![]() ![]() The other half are sweeping, haunting, melodic epics, usually clocking in the 7-9 minute range. Half are songs that attempt to be straightforward and heavy while being strongly melodic. After much debate, there are two words that can classify this record accurately: haunting and gorgeous. Piano and Synthesizer are incorporated more than the power trio of instruments you would find on a metal release. ![]() There are no double bass drums, no face-melting solos, epic vocal wails, death growls, or grunts, and there are barely even audible or memorable riffs. The guitars are made of sludge, and the drums are programmed. So how is this album classified? Genre classifications and phrases like goth metal, power synth, pop goth, have been thrown around, and none of these accurately describe the whirlwind of melodic sounds found on this record. Normally, I would argue that if a metal album could put a child to sleep instead of scaring the living crap out of them, it wouldn’t be effective. To put it more clear, if the lyrical content didn’t involve blood thirsty werewolves, odes to druidic orgies, haunting demons, suicide, murder suicide, and arson, I would put half of this CD on a iPod playlist for my 3 year old daughter to fall asleep to. The 1996 release October Rust from Type O Negative does just that. Whether the majority of bands achieve this is debatable, but we know a metal album is not supposed to RELAX you. Aside from the occasional dabble in sensitivity, we all know that metal is designed to pump fists and crush skulls. The purpose of a metal album is to kick your ass for the majority of its length while usually incorporating a requisite ballad/quasi-ballad either to show off an introspective side or more likely, to sell more records. It’s often hard to find beauty in metal, probably because in most cases it is not supposed to be present. Review Summary: A haunting, melodic, somber, gorgeous opus from a group that severely overachieved on this album. ![]()
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