The second half of the album does take its time to reach its full potential, with tracks such as "Cognitive Computations" that are quickly forgotten once the album has ended. But despair not-Allegaeon is technical death metal, after all-the shreddy solos remain. The mood of the album begins to shift with "Proponent for Sentience II - The Algorithm." The idea of sentient robots suddenly becomes a reality for the album, and the riffs take on a more chaotic and destructive nature. Then, the tempo suddenly picks up and Allegaeon's death metal roots become apparent, with heavy, fast riffs and shredderific solos dominating the opening, evident on "All Hail Science." Allegaeon then adds a layer of complexity with a flamenco intro to "Gray Matter Mechanics," followed by the entirely acoustic outro-"Apassionata Ex Machina." After about a minute, the guitars join this symphony with broad power chords that contradict the soft introduction and reveal the epic tone prevalent throughout the album. Or, should I say, to create low expectations that are soon shattered. The album starts out relatively calm with a choral/symphonic introduction to set the mood. While by no means the best album ever, Proponent for Sentience is still a great buy with a high return on investment. ![]() ![]() But either way, Proponent was the first death metal album I listened to, and it still holds up when compared with my new interests, such as Beyond Creation or Alkaloid. Or maybe those are just two versions of me. Allegaeon's Proponent for Sentience is an EXCELLENT album for anyone from the teenager who just discovered metal to the (also teenager) metal veteran.
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