Flawless MASTERPIECE | Slice The Cake - Odyssey To The West | Entire Album First REACTION!
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Leave a like for the algorithm! More people need to hear this absolute Masterpiece 🫣🔥🔥
This album changed my fucking life. Discovered it 3 years ago and I can't get unstuck
definitely one of the best albums of all time
no doubt
Facts
This album is what made me feel and understand deathmetal/deathcore, and it's by far my favorite album of all time, the narrative of the album, the music, and just the way it takes you away for up to 78mins, is just so good and I cannot really describe how this album made me feel for the first time hearing it and it blew me away. Also, there is actually no drummer, it's all programmed, which surprised me because the drumming was so tight it just blew my mind. Also this album has about as many views on RUclips as does Masstaden under vatten (just under 300k last I checked) and it's infulance has been pretty gradual over the years, but unforntuately the band broke up after this album, then reformed in 2020, did a live show with a new song from an EP they had annouced was planned for 2021/2022 but sadly there hasn't been any information on the band's facebook page recently about what's going on with the EP/LP that may be attached with Homecoming, the new single.
For the lyrical contents: The base of the story is a pilgrim keeps having dreams which he believes is a sign from God to go on a pilgrimage to The Holy Mountain, so he leaves his home (Exile Part I and II), Stone and Silver I-III are his first & second day of travel where he meets the horned god, and learns of his god given "alternate form" the man of papyrus limbs which is where he comes across the thought that the journey has no value without it being recorded/retold. Westward Bound I and II are him stopping on the second night at a village and having some non believers doubt him. Castle in the Sky Part II is his dream of his life he left for his pilgrimage, Unending Waltz (which Gareth said in a comment was his favorite to write/record) is the pilgrim running across an Oracle of god (the female narrator) who sets him straight of his self doubt and reinforces his idea to finish the pilgrimage to The Holy Mountain. Ash and Rust I-IV is him slowly giving into the his doubt of god and he eventually listens to the devil instead (Part III mostly). Destiny's Fool is him realizing that he was a fool to fall for the devil and professes his mistakes to the listener/god. The Holy Mountain is his climb to the top of the mountain (whether or not he makes it is up to viewer perspective form what I've seen) and then him confessing the point of the whole journey.
extra: the narrator talks about 1000 death/1000 lives, whether or not it's metaphorical or not is up to interpretation, but the overall message of the album (imo obviously) is to speak to a big journey or change in one's life, for me, I had just moved from Ohio living with my parents, to going all the way down to Texas all out on my own with no one I knew within 1000 miles of me, so for me the ablum hit extra hard because I had just went through a big change in my life, and the self doubt, the unsure nature of what's to come that was well portrayed in the album spoke to me very clearly and it was able to allow me to clear my mind of it and be happier as a whole (not just the album, but it marked the turning point). So in the end the album to me speaks to a point in my life where I wasn't fully self-confident and wasn't clear in my thought process and wasn't sure about who I was, to becoming someone I'm proud to be and to have my self-confidence as well as be happier as a whole from self discovery and freedom. The ending part is personal, so for those of you who bothered to read through this, I thank you, since I know I'm not the only this album has helped, but it's a beautiful masterpiece that deserves respect of the quality of work that went into this overall outcome which is something I don't think I can ever forget, and I shall forever hold this in it's own tier of quality that sits just above Vildjharta
This was awesome to read. Thank you for the insight and personal tale of your own life. 🤘🏻
This is the death metal/deathcore equivalent to an epic story like the lord of the rings trilogy, it’s a ride and an actual amazing journey both lyrically and sonically. Masterpiece album
Love this band. This album is one crazy journey. Enjoy!
And, yea... 54:15... Ive listened to this dozens of times and I still get that feeling too. His scream, the bass kicking in.... The Unending Waltz is a fucking treat to listen to.
foreal, transition made him bust on himself
I miss listening to this song 😢 so fucking amazing truly a masterpiece
Ty for reminding me !
They are so incredibly underrated. Such as shame they don't have more listeners.
This album made waves when it dropped though, it's just been a while since they made anything so that's why their monthly listeners aren't that high.
