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I just got my copy yesterday so it may in a day or two, but I'm on it. Do you think you would like to check out my band's EP on the link in my previous post and give it some love, I'm looking for honest opinions, but even overly polite ass-kissing will suffice as it hasn't gotten a whole lot of attention yet.

@Zodi: yeah, I'll see if I can whip one up. It'll take a while, though, I've been kind of busy lately.

I Would like to see more rewiews of the french Power Metal band Nightmare, especially for their latest release "The Burden Of God", which is a killer one. This band surely deserves more international recognition and praises.

Thank for reading

Finally finished my Bound by Entrails review. It kind of takes a more rambling, less specific (and probably not as helpful) approach than Zodi took, but the opinion on the record is fairly similar.

Would anyone be interested in reviewing Saprogenic's sophomore album, Ichneumonid? I haven't heard it, but their first album is wonderful brutal death.

What does their post-reunion stuff sound like? I have heard their first two and liked them, being more traditional heavy/power stuff, but I'm not familiar with their later stuff. Is it a lot like the early stuff, or is it more like more recent European power metal? Once I finish the stuff I am currently reviewing, I may review their first two.

hells_unicorn wrote:

I haven't reviewed for a while, but since you asked I'll try to pound out a short one for you within a week or so. Retardedly busy these days, but I'm always down to support M-A regulars.

If anyone's willing to do a review on my band's new 2 song demo. Just 2 songs and 7 minutes so I don't think it would be a problem...Just looking for some comments and criticism so we can improve further. The feedback to our last demo helped us a lot. So yeah.

Can download either from here
http://foreskin.bandcamp.com/

or here
http://www.mediafire.com/?ls753dw7kpel4id

Would do a review in exchange if the guy reviewing has any band.

I have some requests as well:

http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Dala_Sun/3540321852
Stoner/Doom Metal from Greece
latest release made available for free here:
http://www.dalasun.org/
.

Your band is not on the Archives...

Hello everyone,

Just posting to encourage everyone to check out Dullest Records. We already have several bands listed in the archives. We're an independent label based in Philadelphia, releasing a wide selection of bands from across the country and across the metal map. Check us out at http://dullestrecords.bandcamp.com

Zach, Promotions

The website seriously needs some more negative/mediocre reviews for Meshuggah's new album - all the reviews so far give the impression that the reviewers would have given it a 100% even if it sounded like a turd sizzling on a grill with sound clips of domestic child abuse instead of riffs, simply because the album in question has the Meshuggah logo on the cover.

Is anyone willing to review this band's EP? One of the guitarist asked me if someone could get a review.

Entire EP is streaming here:
http://soundcloud.com/freerideofficial/ ... gnores-ep/

I would appreciate a review for my album "Premeditated". Genre is death metal. This album is for charity, so I'd appreciate any reviews and/or exposure I can get. It can be heard here:
http://onlyashadowremains.bandcamp.com/ ... emeditated

And here's a song on youtube, for a quick listen:
http://youtu.be/OUaMZvvLeeg

Author:	Razakel [ Thu Jul 19, 2012 8:03 pm ]
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hells_unicorn wrote: I just got my copy yesterday so it may in a day or two, but I'm on it. Do you think you would like to check out my band's EP on the link in my previous post and give it some love, I'm looking for honest opinions, but even overly polite ass-kissing will suffice as it hasn't gotten a whole lot of attention yet. I haven't reviewed for a while, but since you asked I'll try to pound out a short one for you within a week or so. Retardedly busy these days, but I'm always down to support M-A regulars.

Author:	Zodijackyl [ Thu Jul 19, 2012 8:37 pm ]
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Haven't made much progress on reviewing, I listened to everything I said I would review at least once or twice, sitting on them for now since I haven't been up for writing in the last few days. MalignantThrone wrote: @Zodi: yeah, I'll see if I can whip one up. It'll take a while, though, I've been kind of busy lately. OK, I'll start working on it. man_of_shadows814 wrote: I Would like to see more rewiews of the french Power Metal band Nightmare, especially for their latest release "The Burden Of God", which is a killer one. This band surely deserves more international recognition and praises. Thank for reading What does their post-reunion stuff sound like? I have heard their first two and liked them, being more traditional heavy/power stuff, but I'm not familiar with their later stuff. Is it a lot like the early stuff, or is it more like more recent European power metal? Once I finish the stuff I am currently reviewing, I may review their first two. Metal_Detector wrote: Finally finished my Bound by Entrails review. It kind of takes a more rambling, less specific (and probably not as helpful) approach than Zodi took, but the opinion on the record is fairly similar. I'll also post in the review discussion thread, but I really enjoyed your review and I think you said a lot of things that I couldn't find the words to say. jute wrote: Would anyone be interested in reviewing Saprogenic's sophomore album, Ichneumonid? I haven't heard it, but their first album is wonderful brutal death. I'm going to pass on this one because I'm not really a fan of the style.

