As The Last Light Drains - Freya

Advantages: Something for everyone, overall superb!
Disadvantages: hmmm, there's a naked baby on the front......

...'With the lights out, its less dangerous'. Words that defined a generation. For those of you who are unfortunate not to have heard the eternal power chords of Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit', I feel sorry for you. For that song influenced more teenage minds alone than years of schooling ever could. I heard this song for the first time last year, now I own all Nirvana albums and feel like they have really struck a chord with me. And to think that teen spirit is the only hit on this album would be a great understatement. Every single track on this album is instantly loveable, the guitar riffs very catchy, the lyrics even more so. Those who are not instantly attracted to songs such as 'Lithium', 'Come as you Are' and 'Drain You' can do better than to skip this entire genre of music alltogether. This is as good as it gets folks... Read review

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Advantages: The title track. Emmense.
Disadvantages: None. Wish the album would never end.

...After a frankly dreadful change of style with 34.333%...complete the masters of Doom return with the truley awesome TLATEOTW. A mastepiece. You cannot fault a song... at all on this album. There are bone crushing riffs and Aaron has returned to his Growl/singing combination but keeps it fresh. The title track is an epic love story, the lyrics read like a novel. The song is around 12minutes long, but you are hooked from start to finish. A lonely man keeping his lighthouse, given a chance by his deity to spend one more night with his love. In return he is to man the light for eternty... alone. What a powerful story told in song. MDB just grabs you and send's you through all these emotions. It's hard to put into words the power of their music. The album leaves you emotionally drained. What more can you ask for? Money and time well... Read review

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Advantages: More of a mainstream sound without losing their edge
Disadvantages: The last track

...Brody Dalle brings her Distiller boys along for the outing of their third album, ‘Coral Fang’, which sees a departure from their previous hardcore punk-rock style. Opening track and breakthrough single ‘Drain the Blood’ kicks of the album in great style, with catchy guitar riffs complementing brody’s deep vocals throughout. ‘Dismantle Me’ continues in a similar vein, and is another highly catchy track, followed by ‘Die on a Rope’, a track which reverts back to the old hardcore style a little more. ‘The Gallon is God’ slows the pace down somewhat, with it’s more sluggish and reflective style, before title track ‘Coral Fang’ picks it up again, with the kind of chorus that implants itself into your head for days on end. ‘The Hunger’ was the second single to be lifted from the album, and provides some variation on the album, changing... Read review

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