Also Magero (formerly Jack) is such a fantastic human being. We've talked a bit as i've had him added on facebook since they dropped this in 2016. Makes it extra sweet to listen to his music in my opinion
So glad they're back together now. I can't wait to hear what they release next
@@jacob.schopp and then they broke up at the end of december
@@manius1491 At least we got a sweet remaster of this beauty!
Most people can’t handle metal, they’re just too disconnected from their core.
Their album The Man with no Face is also a masterclass
The last line hits so hard. An album surrounded in poetry and lyricism end with him saying "I'm sorry, but I have nothing else to say." Almost makes me cry every time I hear it. So glad you did a full listen to the album, it was like experiencing it for the first time all over again
The thing you said about Castle In The Sky Part II was so spot on it was kinda scary. I had forgotten about the song after my first listen, then one day when I was out driving it came on, and it's been of my favorites ever since. Gorgeous song.
I wish I could relive the day this album released. It was April 1st. I legitimately thought it was an April Fool's Joke that an album trapped in production hell would suddenly unveil itself in its entirety. Words cannot express how much I love this album, and how grateful I am for Slice the Cake's perseverance.
And to think it almost never was released.
Yeah, I remember that man. Boy was I pleasantly surprised it wasn't a joke
This is in my all-time top three albums. Especially when it dropped, this album set the bar, imo. To this day, there are few albums that are as good as this. The album ends and literally EVERYTIME I sit there in silence.
To me, this album is about a person struggling to pursue the Good. Travelling westward is usually a symbol of transition to death. It could be a story about a person dying literally but also a story of the transformation of a person moving through a “death” moment and grappling with what it would take to experience that and come out a better person.
The entire album the protagonist is talking about “his love” and how he doesn’t want to lose her/him. He accepts his journey and then falters again. Eventually he moves to the “holy mountain” which is the final movement which I won’t talk about so you can explore the lyrics and themes from your own perspective.
This album, to me is a true piece of art. It’s challenging musically but also lyrically/thematically cuts deep to Truths.
The unending waltz destroys me- it’s always a smack in the face to get myself together.
What are the others that you'd say have surpassed
Nothing, and I mean nothing, gives me the goosebumps this album does, there's simply nothing else like it.
Wow you did it. This album is truly a masterpiece in any way possible, but the vocals man. They are insane. As you I am not into death metal at all but this album will forever be one if my highest regards in metal overall. The narrative, the story, the instrumentals, the VOCALS. It's the first album I can see visually before me while listening with eyes closed. Cheers for that, my man!
I was made aware of this group via one of my friends in 2020 and has since gone straight up to my top 5 bands. Every couple weeks I playthru this album.
The lyricism that makes up this album is flawless. Its thought provoking and highly emotional, as if hes going through all the stages of emotion, and finally realizing that achieving his goal was not what he had believed it to be. My favorite album to date.
Thanks for introducing me to these guys, they're amazing!
I love seeing this band get more exposure through videos like this. Such a great album, probably my favorite of all time! Thank you Drew!
Been waiting for you to do this album since I found your channel, so exciting!
🙏🏻🙏🏻
Didn't expect to see this album cover pop up in my feed. Wow, amazing pick :)
Fuck yeah I'm so glad you got around to these guys.
So much of the recent music I've grown to love and appreciate has come straight from this channel. I couldn't thank you more for introducing me to especially Vildhjarta and now this beauty, so much enjoyment and admiration for what these artists create. Also so much fun to feel like I'm on this musical journey alongside you, I'm sure many others feel the same way.
Vildhjarta and this are my favorite bands ever
Slice The Cake has been my favorite band for as long as I can remember them being out. They got me through a difficult place and I am fanatical about the way they implement their music with raw emotion. Give "The Man With No Face" a listen if you dig the structured sound that the second half of the album brings, I can go on for hours about how talented the three of these guys are and how much they have inspired both music and writing around the world. Sometimes i feel like I'm a quarter of those 16,000 monthly listeners
this album is magnificent. if you’re interested in the narrative, I highly recommend giving it another listen with an extra track added - Odyssey To The Gallows - which takes place before the record and runs for a comfortably quaint 28 fucking minutes. less so progressive metal, more a dark ambient spoken word piece - it adds plenty more haunting images and potent themes to the album. Gaia (formerly Gareth, I believe she/they transitioned since this record) is an absolute fucking master of vocal delivery and deep lyricism. Worth the listen !
