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1. Crushed to Dust 2. Lullaby in Winter (in 2 parts) 3. Writings on the Wall 4. Into Deep 5. The Boy in the Attic 6. Two seconds in Life 7. Myron & Cole 8. As Life flows by 9. Rain |
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| :GREEN CARNATION: "A Blessing in Disguise" www.green-carnation.tk Seasons of Mist | |||
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Review by Salvo "Lovedeath" Russo____
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This band comes back
after half and one year from their articulated "Light of Day ,Day
of Darkness"; This new album shows us how is possible to mix
many styles in order to create somenthing original, and in my
opinion they can make their way among heavy metal fans!
I notice the influences
from prog 70's , and a gothic metal taste in the way to express
their feelings into the songs. Kjetil 's vocals seem to be similar
to those of Pain of Salvation's singer!!...The guitar arpeggio
remind me of Sentenced in the atmospheric parts, and the proper care
for the composition show us a mature band!
Not all songs are up to
the task...but on the whole this is a very good cd! They're able to
amaze you with different kind of melodies into the same song!!!
In my opinion the best
song is "Rain" ...a perferct mixture between Gothic
and Prog, in which the sadness of lyrics seems to join the
instrumental parts in the best way possible! It seems a mixture
between SENTENCED and latest AMORPHIS..but there's also an
evident prog influence concerning the way of making the structure's
song!
"Writing on the Walls"
could be a perfect Sentenced single!!! It gets a perfect Gothic
melody !!! The final part shows their abilty to create different
rhytmic parts.
"Two seconds in Life"
and "Lullaby" are the slow songs in this album. Two
songs of sadness!!!The music mixes prog 70s influences (not only for
the music but also for the arrangements!) with the melancholy of
modern gothic metal
All the parts are composed
with care..but not all melodies are up to the task!!!
"Crushed to dust"
isn't an original song...and in my opinon represents one of few
unsuccesful songs! "As life flows by" gets a good
refrain but doesn' get the same charm of the of the others!
"The Boy in the Attic"
is really noteworthy...even if the care for the structure and for
the sound is not supported by a good melody.
On the whole this is a
rather good album
rating: 7/10
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Niederrohrdorf
- Switzerland