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Tyrael
May 22nd 2013


21108 Comments


-1 faith in humanity thanks to willie

Dreamflight
May 22nd 2013


2211 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I thought you'd dig The Gallery's melancholic atmosphere.

Crysis
Emeritus
May 22nd 2013


17628 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

The Gallery is the best melodic death album ever released imo and The Mind's I is awesome as well (especially "Hedon" and "Insanity's Crescendo")

OmairSh
May 22nd 2013


17609 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Not impressed on first listen

Tyrael
May 22nd 2013


21108 Comments


'The Gallery is the best melodic death album ever released'

this times 1000

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
May 22nd 2013


60655 Comments


This sounds interesting, I only have the Gallery but I might check (or should I get Fiction/Character first?)

Crysis
Emeritus
May 22nd 2013


17628 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Try Fiction first as it is probably the best representation of their "newer" sound

Insurrection
May 22nd 2013


24844 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Interesting. Why do you like this over those two albums?




from what i remember, on the gallery everything was uber melodic all the time with no real standouts. very well done dont get me wrong, just too melodic death by the books for me (one melodic guitar lead after another after another). relistening to it right now to see if my opinion changes but so far im not feeling it



this feels more developed. each song is distinct, the choruses are well done, the melody is still there but much more subtle which i like. i just found myself a lot more interested compared to the gallery. as for fiction all i remember is being turned off by the keys but that was a looong time ago



probably gonna run through their discog this week and see what happens

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
May 22nd 2013


60655 Comments


Alright, I'll try to try it (but I've got a lot of other stuff to check and may end up getting this first)

Voivod
Staff Reviewer
May 22nd 2013


10751 Comments


The Gallery is one of my least favorites, too. The Mind's I is worse, though.

I humbly beg to differ about The Mind's I, I found it to be awesome back in the day and I still dig it, whereas The Gallery didn't have the same effect.

*to each his own*

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
May 22nd 2013


60655 Comments


from what i remember, on the gallery everything was uber melodic all the time with no real standouts. very well done dont get me wrong, just too melodic death by the books for me

Instinct tells me that that's stupid, but I understand; it feels...a bit too much at once imo. Still an awesome album

Voivod
Staff Reviewer
May 22nd 2013


10751 Comments


on the gallery everything was uber melodic all the time with no real standouts

Agreed.

bodiesinflight57
May 22nd 2013


870 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

Yeah this is pretty good but it hasn't grown on me much. I like it but it doesn't grab you like the best DT records. Think they can definitely build on this though. Maybe if they take a bit more time with the next album it will be a classic to rival 'Fiction'...

Hawks
May 22nd 2013


89021 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Didn't listen to WATV, but this one sounds good.

Crysis
Emeritus
May 22nd 2013


17628 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

on the gallery everything was uber melodic all the time




That is a large part of why I love it so much

Tyrael
May 22nd 2013


21108 Comments


Hawks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzVDt1xYFsM

CK
May 22nd 2013


6104 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

There were standouts on The Gallery, bitch

Crysis
Emeritus
May 22nd 2013


17628 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Many, many standouts

Tyrael
May 22nd 2013


21108 Comments


nothing but standouts

Willie
Moderator
May 22nd 2013


20214 Comments

Album Rating: 4.3 | Sound Off

"Hedon" and "Insanity's Crescendo" were the only good songs on that album. The rest seemed like Slaughter of the Soul with half the heart.



As for The Gallery, the opener is awesome and certain melodies are pretty damn cool, but they ruin the best ones by kicking up the speed. "Edenspring" comes to mind as a song that starts out with that awesome bass melody and the guitars come in and it kicks even more ass... and then 1000 BPM and 100 different changes ruins it.



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