Where the fuck did you take that "fun fact" from? lmao
Djee, I could not have thought of a more manly voice... What an... Interesting fact that they would end up in another gender !
@@loudneiv4653 it’s pretty crazy ! but all the power to them
Hahahaha YES! the reaction to unending waltz lmaoo welcome to the club homie you’re hooked now
This is my favorite album of all time, hands down. Their album "The man with no face" is also a total masterpiece.
Wowwww didn't expect it here!!! Huge props for bringing this legendary album!! It's the best metalcore album in my opinion, it's highly conceptional and overall work done here is amazing! The drums, the guitars, the bass, the vocals, and THE LYRICS! IT'S HUGE MAN, I haven't seen your reaction but I'm sure you've liked it!
Very glad you dug this album. I felt a little let down you didnt dig Btbam's Parallax II or The Contortionist's Language to all too much, but atleast got one on the board 😎😎
Their virtual performance at UK Techfest 2020 (I believe) is absolutely amazing, you can find it on RUclips!
the siren's song from that performance is top 5 songs of all time for me.
The fact that they even played The Man with No Face (the song) in it's entirety fucking blew me away. Sincerely my favorite band.
Please react to ‘Fit For An Autopsy- Oh what the future holds’ or ‘Enterprise Earth- The chosen’.
My two favourite albums of this year so far.
Thank you for this....I've been on that yourney a lot of times....I would always go again. I love that album so much.
This album is a fcking masterpiece and it's by far my favorite album of all time. I don't have the time to go over why, but what you said about the lyrics:
Heavy Blog is Not Heavy did a two part dive into the lyrics of this album and it makes you appreciate it so much more. The lyrics and the music are probably the best off any album of all time imo, and it's undefeatable.
I'd argue some albums come close to this piece of art musically and lyrically such as Adjy - Idyll Opus, The Hotelier - Home, LikeNoPlaceIsThere or Ne Obliviscaris - Portal Of I. But still, this album is still the peak.
I laughed out loud at the part where you're like, "it sounds like White Walls... not anymore."
one of my favorite prog albums ever!
The Holy Mountain outro is so good! Holy crap
I was waiting to finish from work to watch this. This album gets better and better each time you hear it.
OMFG YEEEEESSSSSSSSSS i am SO excited youve dove into this!!
Was Waiting for you to react to it!!
Hell yeah dude, knew this was coming eventually. Wish these guys would do more, way underrated for sure.
Thanks for doing this! One of my favorite bands I've found through your channel!
I LOVE IT WHEN SLICE THE CAKE GETS THE ATTENTION IT DESERVES RAAAAHHHHH
This was an experience. One I hope to be able to produce one day. I love the idea of actual storytelling mixed with modern music.
YES dude
Good choice as always🔥
thank you drew for showing me this masterpiece of an album. Never heard of the band before :) now they are definitely on my radar . As always keep up the good work my friend;)
Well, this is another one for the playlist
Such a great album. Glad you checked them out
So happy you have listened to this, such an underrated album I wish everyone would listen to
Been loving this band for well over a decade now. So glad they still get some resurgence recognition. Sadly they do not play anymore, but there might be new content under a different name coming.
The Mountains of Man (specially the ending) is just pure chaotic beauty.
One hour and seventeen minutes of constant goosebumps
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Drew....as a fellow paddy. Please, PLEASE checkout the latest album from Black Crown Initiate - violent portrait of doomed escape. For me, it is an absolute masterpiece. If you like slice the cake . For sure you'll like this
Very underrated band
I think you might like 'The Mantle' by Agalloch. One of my favourite albums
Wow this is quite simply one of the coolest albums I’ve ever heard 🤯 Thank you for exposing this musical epic!
Love this album so much ❤️
Always a pleasure listening to this album again
Glad to see this still getting attention, Gareth and the entirety of STC are brilliant brilliant musicians
if you watch in lyrical spots that he changes tone in his vocals its him playing the characters within the story of the traveler.
Thank FUCK people are finally getting this album the full amount of attention it deserves
Its a beautiful and wild ride. It brings me joy watching someone else experience it for the first time remembering "ah yeah, I remember how that hit me."
