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| 3.0 good | Voivod STAFF | May 10th 20 |
With Opulent Decay, Spell jump to the gothic/heavy metal bandwagon, and while the album's overall atmosphere is different from those of peering albums, the majority of songs fails to make a lasting impression. Favorite song: Psychic Death. Stream: http://spellofficial.bandcamp.com/album/opulent-decay
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| 3.5 great | Deadwing2112 | April 21st 20 |
Op-u-lent: adjective - ostentatiously rich and luxurious or lavish. An interesting word that I will now borrow and add to my future vocabulary. This is the third release from Vancouver based hard rock - metal retro act Spell and it is rather difficult to define. The track list is a rather uh.... opulent variety of mixed rock and metal fused together and delivered in a homogeneous format. The album was apparently recorded on analog tape that adds a retro early 70s warmth along with enhancing a gloomy atmosphere. The highlight track is Imprisoned By Shadows with a melodic guitar gallop riff and an appreciative nod to Iron Maiden. Cam Mesmer's vocals are noticeably demonstrating more range and depth on this album yet as apparent to Spell's wishes are mixed evenly into the instrumentation rather than over it. Perhaps on the band's fourth effort the vocals will ride a bit louder for a more dynamic effect.
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| 4.0 excellent | btors | March 14th 23 |
| 3.5 great | arf | November 4th 22 |
| 3.2 good | Trey STAFF | December 13th 20 |
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