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Advantages: Creates an atmosphere felt with very few albums
Disadvantages: You have to be in the right mood to listen to it

Already being the proud owner of five different cradle of filth albums, when my dad decided he disliked "Damnation and a day" i offered him a few quid for it. What i received was my favourite Cradle album. The album creates a huge atmosphere and in depth world. This is mainly done because it features the 40-piece Budapest Film Orchestra and 32-piece Budapest Film Choir. The concept The album is in four parts. The first two parts tell of the ...
...about satan's manipulation on Earth. So overall the album is based on the old testament. The lyrics The lyrics are some of my favourites. "Angels in raiments, As pure as coal, Taking their payments, In tortured mortal souls" The lyrics arn't for the faint hearted and arn't too popular with Christians but they are intelligent. You cannot base intelligence on opinion. The tracks I. Fantasia Down "A Bruise Upon the Silent Moon" (Intro) ... Read review

Advantages: Five great songs
Disadvantages: One slightly less than great song

...here we go. 1. From the cradle to enslave: The reason i bought this ep. After seeing the video and having the song stuck in my head for what seemed like eternity i just had to have it. It has atmosphere and is still skullcrushingly heavy. 2. Of dark blood and f**king: This song is very fast for cradle although it has it's slow bits complete with choir. These just finish the song off perfectly. Once again tremendous lyrics even if the song title ...
...to the other songs. Apart from that, it's fantastic. Summary Six songs on an ep is good. Six different songs is great. Six songs of this quality is amazing. Worth every penny, it is full of every emotion and features songs that i feel, with the exception of Funeral in carpathia, could be released as singles. If you want something different to normal cradle or just something different then this is for you. Thanks for reading Joe =] ... Read review

Advantages: Something new and different. Harder and more openly brutal sound
Disadvantages: Somewhat crude and unrefined

...they will not be disappointed. Thornography has a tendency to sound less refined as their previous albums, it lacks finesse. However tracks such as "Rise Of The Pentagram" show what this album is truly about, hard hitting and frontal attacks with the beautiful and tender sounds of traditional classical instruments, although this track has a minimal amount of lyrics it still proves the bands brilliance. To conclude I enjoyed this album but not as ... Read review

Advantages: a few good songs
Disadvantages: nowhere near as good as their old stuff

Iv always been a fan of goldfinger and it had been a while since the release of a new album prior to this one being released. I had been looking forward to a new album as i really liked their new-ish material and thought that the band were getting better and better. When this one came out I downloaded it straight away, I had already listened to a few songs they released on myspace before the release and enjoyed these so I was looking forward to ...
...are only a few good songs on their and some that i just cant stand to listen to. A few of the good songs are really good, though it feels a little bit rushed and a bit like all the songs are of different kind of genres. I put this down to the return of the guitarist who previously left the band as he liked metal music and not punk. He has seemed to have some influence in some of the songs and I feel has let the band down. If you did like this ... Read review

Advantages: Fantastic!
Disadvantages: None spring to mind

Linkin Park's debut album, littered with crunching riffs and memorable lyrics commands the listener to mosh along. There are no other options! There are few words capable of describing this Nu Metallic work of art other than astounding. The other words within my vocabulary that could do the job are unsuitable for minors. 'Hybrid Theory' is such a great album, especially when reflected on today. It was the foundation of a great band's success and ... Read review