Just downloaded a ton of albums that people say have some of the best riffs in existence, so I thought I'd do some mini reviews here of the albums I downloaded. This is the first one.
Demigod - Slumber of Sullen Eyes
Yes, the riffs are good. Man, this is a walk in the park compared to Suffocation. Meh, the riffs are average. Yea, I don't really care for this. The riffs sound good, but I'd prefer them to be played slower.
Riff-o-meter:
Too fast. Death speed weak.
Devestation - Idolatry
! Alright, now it sounds like I'm playing Dark Forces or, hell, this sounds like DOOM with these echoey atmospheric piano and ****. Ahh...this is much better. These vocals.. I don't think I've ever heard a thrash singer shout like this. He sounds damn good. A solo? This early?
Oh no. Looking ahead, I see that these songs are all over 5 minutes. Ugh, I hate that. Yeah this is better than the last album, but I'm still not getting much from this.
Riff-o-meter:
Still too fast. Weak.
Sleep - Dopesmoker
We appear to be improving as we go along. Man, I NEED to check out more modern doom metal. I've heard enough. 4 minutes in, and I have not lost interest in any way. This is without a doubt the best I've heard so far in this list. Death and speed metal albums may have some good riffs, but they just pale in comparison to slower stuff. I should do a proper album review for this later.
Riff-o-meter:
Spectacular.
Sleep - Holy Mountain
Oh, well what a pleasant surprise, we are right back to Sleep again. Yeah, this is incredibly addicting. These vocals are so good, they are giving EW a run for their money. This first song is called "Dragonaut." Man, that's pretty fing cool. These solos are quite sickly as well.
Riff-o-meter:
Approaching excellence.