 | Insomnium Shadows of the Dying Sun
3.9
excellent
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| 3.5 great | Hastein45 | April 27th 14 |
There are maybe 2 songs on here that are average for Insomnium and one, "While We Sleep",
which is good. The rest is certainly not up to par to their older stuff. This album is less
dynamic, less emotionally provocative, less interesting, and there isn't enough diversity.
The acoustic breaks are less prevalent here and the album suffers because of it. The build-
up to climaxes is nowhere near what it was on previous albums. Sure, they add blast-beats
but it doesn't add much musically other than it is different. The emphasis on clean vocals
reminds me of Noumena's direction, though with the same results: the band is no longer as
good. The only thing I like better is the addition of more solos, which are fantastic. This
album doesn't compare to their older stuff, and in my opinion, is definitely the worst thing
they have ever released, minus the EP last year. Saying this album is a classic, superb, or
even excellent is a stretch and unworthy of that sort of recognition. Insinuating that this
is as good as their other stuff is akin to saying Mercenary's latest is as well. It simply
isn't. It is still better than what most bands release however.
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| 4.0 excellent | Trey STAFF | May 15th 14 |
These guys don’t ever really do anything different. They’ve found a formula based on cyclical guitar melodies, doomy riffing and death vocals combined with terrible clean vocals and it works. So, what makes one album any better than another? I don’t really have an answer, but this one is better than a lot of their previous releases. It’s like the best of their new stuff combined with a bit more of the moodiness that filled their first few releases. Nothing about this is going to blow you away, but it is very well done and the clean vocals aren’t used enough to ruin anything.
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| 0.0 | emester | April 22nd 14 |
It may look like your typical, slightly above average Melodic Death Metal album at first, but after a few listens, it becomes one hell of a grower.
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| 3.5 great | Hot Bowser | March 13th 22 |
sommy continue their descent though its better than sorrow, highlights in sleep, black heart, words, river, and ephemeral, which sounds a lot tighter than the ep version, title track is garbo
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| 5.0 classic | acdrums777 | January 22nd 21 |
The record that led me down the rabbit hole that is heavy music. It is truly a classic in the world of modern melodeath
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| 4.0 excellent | NoHellsNoHeavens | July 27th 16 |
Listened to all of Insomniums albums over again... this is better than a 3.5.
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| 4.0 excellent | OmairSh | November 20th 14 |
Pretty much the standard Insomnium formula. It's done well though
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| 0.0 | DarknessPrevails | May 6th 14 |
This is my first introduction to the band, and I have to say I'm impressed. This is a very well constructed and consistent melodic death metal release, blending beautiful melody and atmosphere with crushing and deathy riffs. Definitely one I'd like to listen to again from a band I'll definitely be checking out more of.
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| 4.0 excellent | Drugoli | April 28th 14 |
The more you listen to it, the better it gets.rDefiantly never listen to this in a random order or just one song. You HAVE to listen to this from start to finish, it's an amazing experience.
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| 4.0 excellent | StormChaser | April 27th 14 |
There are amazing moments on this record. Unexpectedly amazing tracks too: Revelation, Collapsing Words and The River are really up to par with their best. Really great record
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