Author:	man_of_shadows814 [ Fri Jul 20, 2012 5:50 am ]
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@Zodijackiyl: their recent stuff doesn't sound like their earlier stuff. Each album brings new elements and influences (both American and European) but still sounds like a Nightmare one. They basically evolved from a Dio/Stratovarius-like stuff ("Cosmovision", "Silent Room", "The Dominion Gate") to a more Thrashier sound, reminding Testament ("Genetic Disorder", "Insurrection"). The last release "The Burden Of God" adds symphonic parts. To sum-up, they mix old-school Heavy metal and modern influences. You can take an ear on all their albums, I'm sure you'll find something for you. Thank you for considering my post !

Author:	Empyreal [ Fri Jul 20, 2012 9:32 am ]
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Zodijackyl wrote: What does their post-reunion stuff sound like? I have heard their first two and liked them, being more traditional heavy/power stuff, but I'm not familiar with their later stuff. Is it a lot like the early stuff, or is it more like more recent European power metal? Once I finish the stuff I am currently reviewing, I may review their first two. It's pretty heavy, modern power metal. Big, grooving riffs and very charismatic Dio-esque vocals. Dunno if you'd like it much or not.

Author:	hells_unicorn [ Sat Jul 21, 2012 7:53 pm ]
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Razakel wrote: hells_unicorn wrote: I just got my copy yesterday so it may in a day or two, but I'm on it. Do you think you would like to check out my band's EP on the link in my previous post and give it some love, I'm looking for honest opinions, but even overly polite ass-kissing will suffice as it hasn't gotten a whole lot of attention yet. I haven't reviewed for a while, but since you asked I'll try to pound out a short one for you within a week or so. Retardedly busy these days, but I'm always down to support M-A regulars. Much obliged, even just a couple paragraphs would be appreciated, I don't expect a thorough analysis in the same mold that Zodi gave us. I got a bit side-tracked myself with reviewing the new Luca Turilli album, but I'll try to get something done this coming week.

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Author:	Wet Pussy [ Sun Jul 22, 2012 3:49 pm ]
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If anyone's willing to do a review on my band's new 2 song demo. Just 2 songs and 7 minutes so I don't think it would be a problem...Just looking for some comments and criticism so we can improve further. The feedback to our last demo helped us a lot. So yeah. Can download either from here http://foreskin.bandcamp.com/ or here http://www.mediafire.com/?ls753dw7kpel4id Would do a review in exchange if the guy reviewing has any band.

Author:	metal6284 [ Sun Jul 22, 2012 4:14 pm ]
Post subject:	Requesting a review for my debut release
I am Eric Pellegrini, a death metal solo artist from New Hampshire, USA. You can visit my profile on here with this link: http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Eri ... 3540330570 I have just released my debut CD on March, 6, 2012 and am requesting reviews for it. I am willing to trade anyone a review for a copy of the full length. It can be streamed through my bandcamp site in it's entirety here: http://ericpellegrini.bandcamp.com And if you like it, I can give you a download code for my bandcamp site to get it in any format you'd like. Mp3, flac, etc... Please message me if interested. Thanks for your time.

Author:	abadoxx [ Sun Jul 22, 2012 9:20 pm ]
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Anyone up for reviewing Zergoth? Zergoth is a faceless beast consumed by metal. Bang the head that doesn't bang. Zergoth - Psychological Defense Album DL @ 320 kpb. http://zergoth.com/Psychological_Defense.zip http://www.zergoth.com <--- In case you would rather check us out before DL. Tracks in reverb player. Signed copy of the release will be shipped to the first 2 people who write a review from this thread.

