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Within the hallowed halls of the Ripple office, I can’t think of any other album so unquestionably revered as this one. Often discussed over a piping hot cup of coffee thick enough to hold a spoon straight up, Deliverance has been crowned on more than one occasion as the perfect metal album. That’s not to say that it’s the heaviest (though it is pretty frickin’ heavy,) or the fastest (though it has some pretty fast s**t,) or the most technically proficient (though there are some jaw dropping moments,) or the fiercest (do I really have to go through this?) album in the world. It does, however, capture all of these elements and more. And, maybe that’s what has endeared this slab of distorted and toxic sludgery within our hearts. It’s as balanced a heavy metal album that you’ll find. Downtempo instrumental ditties break up the head bangin’ and heart racing moments, while the up tempo passages pull us from the doldrums of everyday life. Deliverance is an exposed nerve ending that came out when the rest of the music world was busy tapping the vein or capping themselves, and though it may not have been a conscious effort, the music reflected its surroundings.

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