If you have or want to write a review for Troglodyte Dawn, you can do so in this thread.

Links to existing reviews for the debut album, Troglodyte Dawn:

BNR Metal Pages: http://www.bnrmetal.com/groups/trda.htm

ChristianXtreme: http://65.61.12.97/troglodyte_dawn_review.html

doom-metal.com: #1 - http://www.doom-metal.com/reviews/trogdawn.html#trog

doom-metal.com: #2 - http://www.doom-metal.com/bandlist_entry.php?id=366

GL Productions: http://hem.passagen.se/lillie/demo24.html (scroll to the bottom of the page)

Hellride Music: http://www.hellridemusic.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7510

Metal for Jesus: http://www.metalforjesus.org/albums_x.html#Troglodyte%20Dawn

Metal Metropolis: http://www.metal-metropolis.com/troglodyte_dawn.htm

No Life 'til Metal: http://www.nolifetilmetal.com/trogolytedawn.htm

Victory E-zine: http://www.victoryzine.com/reviews.php?name=Troglodyte%20Dawn

I think you forgot one:



OCI's review for Metal Archives:
www.metal-archives.com/review.php?id=30077

I think the Victoryzine link above points to OCI's review, but thanks for including the other one.

OCI's is one of the best reviews I have received thus far!

I noticed, that's why I wanted to throw that up there

Heaven's Metal didn't review this one?

Good to see you got some deserved credit! It's a great disc, I'm diggin it

TD review from the Italian website White Metal. circa 2007 if I remember correctly:

http://www.whitemetal.it/

http://www.whitemetal.it/recensione_troglodyte_dawn_-_troglodyte_dawn.htm

Original Italian text wrote:

Quali note di apertura ci si aspetterebbe da un album che ha in copertina nient'altro che la scritta Troglodyte Dawn ed in cui capeggia incontrastato un primate nei pressi di una grotta? Esatto!, ed è proprio sulla falsariga di "2001: Odissea nello spazio" che esordisce l'opener 667, per lo più un ambient di 1:40. Il progetto Troglodyte Dawn è stato partorito dalla mente di Randy Michaud, one man band che si è avvalso in quest'opera prima della collaborazione di diversi guest. La release è molto underground, pur vantando addirittura una label, la sconosciuta Stone Groove Records, ma nel complesso il lavoro è discreto, peccando oltretutto di netto a livello di suono di produzione. Il sound dell'act statunitense è un heavy/stoner/doom di blacksabbathiana memoria, e ciò Randy non lo nasconde affatto dato che la quinta Forever after è una parodia cristianizzata di After forever della celeberrima band di Birmingham capitanata da Ozzy Osburne. L'esecuzione del nostro è sempre apprezzabile, sia a livello strumentale che vocale, dove propugna un costante riecheggio effettato che si fa apprezzare per tutti i ben 52 minuti di estensione del Cd, però mai di livello eccelso e per giunta guastata da una produzione, come dicevamo, piuttosto mediocre. Buono invece il lavoro di lyrics, le quali nel booklet riportano i puntuali riferimenti biblici da cui mutuano. La prima vera canzone è Fallen world (che, ci dicono le stampe, include anche Human race), circa 9 minuti e mezzo di heavy/doom, corposo o soffuso, dal bell'effetto riecheggiante, dall'intonata voce di Randy, dai refrain intelligenti. Parti doom ed altre più heavy andanti si dividono ulteriormente il palco acustico; molto ben eseguito è l'assolo. Redeemed è molto simpatica, solare e resa ancora più allegra dall'effetto live di una folto pubblico esaltato che acclama ad ogni nota...happy metal se ce n'è uno. Longing è un dolce ambient notturno supportato da un altrettanto dolce riff, anche se poi con l'andare la tensione nella traccia sale. Detto di Forever after eccoci a Flower, costruita attorno a poche note, vi si apportano nei 6:05 minuti di durata solo cambi di intensità, non di sound. Dood è una stranezza di synth, voci e strumenti esotici, mentre l'ottava lunghissima (10:35) Lust (la quale ingloba Testimony e anche Droon) alterna heavy robusto, doom, fasi più accelerate e si apprezza per le buone linee vocali nonchè per il lavoro di lead guitar e di solos. Segue Look on the cross, bella canzone in cui prevalgono melodia e lenti assoli. Chiude un'altra ambient, Dawn, dove un saggio uso di synth genera molto pathos per tutti i cinque minuti che dura. L'intuizione Troglodyte Dawn si propone dunque in modo accattivate: speriamo solo riesca col tempo a professionalizzarsi maggiormente dandoci la possibilità di gustare le buone idee con un suono più adeguato. -Valerio Mei