Author:	Zodijackyl [ Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:42 pm ]
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I reviewed the Foreskin demo tonight because I had a bit of time and it was short. From my last post, I still have to review: Murustrictus - demo Verdorben - both demos Suffer the Silence - Good Mourning Meshuggah - Koloss New stuff to review: Eric Pellegrini - Volume I Zergoth - Psychological Defense I'll listen to Nightmare (Fra) since it sounds like something I'd like, reviews might not be coming quickly though. Anything I missed? These will take a while, since rushing reviews beyond a pace that I'm comfortable with would be disrespectful to the bands, but I'll try to review all of them. Black metal tends to take a bit longer to review, I think that's because one of my good friends who I have talked to about music all the time for many years isn't a black metal fan, so I am not as used to finding the words to describe it to others with minimal ambiguity and reasonable comprehensibility.

Author:	Zero_Nowhere [ Tue Jul 24, 2012 5:17 am ]
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Wet Pussy wrote: If anyone's willing to do a review on my band's new 2 song demo. Just 2 songs and 7 minutes so I don't think it would be a problem...Just looking for some comments and criticism so we can improve further. The feedback to our last demo helped us a lot. So yeah. Can download either from here http://foreskin.bandcamp.com/ or here http://www.mediafire.com/?ls753dw7kpel4id Would do a review in exchange if the guy reviewing has any band. I'll give it a crack soon as I get some free time. Same for the Zergoth album, though that'll take me longer I suspect.

Author:	Wet Pussy [ Tue Jul 24, 2012 6:23 am ]
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Wet Pussy wrote: If anyone's willing to do a review on my band's new 2 song demo. Just 2 songs and 7 minutes so I don't think it would be a problem...Just looking for some comments and criticism so we can improve further. The feedback to our last demo helped us a lot. So yeah. Can download either from here http://foreskin.bandcamp.com/ or here http://www.mediafire.com/?ls753dw7kpel4id Would do a review in exchange if the guy reviewing has any band. Thanks Zodijackyl and Hells_Unicorn for the reviews! Willing to review you guys' bands in exchange if you have any, so PM me if that's the case.

Author:	abadoxx [ Wed Jul 25, 2012 6:00 pm ]
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@ Zodijackyl Zero_Nowhere \m/(><)\m/ Will keep posted.

Author:	oneyoudontknow [ Thu Jul 26, 2012 5:18 pm ]
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I have some requests as well: http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Ete ... 3540340362 (Epic Power Metal from Spain) latest release made available for free here: http://www.eternaldream.es/discografia.php http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Dala_Sun/3540321852 Stoner/Doom Metal from Greece latest release made available for free here: http://www.dalasun.org/ edit: http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Emb ... 3540344725 their label can also be contacted and will readily provide the MP3 for their debut single.

Author:	El_Shoggoth [ Fri Jul 27, 2012 1:29 am ]
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US progressive black metal duo Dalla Nebbia just released a new ep that's available for streaming or free download at http://dallanebbia.bandcamp.com. If anyone would like to review it, that would be appreciated. It's about 25 minutes of material.

Author:	The_Black_Priest [ Mon Aug 13, 2012 3:04 pm ]
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Is there anyone who would like to review my band's 2way split album ? My band : Judas Ancestry, Genre : Symphonic Blackened Death Metal, Country : India. http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Jud ... 3540332824 Other band in the split : Izund, Genre : Black Metal, Country : Egypt. http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Izund/3540312854 If anyone is interested do reply here or send me a PM. Will send you the links.

Author:	AnvilCrusher [ Thu Aug 16, 2012 11:23 pm ]
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Would love for anyone to review my instrumental metal band's debut full length album "On The Steps Of The Temple". If you enjoy heaviness then I hope you will take a listen. PM me for free album download codes, album is streaming at http://templeofficial.bandcamp.com Thank you! Track list: 1. Mountain 8:30 2. Rising From The Abyss 9:05 3. Final Years 4:34 4. The Mist That Shrouds The Peaks 10:14 5. Avaritia 9:27 6. On The Steps Of The Temple 10:59

Author:	Vvall [ Mon Aug 20, 2012 4:49 pm ]
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Canis Dirus... Could someone more adept at doing reviews than myself (which would be just about anyone),please review this bands album "A Somber Wind From A Distant Shore". TMP (Todd Paulson) has been the main force behind Uvall and Dormant,and this is his newest offering. I myself find it quite good,but lack the words to do it justice. There will be those that compare the vocals to old Burzum I'm sure,but that is not a bad thing IMHO. Thanks in advance.

