| CD REVIEW Throes Of Dawn |
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Band: Throes Of Dawn Another Finnish release. I guess Finland is the most productive country within the more extreme yet melodic Metal scene nowadays. …don’t know if I need to be glad or disappointed… Anyway, Throes Of Dawn were formed more than fifteen years ago, and they gained lots of positive comments on all former releases (Pakkasherra -1997, Dreams Of The Black Earth -1998, Binding Of The Spirit -2000, and Quicksilver Clouds -2004) - especially in their home country, of course. The Great Fleet Of Echoes mainly goes on in the vein of Quicksilver Clouds. No problem until now! On the contrary, because this band creates material that goes way beyond the average ‘Melodic Metal’-scene in Suomi. Because of the melancholic atmosphere and the organic sound, the album is comparable to many Prophecy-releases, which also implements a lack of annoying, superfluous additions, predictable song structures, or cheap would-be arrangements. The depressive Post-Rock/ Doom-album, with lots of keyboards, desperate or melancholic guitars and a mid-paced rhythm section, comes with both screams / grunts and acceptable melodic vocals, and never this combination gets boring or over-acted. The Great Fleet … does not renew, yet again the average quality is above the Finnish pulp. So… I’m not disappointed with this one thousandth release this year from the Land of a Thousand Lakes. Duration: 54:24 minutes. 77/100 Ivan Tibos. |
