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To Rid The Disease.

Advantages: brilliant arrangements by some classically trained musicians, excellent lyrical themes.
Disadvantages: some may find it depressing.

Damnation is the seventh album from progressive metal band Opeth. It surprisingly showcases the bands lighter side and was their first album to reach the Billboard Top 200, "Windowpane" being the album's single. Damnation is an outstanding, yet not drastic contrast from Opeth's roots in Scandinavian death metal. It successfully fuses aspects of blues, folk, rock and jazz through its clean and controlled vocal stylings, brilliantly composed classical ...
...bands flexibility. Opeth really shine here, despite putting aside their usual blast beats, heavy growling vocals and distorted riffs, in favour of more subdued melancholy musical patterns. As always, the arrangements are superbly orchestrated. Drums are at a steady pace, the guitar work is great, and the entire album is permeated with some truly brilliant synth, and has a subtle undercurrent of rhythm that brilliantly complements the fantastic high ...

Mutalisk 18.07.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Damnation - Opeth

Dunno what to call this one... Deliverance?

Advantages: everything, great musicianship
Disadvantages: stop it, nothing at all.

...the MUST HAVE metal record: Deliverance by Opeth. WHO IS OPETH? *********************** Opeth is a Swedish band, playing together for 10+ years. Their roots lay clearly within the death/doom genre, but they write songs with actual melodies. Opeth's music has become so much more, and dare I say it, truly unique. Over the years, they have garnered quite a large following (by underground standards) due to the critical and financial success of their ...
...hearse, Still life, Blackwater Park, Deliverance and Damnation. There is an 8th one on the way this year. The band was co-founded by guitarist/vocalist Mikael Akerfeldt who eventually recruited second guitarist Peter Lindgren, drummer Martin Lopez (ex-AMON AMARTH), and bassist Martin Mendez. The musical ability of Mikael Akerfeldt and company have earned OPETH the Swedish equivalent of a Grammy award. They have come a long way since their inception ...

monsieur.Joda 13.05.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Deliverance - Opeth

dusk, and the album about it

Advantages: The female vocalist in some of the songs
Disadvantages: No songs seem to stand out

This album starts of pretty typical CofF style, with the eerie sounding synth-type thing, closely followed by "Heaven Torn Asunder" which is nicely structured, with the usual pounding drums, and dynamic vocals. No song stands out as particularly bad on this album, but in reply to that, none of the tracks seem outstandingly brilliant. Sure, the guitar work, is technical and sounds pretty impressive, and the songs are well written, but they just don't ...
...because the songs are all pretty long, and the tempo changes often, giving the impression of a different song starting. Saying that, I find "A Gothic Romance" a very impressive song. Also, the choirs in "Dusk And Her Embrace" are a really nice touch. Cradle of Filth defintely have found the formula for their songs, and they don't look like changing it. The seem happy with the way their songs come out, but I find that the songs seem to blend together.. ...

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Review of Dusk And Her Embrace - Cradle Of Filth

Melodic Death Metal at the very top end

Advantages: Top class, filled with exceedingly good tracks
Disadvantages: Pure melodeath, if you don't like growls this isn't for you

...a little more attractive. Damage Done: Quite a good song, has some variance in it but nothing I feel is extremely special Cathode Ray Sunshine: Love the melodies and chorus, another of my favourites (this album has quite a lot of them) The album rounds of with The Enemy; I, Deception and Ex Nihilio although I think I, Deception may vary depending on where you buy the album. They are all good songs but not quite at the very top end of the album, ...
...its powerful, melodic and poetic all very much at the same time. It has many hummable melodies and shout-along choruses. Perhaps a good introduction to the genre of Melodic Death Metal, I recommend it if you are curious or are finding an interest from certain things you have heard. You could see it as something of a step on from thrash, so if you enjoy thrash you may well enjoy this, being open minded to death growls is a plus. ...

daekfire 19.12.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Damage Done - Dark Tranquility

One of my favourite cds

Advantages: Amazing album. It's that simple
Disadvantages: None

I bought this with a few other cradle cds and this was the first one i played. The cover attracted me to play it first. What i heard shown me what everyone meant when they said their latest release "Thornography" was nothing compared to their old music. About the album This was Cradle's third release and second full length album. It was loosely inspired by the writing of Sheridan Le Fanu and although vampires are not mentioned by name, the ...
..."Humana Inspired to Nightmare" - A great introduction. Put together very well, it creates the atmosphere needed to get into the album. "Heaven Torn Asunder" - One of the highlights of the album this is a great way to start it. A great guitar riff and tremendous vocals make this what it is "Funeral in Carpathia" - Kicking in with a blastbeat and an eleven second scream before slowing down to almost spoken lyircs. This song has a bit of everything. ...

joe-survey 28.12.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Dusk And Her Embrace - Cradle Of Filth