) that's by far one of the most fiercely passionate expressions of slow-moving epic grandeur I've heard in a long time.

Chronoclast's bitterness rattles the senses, numbs the mind, and slowly enrages the emotional nature of the listener with a dense, haunting dirge that throbs and pounds like a startled heartbeat. Hypnotic, pulsating, and compelling, Buried Inside takes the listener on a nonstop ride through plenty of rumbling crunches and frail melodies.

Buried Inside's profound hatred of time definitely snared my interest. An album concept exclusively focused on our enslavement to the clock and our unwillingness or refusal to remove these shackles that restrains life to eight hour work days, five days a week, with limited time to enjoy life to the fullest is unquestionably a dilemma to scream about. The State Secedes touched on this a bit on their self-titled and only full-length, but Buried Inside dedicates forty minutes to this controlling system of internment: "Let loose the clockwork dogs / Pathological believers, faithful servants / Reduced to servomechanisms with lock-step discipline and knee-jerk obedience / Reduced to time-reckoners with Newtonian mechanics and a Promethean mandate / Polishing and decorating each ideological cage."*

I was able to catch Buried Inside on tour with Creation Is Crucifixion about two-and-a-half years ago. They simply left me in awe, with a fiery mallet and resounding gong, the performance is still burned so well into my memory that scars will clearly be present for many years to come. Chronoclast's slow, yet punishing buildups that grow and rise and immerse the airways with a murky state of confusion and intense heaviness is heightened by the sad and melancholy sounds of cello, viola, violin, organ, and upright bass.

Buried Inside's approach closely resonates that of Isis, Neurosis, and One Eyed God Prophecy, but unmistakably branding a sound all their own, Chronoclast is a jaw-clenching album that's worth emerging yourself in, hours and hours upon hours. But then, don't allow time to get in the way. Somewhere between metal, hardcore, and melody, Buried Inside has created an eerie experience that will mess with your emotions. Simply mind-blowing.

As much as Chronoclast makes you tremble, grind your teeth, and clench your fists, it's hard to hit stop. A definite must.

The "concept" album theme has been around for a loooong time, sometimes done right, sometimes rather wacky, and other times just plain bad. I won't give examples, I am sure if you have ventured into the concept album genre, you know which ones are amazing and which ones suck.
"Chronoclast: Selected Essays on Times Reckoning and Auto-Cannibalism", musically is an awesome album. The drumming is intense and varied, guitars are droning and blistering and there is the occasional mellowed out track. I am absolutely in love with the music aspect of this album. The vocals, well they are an althogether different story. Frankly, they suck. I am so sick and tired of vocalists who scream their way through an album, its rather annoying and un-original. An awesome album(a concept one at that) only comes around once in a while, and there always has to be this idiot singer that screams and wails and ruins the whole experience. Sure, this is a concept about time, but there is no way you could tell by listening to the vocals. I had a very hard time making out the lyrics, because piercing screams are hard to make out. Their singer could have at least varied his style a bit.
It seems to me that now-a-days singers love to growl and scream because they want to be heavy and hard for heavy and hard's sake. Not because it brings something original and emotional to the music, no for the sole sake of being "heavy". There are already millions of bands with singers that scream their way into a trance, and we do not need anymore screamers.
I just wish that a band would come along and use pure "clean" vocals. A true singer can get their message and emotions across without the use of screaming.
Sure, metal music is associated with screaming and growling, but I figure it is the new millenium, time for some genre breaking and mediocre standard smashing music(like Opeth).