| CD REVIEW Into Eternity |
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Band: Into Eternity Into Eternity’s fifth full length has become a concept album, inspired by some tragic losses in the life of Tim Roth (g, v) (more specific: he lost two of his best friends, who were brothers by the way, and his father, due to cancer, in a period of only a few months – which does certainly explain the album title’s choice). Together with Troy Bleich (b, v) and vocalist Stu Block, and new members Steve Bolognese (d) and Justin Bender (g), he created an album that goes even further than every former release, yet without following a complete other direction. It is, as usual, almost impossible to label the band’s musical style, yet this progressive and modern blend of different Metal styles might determine two opposite audiences: those who are crazy about this music, and those who become crazy of it. Vocally, there’s a huge variety: high Power / Heavy Metal screams (which sometimes remind me to, let’s say, King Diamond), harmonious and clean vocals, thrashy and / or deadly grunts, and so on. Also musically, the band combines elements from different genres: Thrash, Death, Heavy, Power and Traditional Metal, Metalcore, Progressive, shredding guitar virtuosity and semi-emotional ballad-alike parts (with keyboards and piano). The many breaks and tempo-changes, pretty original hooks and warm production go well with the somewhat intelligent compositions and nice sound. And what’s more, the groovy songs do not bore and certainly are not over-the-top (a sickness that happens too much in the case of a progressive mixture of different Metal styles). Listening before buying is an important message. 80/100 Ivan Tibos. |