Author:	dissona [ Tue Oct 09, 2012 3:35 pm ]
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Greetings! Dissona (prog/experimental metal) is looking for experienced metal enthusiasts to review our self-titled, full length release! The entire album can be downloaded free of charge on: www.dissona.bandcamp.com (just enter $0 in the purchase price). If you are skeptical, please feel free to read some reviews that have already been completed on this site. A free, signed physical copy will be sent to you in exchange for your time and efforts. Cheers! Youtube links for quick preview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_H5ZuKD6-A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VhnxUAV ... ure=relmfu

Author:	BlackWidow1992 [ Fri Aug 10, 2012 7:52 pm ]
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I'm still looking for additional reviews of my doom metal band After Illusion. Would love to hear more feedback. You can find us on the archives. Email me for the tracks to our s/t 2010 demo.

Author:	Metantoine [ Fri Aug 10, 2012 7:57 pm ]
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oneyoudontknow wrote: I have some requests as well: http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Dala_Sun/3540321852 Stoner/Doom Metal from Greece latest release made available for free here: http://www.dalasun.org/ . I'll see what I can do for this one.

Author:	GetOrganizized [ Tue Aug 14, 2012 7:42 pm ]
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We in Skewered would be very keen to read a few more reviews for the debut (self-titled) album. Currently, there's only one review for it here on the archives. If someone with a few reviews under their belt (preferably death metal reviews) would be interested in reviewing the album, that would be great. We like to hear feedback from our listeners, other musicians and, of course, them beloved critics. Our sound is evolving (little by little), so it would be cool to know what struck a chord and what didn't. How the most recent release was presented, how it sounded, anything that stood out and so on... The album is floating around some blogs, such as Death Metal Invasion. It's also up for streaming on our Bandcamp page: http://skewered.bandcamp.com Here are two samples, to see if this is something you'd enjoy reviewing or feel as if your review could shed some light. Bad Aids: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_gl3T4IYrc Inside the Crematory: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0VO84HFGeg Cheers!

Author:	bandicoot666 [ Wed Aug 15, 2012 9:08 am ]
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If anyone is interested in reviewing this: http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Skinfather/%E1%BC%84%CE%B8%CE%B5%CE%BF%CF%82/345546 You can check out the music here for free http://www.skinfather.bandcamp.com http://www.facebook.com/skinfatherofficial http://www.youtube.com/fatherofskin

Author:	stefan86 [ Thu Aug 16, 2012 10:56 am ]
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I'd like some reviews for the debut demo from my Doom/Death project Soliloquium: http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/So ... ous/348431 The demo is available as a free download: http://www.mediafire.com/?aq6icjv8lsspyz3 http://soliloquium.bandcamp.com/ http://www.facebook.com/pages/Soliloqui ... 5949804095

Author:	Metantoine [ Thu Aug 16, 2012 11:29 pm ]
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Your band is not on the Archives...

Author:	AnvilCrusher [ Thu Aug 16, 2012 11:32 pm ]
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Metantoine wrote: Your band is not on the Archives... Someone had submitted us a couple weeks ago. It must have gotten denied I just resubmitted a request my apologies!

Author:	Corsair93 [ Fri Aug 17, 2012 5:17 pm ]
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Hello everyone, Just posting to encourage everyone to check out Dullest Records. We already have several bands listed in the archives. We're an independent label based in Philadelphia, releasing a wide selection of bands from across the country and across the metal map. Check us out at http://dullestrecords.bandcamp.com Zach, Promotions

Author:	Zodijackyl [ Fri Aug 17, 2012 7:40 pm ]
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Corsair93 wrote: Hello everyone, Just posting to encourage everyone to check out Dullest Records. We already have several bands listed in the archives. We're an independent label based in Philadelphia, releasing a wide selection of bands from across the country and across the metal map. Check us out at http://dullestrecords.bandcamp.com Zach, Promotions There are 18 albums there, could you be a bit more specific? Perhaps request reviews for one of the three releases from your label that are on the archives? If you just want to promote it, that's fine, there's a promotional forum for that.

