VinnieVincentInvaded wrote:
Major event?
In that this album is superfucktacularly amazing and that this band deserves the respect, then yes.
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Anyway, I'm just getting into this band through the album Hyperion. Very good songwriting, but I'm having trouble getting past/liking the vocals.
I don't understand the problems people have with the vocals. They're completely unique- emotional without being whiny, incredibly powerful and able to deliver mood.
As for this album- incredible. Definitely better than part I (and part I was amazing)- just superb songwriting all around, and like a good concept album, its completely moody and reflects the story's themes quite nicely, even if the lyrics aren't particularly well written. Best track for me is When the Soulreapers Cry (just listen to that chorus- how can anyone not love that voice?)- the part beginning at 2:03 and at the end makes me shiver every time. Beauty Will Fade is very different from anything they've done before and manages to pull off that creepy aura of happiness quite well- plus that verse riff is killer and very fun to play on guitar as well. And all the songs are amazing, which compares well with part I which has the best overall song but was much more inconsistent. All in all, 94/100- their second best after Hyperion and probably the album of the year for me. Great review, too.
