Midian - Cradle Of Filth > Reviews > IGNORE

Author's product rating:   

Originality	Groundbreaking
Lyrics	Standard
Quality and consistency of tracks	Mixed
How does it compare to the artist's other releases	Good
Value for Money

Advantages:	very original style of death metal, Dani's vocals
Disadvantages:	no songs seem to stand out .

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

(EDIT... I HAVE REALISED THAT I HAVE REVIEWED THE WRONG ALBUM.. I HAVE ACTUALLY REVIEWED "DUSK... AND HER EMBRACE" BY THE SAME BAND)

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 seem to stand out from each other. This could be 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..

Overall, the album is pretty well put together, even though no songs in particular stand out as being brilliant.