GMD Song Survivor: Atheist - Unquestionable Presence - Round 3

[Vegard Pompey]

Last round saw a triple elimination of Unquestionable Presence, Your Life's Retribution and An Incarnation's Dream. Now we're down to some real heavy hitters.

The poll will close in three days.

Round 1 thread
Round 2 thread

 

[EspaDa]

It's completely preposterous to vote against the title track when Psychic Saw is still in.

 

[Sirjack]

l know l voted to put this album through this process but, l just have not been able to vote on any rounds thus far. This album slays. its way too hard to say this is a better/worst song. sorry

 

[Phylactery]

Same, I find this album to be really fucking consistent. But now that we're down to three songs I'm gonna start voting.

Voted for "And the Psychic Saw."

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

It's completely preposterous to vote against the title track when Psychic Saw is still in.

those two, along with Mother Man, are the three best tracks on the album.

Enthralled in Essence is the clear choice here for the weakest remaining track.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Anyone that voted for An Incarnation's Dream last round is retarded.

Enthralled in Essence is the only amazing start-to-finish song remaining. Mother Man has a really weak thrashy middle section, while And the Psychic Saw still suffers from that dumb happy speed metal riff in the beginning and end of the song. The last minute and a half of Mother Man contains some of the most beautiful leads in all of metal, however, so And the Psychic Saw gets my vote.

 

[no country for old wainds]

an incarnation's dream is one of my favs too but eh, pretty consistent album on a track by track basis, if not necessarily within each track.

 

[Baroque]

An Incarnation's Dream is excellent, should still be up here. Don't know what HBB has against thrash all of a sudden? Also don't know what to vote for this round. Probably Essence.

Top 4 this round should have been:
Mother Man
Unquestionable Presence
An Incarnation's Dream
And the Psychic Saw

 

[HamburgerBoy]

The problem is that Atheist wasn't a great thrash band. Their thrash riffs are usually basic and light as fuck; even Exodus has more technical and aggressive thrash riffs than Atheist.

Top 3 should have been An Incarnation's Dream, Enthralled in Essence, and Brains. None of the other songs have the consistency and focus of those three.

 

[CiG]

Enthralled in Essence is the clear choice here for the weakest remaining track.

Agreed.