Review Summary: "A virtuoso to be admired."
Imagine this idea of a twisted and heavy, yet breathtakingly beautiful experience with me, think of disturbing imagery while you are calmly floating down the river.
Sounds enticing yet unnerving!
Although I wish someone would put the mere essence of this experience into music. You probably couldn't pin any sound on such a contrasting mix of both eerie and lovely.
Now, I want you to forget all of that since some talented group of madmen actually decided to do it. Enter Withering to death. - A composition that puts a lot of weight on my soul as I listen to it, and resonate with it.
The vocalist (who goes by "Kyo") has quite the masterful set of vocal cords; I always like to hear such an extensive range of emotion whenever I listen to music, and even more so when it has damn near perfect chemistry with the theme of the music itself. You'd often get hit with a harmonic song or section that gives a great bittersweet feeling at one time, and also get hit with a shot of adrenaline in a heavy riff form at the next, and Kyo is phenomenal at doing both. (Makes me wish some songs were a little longer)
Some tracks like "C", "Kodoku ni Shisu, Yue ni Kodoku", "Jesus Christ R'n R", "Machiavellism" an -Nevermind, they all give me this feeling. "Dead Tree" is still an immaculate track that captures that feeling the best for me though, it could definitely leave one speechless.
I can only describe it as getting lost in every single aspect of the instrumentation, vocals, overall sound, and lyrics.
Speaking of the lyricism, the whole project is a garden of well-written stories and thought-provoking ideas told in such a genuine and poetic manner. - "Itoshisa wa Fuhai ni Tsuki", "Spilled Milk", and "Kodou" are just *some* of my favourites in terms of lyrics, the sheer intrepid detail that the band puts into them. A lot of tracks touch on very somber subjects, and those subjects become amplified when they sound like they're being told straight from the heart. Again, very bittersweet vibes.
Evidently, the instrumentation paired with the production is just damn great to hear. The bass lines, the powerful drumming, the guitar riffs - No matter what it has to tell you that the band together are a virtuoso to be admired.
Favourites:
All of them, chief.
Least Favourites:
I wish it was longer I guess?...
AWARDS:
Daddy's Little Girl: Dead Tree
The Son I Never Wanted: I want them all (N/A)