Their version of the Siren's Song live from 2020's Tech Fest is surreal in how hard it hits.
You might also love The Ocean. I get a lot of The Ocean vibes here. It's time man, time for discovering a bit of earths history with The Ocean.
Edit: I have to add, Slice the Cake are criminally underrated, call the cops!
It was so fun watching this reaction even more so since it was from someone who at this time, didn't care too much for death metal/power. Loved watching you going through it here lol. welcome to the bottomless pit of trying to find good shit. another good small one is Xanthochroid. they have 2 albums prt 1 and prt 2. about 2hr all together. very good vocals and it even comes with a story to read along with it that has the lyrics.
I'm so glad you checked this album. It's genius!
Loved watching you react to this incredible record! There's some truly astonishing death metal bands you should dive into man! A few recs would be:
GOROD- Transcendence
INFERI-The warrior's infinite opus
ARCHSPIRE-The golden mouth of ruin.
The death metal abyss opens to the chosen few who dare to take the plunge into terrifying beauty. 🤘
Best of luck mate👍
Mastapiece!
They actually had 1 new song in 2020 on their live album, very black metal but good god is it good
XqcL
@@AnimosityIncarnate xqcL
Check out Through the Eyes of the Dead - Bloodlust. Another somewhat under the radar deathcore/metalcore classic
Awesome find
If you haven't checked out Exoplanet by The Contortionist I think that deserves a deep dive. Really helped define the sound of deathcore/spacey-prog/""djent"" in the early 2010s onward. Totally unique, hard to find a good equivalent: equal parts melodic and rhythmic.
150% agree with this statement. It’s a masterpiece and there’s nothing else quite like it.
"Unending Waltz" is a go-to for me if I'm feeling some tingly music.
This album absolutely incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you want a undiscovered band with few listenes, then Uneven Structure is your best bet
This album is like one huge song
Jack, the bassist, is an old friend from the local metal scene and it took me years to actually listen to this album.
He played bass for Slugdge as well, right?
This band was the first genuinely heavy band i ever found. And honestly one of the first super random bands i ever found and just could NOT get enough of. This album is a masterpiece. Check out the live stuff really really reallllllly good!
In my opinion... this is the most beautiful death metal album of all time
You should DEFINITELY give a listen to Earthside's "A Dream in Static", full album ofc.. It's a symphonic progressive metal, and it's an absolute classic.. Trust me, you love every second of it!
I feel like an idiot for only jamming sections of this album, that was a treat, glad you digged it!
STC impressed the hell out of me, and now that their upcoming album "Fissures" is set to come out, the hype couldnt be more real!
They disbanded again and Fissures was a side project by Gareth but Gareth is done with making anymore music.
This album friggin slaps. There’s another band that are even lesser known than these guys that I feel like should have waaay more recognition. Parius is their name and they just released a space themed prog metal album called The Signal Heard Throughout Space. You should totally check it out! All of their previous releases were full on death metal so this is a very new sound for them!
Listening to the album right now and it is sick, criminally underrated🔥
Ty man unfortunarely they closed down today after 14 years of MagicMetal!!! SLICE THE CAKE FOREVER!!!!
Some other long-form songs you might enjoy, if you like this:
Aether Realm - The Sun, The Moon, The Star
Ne Obliviscaris - Painters of the Tempest
Persifone - Consciousness (all 3 parts)
Wintersun - The Forest Seasons (full album)
And, for a really odd pick out of left-field: Heilung - Futha. They aren't rock or metal in the slightest, but if you have a soft spot for really experimental folk music, they're an absolute treat. They've been one of my most frequent plays in the last few months.
I hadn't heard of Odyssey to the West until you uploaded this, but I'm glad it was brought to my attention. Total masterpiece!