Author:	man_of_shadows814 [ Sat Aug 18, 2012 5:57 am ]
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I'm wondering why there are so few reviews for Starkweather. I wish they have more recognition. If someone could write some review for this incredible band, that would be enjoyable.

Author:	Zodijackyl [ Tue Aug 28, 2012 11:30 pm ]
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Haven't been in much of a reviewing mood lately, but I did review the Zergoth album. I will slowly work on anyone requesting a review of their own band, but I probably won't end up reviewing the others, especially if they have reviews already. I like this album from Suffer the Silence, but it's tough to review.

Author:	The_Great_God_Pan [ Thu Aug 30, 2012 8:37 pm ]
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Hey guys, just wondering if any would like to review my former band's EP. We heard a couple of good things back then, but we never had a proper review, it'd be nice to read something about it. It has six songs and it's about 40 minutes in lenght. Anyway, if anyone's interested reply or send me a message and I'll provide you with a download link. Here's a sample: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzaEd_nfRxg EDIT: Download link, just in case - http://www.filedropper.com/aghastlysilhouette

Author:	abadoxx [ Fri Aug 31, 2012 8:43 pm ]
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1 signed CD left for anyone who wants to do the 2nd Zergoth review. Thank you Zodijackyl \m/

Author:	Pr0nogo [ Mon Sep 03, 2012 2:40 pm ]
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Some of this stuff actually looks good. I write for the Metal Observer and Global Domination. I'll see what I can do for a number of these things. You can check out most of my reviews at http://www.metal-archives.com/user-reviews/Pr0nogo - though some of them aren't as reflective of my current writing level, as I add them out of order at times. My latest review, chronologically, was the 10/10 for Hour of Penance's Sedition. If anyone has a short (0-20 minutes) release, usually an EP or a demo, I can write a featured stub and it'll go up at http://www.globaldomination.se/. I'm in the process of grabbing the albums on this page. When I give them all a listen, I'll see which ones I feel like writing about.

Author:	doktersatan [ Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:20 am ]
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we ,Primal Order (NL) would really appreciate some love (or hate) from the metal archives community for our last album Genocide Meteorite Dynamite Alright, which has been self released on tape and is available from a few distro's and downloadable on the net. support the underground and stuff! http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Pr ... ght/337713 our email is primalorder2010 @ gmail.com (remove the spaces when copy pasting) but the album is also easy to find on the web -death metal invasion I think) we are so very lonely and every form of human contact will be appreciated! edit: http://www.mediafire.com/?1zqq1xnu7u81bsd

Author:	Zodijackyl [ Mon Sep 17, 2012 11:19 pm ]
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MalignantThrone wrote: The website seriously needs some more negative/mediocre reviews for Meshuggah's new album - all the reviews so far give the impression that the reviewers would have given it a 100% even if it sounded like a turd sizzling on a grill with sound clips of domestic child abuse instead of riffs, simply because the album in question has the Meshuggah logo on the cover. So let it be written, so let it be done. Fuck these eight-stringers and then some.

Author:	oogboog [ Tue Sep 18, 2012 6:51 pm ]
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Is anyone willing to review this band's EP? One of the guitarist asked me if someone could get a review. Entire EP is streaming here: http://soundcloud.com/freerideofficial/ ... gnores-ep/

Author:	Zodijackyl [ Tue Sep 18, 2012 7:03 pm ]
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oogboog wrote: Is anyone willing to review this band's EP? One of the guitarist asked me if someone could get a review. Entire EP is streaming here: http://soundcloud.com/freerideofficial/ ... gnores-ep/ I suppose I could do this.

Author:	~Guest 285672 [ Sun Sep 23, 2012 9:20 pm ]
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Eternium is making CD booklets soon, and another CD which we've made as a "live" promo and we would like to put down some reviews in the booklets. It'd also be nice to see honest opinions no matter what the score is. http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Eternium/3540346881

Author:	TheMirroringShadow [ Sat Sep 29, 2012 8:37 pm ]
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http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Sy ... ine/287627 Anyone up for reviewing Synthetic Breed? This band suffers from a gigantic absence of reviews for their albums. I'd be very interested to see what you guys have to say about this release in particular!