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| 4.0 excellent | DarkNoctus | October 18th 17 |
a solid and at times, superb doom metal record that is done somewhat of a disservice by occasionally overdramatic and distracting harsh vocals of tomi. it's definitely worth listening to for those who loved hour of the nightingale (dreams burn down sounds like a b-side from that album, frankly) and it's obvious this album really was a labour of love from all involved, as was hour of the nightingale. certainly worth your time.
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| 3.2 good | Erwann S. STAFF | November 25th 19 |
Poetic and tragic death doom metal record. I'm no big fan of the subgenre but the vocals are particularly poignant, and the record is short enough to not get boring.
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| 4.0 excellent | ManiacBlasphemer | October 16th 19 |
A worthy successor, but with some flaws, this is how I would describe the follow-up to Hour of the Nightingale, the first and last album released under the Trees of Eternity moniker. The music is even more meditative, dark and atmospheric, there are some slient, ambient moment that only serve to amplify the pressure and the overall feeling of loneliness, loss and grief (this is how you should use ambient sounds, not as a mean to an end, but part of a valid musical genre, otherwise it is sheer monotony). There is that constant feeling that something, or better yet someone is missing, accentuating the loss of Aleah, who is the lait-motif of the album. The uninspired choices are 1) Tomi Joutsen (while a great vocalist, this sort of music fits a female vocalist more than a male one, Heike should have sung on this from the start) 2) Lack of creative melodies and riffs (Juha admitted that he released it the way he recorded it during his grieving period, thus not remembering much of it; some songs feel underdeveloped) 3) For what it offers, it is a bit overlong. HotN had a knack to keep you in suspense. This one does not. Still, some bloody good tracks: 1, 4, 7, 8 and especially 9 where Aleah sings.
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| 5.0 classic | Metalicsound | June 20th 18 |
To me it's a new classic of death/doom, they put the real feelings in, the production is great, it sounds natural and opressant but not too much like some funeral doom albums. rPain and beauty
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| 4.0 excellent | KillerOfBeers | June 11th 18 |
One of the better doom albums in recent memory. You can just tell a ton of emotion went into the
making of this.
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| 4.5 superb | Reviewc0re | December 19th 17 |
I know death/doom has a stereotypical melancholy vibe, but this just nails the feeling of utter loss. Understandable when knowing the context behind this release.
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| 3.5 great | progpostman | November 30th 17 |
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| 4.0 excellent | kouichi | December 6th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Krpa | April 9th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jeejee | January 25th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | unkle | November 9th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | ClayJ79 | August 27th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Behexen | January 13th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | valek | December 1st 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Kimm | November 5th 17 |
| 3.0 good | Trey STAFF | October 24th 17 |
| 3.0 good | Elynna | October 24th 17 |
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