I’ll definitely be giving this more listens thats for sure
I don’t know if you’ve had this suggestion already but you should listen to the gloom in the corners new album trinity, my favourite album of the year and I think it may peak your interest, a truly beautiful album
Discovered this album in 2017 when I was only about 2-3 years into metalcore and it was the most creative and jaw dropping thing in terms of songwriting I had ever heard up to that point. Then found out that the band had broken up apparently because the members from sweden and australia decided to release this album without Garreth's approval, and he was so upset by this he quit and the band split. And then in late 2019 they reunited and are now a band again working on new music which some of it they released in 2020. @DrewFortune I highly recommend on your own time (Definitely a waste of yt prep work)you check out their other Magnum Opus released 4 days after "Odyssey to the West" titled "Odyssey To The Gallows" which is this super intense 25 minute narrative single told over a wall of eerie Lovecraftian sound. Really interesting, and once again masterful lyric composition.
Gareth was the one who leaked it
@@billybobthekidiswack oh, I read the wrong info then
This is amazinnnggg!!!! Please do The Faceless next!!! Autotheism or Planetary Duality!!!!
Castle in the sky was that song that you just keep going back to, you’re right. Was my #1 song on Spotify this year for a reason
All I can say about this album is that it is a phenomenal work of art. I recall reading a theory near its release that the lyrics, especially during the second half, were from the perspective of the vocalist. The band was falling apart during the creation of this album, and the vocalist named Gareth Mason (at the time, they now go by Gaia) released the album unfinished without the consent of the other band members--on April Fool's Day no less! So what you have listened to is technically an unfinished project that 2 of the 3 members of Slice the Cake did not want released in its current state. All I can say is thank FUCK it was pushed out behind closed doors. At least one of the other members (the composer I think) wanted to take this album to another band! Unfortunately, earlier this year Gaia, the vocalist, decided they did not want to pursue music any further. After announcing their return, Slice the Cake is once more finished. At least we have this masterpiece as the swan song of a phenomenal band.
когда я случайно обнаружил этих ребят, с первых нот понял что это пушка....альбом-шедевр. Gareth Mason не просто поёт он проживает каждую песню.
such an incredible symbiosis of atmosphere and heaviness. pure mastapiece.
and okay... if you don't want to listen REFLECTIONS, maybe you will pay attention to the 2013 album from After the burial, which is one of the brightest examples of djent/prog metalcore? it's called WOLVES WITHIN, according to your chronology of acquaintance, it should be exactly the next :3
I'd love to see you react to some music from Before I Turn. They remind me of Currents a lot
Really dig this! If you like cinematic, check out Ayreon. It’s one guy who does all the music (except drums) and has guest vocalists come play the parts of the characters in the story. My favorite album is “The Human Equation” featuring parts played by Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth), Devin Townsend, James Labrie (Dream Theater) and many others. It’s a true prog metal rock opera masterpiece. It’s long, so maybe could be a patreon reaction. If you do it, you have a new patron in me for sure!
I don’t know if you’ve heard any of it but please check out Time the Valuator they recently got a new vocalist and their singles sound insane but you should definitely do a full album reaction!
They’re on the Patreon poll man. Can’t wait to hear them🤌🏻
Drew you need to check out Amia Venera Landscape - The Long Procession.
Another band with low listen counts but by far one of the greatest metal albums I’ve ever heard.
I really hope you react to Black Tongue at some point.
Headcave would be a great band to check out
I am not a fan of deathy stuff but this is one of my favourite albums. It is just brilliant start to finish, such a raw emotion, and the vocalist is amazing at delivery.
Sadly, this band is no more - the singer had to step down due to the mental health issues., But this album will always stay as one of the most stand out works for me.
there was a bit of drama within the band when this album dropped, so much to the point that they actually ended up splitting once it was put out. It was only somewhat recently that they announced they’d be getting back together for a new project soon
Best prog deathcore album of all time
They actually have a new song called homecoming. The singer is also in another band called novena
Yes dude one of my best discoveries and it's all thanks to 3 important people. My 2 patrons and the lead singer of Tallah Justin Bonitz. Me and Justin talk quite frequently so I was bound to jump the fuck on this album and me and my friend Drew "the other Drew" were pleaseantly surprised it's on my channel if you want to watch. Favorite Tracks are Stone and Silver Parts I - II, The Dark Carnival, The Holy Mountain
I'm coming back to say this album is amazing and they remastered it this year (drew knows this) also engagement comment haha. but if you're new to this video please listen to it ❤
Saw the first two words of this title.. "yeah i know."
The best album. 🤘
best album ever.