#hollowborn

[outtherecreaturecreations]

[higheverweave]

Pillars of Eternity question

Are Hollowborn supposed to be autistic because it seems to be a social commentary on Asd.

Maybe it’s me but the whole we need to cure it. It’s the parents fault thier souled,Let’s blame witchcraft etc. seems really similar to societal judgement on Asd and historical judgement on Asd

Especially if thier Elvis has Asd inspired elves in myths and fantasy lit.

Just curious as to other people’s view.

(NTs can discuss.)

It also seems like an allagory for brain damage too.

[termina-librarium]

HollowBorn Challenge Temp Items

Shadowslayer D

Q1: [Remnant of Will]

Q2: [Stake Your Life]

Q3: [Hollow Howl]

Akaries

Q1: [Molting to Revive]

Q2: [Dragon's Despair]

Vici

Q1: [Restless Roves]

Q2: [Vile Valdostana]

[cosmiccanid]

rebuilding the cafe in my house on AQW and look Goths on a date Yes they are gossiping about you.

[ibythetidepromotions]

Album Review: ‘Hollowborn’ by Ritualistic

Hailing from Virginia, Ritualistic shows the listeners what they are made of right out of the gate, the opening self-titled track for the album sets up the mood for the entire album on how the atmosphere is going to play out. The track starts off with this eerie sounding synthesizer then all hell breaks loose with everyone in the band showing off their talents. 

Tech death is one of those genres where no can be no wrong way to do it, there are so many possible combinations to approach it, Ritualistic takes the cake on making this genre their own the listener can feel the heart and passion in each song that it truly is a breath of fresh air because most bands trying to claw their way to the top always follow the same formula, the entirety of ‘Hollowborn’ takes the listener off the beaten path and shows them what they missing with an upcoming band. 

‘Hollowborn’ has been on repeat ever since I was asked to review this album. I’ve listened to the album in many different ways ranging from the transit to work to having it on in the background as I work on whatever I was working on that day, when it came to the background noise I would always catch myself stopping what I am doing and turn up the music and pay attention. 

Being under the tech death label everyone is wondering about the same question, yes there are guitar solos, and yes they are gnarly, each solo compliments the last one that doesn’t overshadow the last one while still sticking out enough to show your friends “this part coming up is one of my favorite solos”. 

The 9 track album takes total control when you listen to it you don’t want to do anything else but follow each song. My favorite track is ‘Call of Morbidity’ the track starts off with this dissonant guitar pattern that follows up with it getting back on track the track starts off slow but quickly gains traction as soon as the vocals come into light. The final track ‘Ascend’ flips the mood of the album from this dark eerie journey to the listener has finally made it to their destination and all is well in the world. This band will be the future once everyone can go back to their normal lives, they really set the bar high when it comes to making a genre your own and not follow the same formula on the notion that it works without taking risks.

I give this an 8.5/10 

Favorite track: ‘Call of Morbidity’

FFO: Serocs, Aethereus, Inanimate Existence, Arkaik and Singularity

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Drink water and listen to metal.