Lame online English translation wrote:

Which opening notes would expect to us from a album that has in cover nient' other that the written Troglodyte Dawn and in which capeggia incontrastato primate near one a cove? Exact!, and it is just on the falsariga of "2001: Odissea in the space "that esordisce opener the 667, for more a ambient than 1:40. The plan Troglodyte Dawn has been give birth from the mind of Randy Michaud, one man band that it has been taken advantage in this work before the collaboration of various guest. The release it is a lot underground, also boasting a label quite, the disowned Stone Groove Records, but in the complex the job is discreet, sinning oltretutto clearly to level of production sound. The sound of the act American it is a heavy/stoner/doom of blacksabbathiana memory, and that Randy does not hide it at all since the fifth Forever after is one cristianizzata parody of After forever of the celeberrima band of Birmingham commanded from Ozzy Osburne. The execution del ours is always appreciable, is to instrumental level that vocal, where propugna a effettato constant riecheggio that it is made to very appreciate for all the 52 minuteren of extension del Cd, but never of lofty level and for committee put out of order from a production, as we said, rather mediocre. Good instead the job of lyrics, which in the booklet brings back the punctual Biblical references from which mutuano. The first true song is Fallen world (than, they say the press to us, includes also Human race), approximately 9 minuteren and means of heavy/doom, corposo or soffuso, from beautiful the riecheggiante effect, the intonata voice of Randy, the refrain intelligent. Parts doom and other more heavy andante divide ulteriorly the acoustic theater box; a lot very executed is the assolo. Redeemed is much likeable, solar and yield still more glad from the exalted effect live of a folto public that it applauds to every note... happy metal if ce n' it is one. Longing is a supported nocturnal cake ambient from an equally sweet one riff, even if then with going the tension in the trace knows them. Saying of Forever after eccoci to Flower, constructed around little notes, you bring in the 6:05 duration minuteren single changes of intensity, not of sound. Dood is a voice, stranezza synth and exotic instruments, while the eighth longest (10:35) Lust (which ingloba Testimony and also Droon) alternate heavy sturdy, doom, is made accelerated more and it is appraised for the good vocal lines nonchè for the job of lead guitar and solos. It follows Look on the cross, beautiful song in which prevails melodia and assoli discs of a valve. It closes an other ambient, Dawn, where a test use of synth generates a lot pathos for all the five minuteren that hard. The intuition Troglodyte Dawn is proposed therefore in way won: we hope alone succeeds with the time in professionalizzarsi mainly giving the possibility to more taste the good ideas to us with an adapted sound. -Valerio Mei

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- "Screw the naysayers and DOOM, baby! Friggin' DOOM!!"

Is that amore? I can't tell.
But your riffs are memorable and very cool music throughout

To quote Twothirtyeight " I don't get paid to sing what everyone is thinking"

I think you know how I feel about reviews generally and even the good ones I see as fairly pointless. I prefer to let my ears and mind be the judge. To thine own self be true. THere has never been a great record made the kind that stands the test of the time which was written as an attempt to please the critics and the crowd. Basically the artists just went with their instincts, hard work, and made what they thought was a good record and then the listener agreed

Hey, just thought I'd post this other review I found online:

"In
all my 14 years on this earth, I have learned a thing or two about real
metal. I listen to bands like Kreator, Slayer, Cradle of Filth and
many, many others. Too many to list. I have like 100 CDs. So I know.
What I am talking about.

OK seriously, Trodlotyde Dawn sucks. This is probably the worst
thrash
album I've ever heard! Everyone smart knows that albums with old
paintings on the cover and song titles like "Fallen World" are supposed
to be thrash albums. He doesn't even play that fast! WTF? I heard
somewhere that thiss album is supposed to be influenced by Black
Sabbath, but I just don't hear it. I guess there's maybe some Dio
Sabbath in there a bit. But Black Sabbath sucks anyway.

And of course, there's the dreaded 'filler tracks'. 667 is just a
minute of 'noise' with something that sounds like a dood peeing in a
rainstorm while torturing little animals. Dood is useless to the true
metalhead as well. And this album is not nearly Satanic enough to be
taken seriously by real metalheads anyways. Truglotye Dawn really isn't worth the CD it's printed on."

-the honorable Blasphemer616111





































Ok ... so I didn't hit ya guys on April 1 ...

peace!

jesusmetal.com also has one