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Wpnfire · 11-05-2014, 11:05 PM

NOW WATCH...
As I rip off Briks!

I am on a roll with these album reviews recently. So I thought I'd steal ideas for album reviews from that lad Briks, since I am running out of albums to review myself. With Briks' albums that gives me a lot more to work with. Using a random number generator...

the result is 8!

Amon Amarath? Uhhh..., I'll swap that out for Dissection, who is considerably more interesting.

Wpnfire tries Melodic Blackened Death Metal

Storm of the Light's Bane - Dissection

Well, the guitars are sick! The vocals are meh. I actually downloaded this album a long time ago, I never got the courage to listen to it. I do really enjoy the production though, the mixing is top-notch. No hollow sound here. These riffs are just evil and doom-y sounding. Occassionally there are things like recorded screams, thunder, wind blowing, etc... and they add a nice touch to the mood. Wait a moment, "Unhallowed" has the riffs I like...annnnd they are gone. The melodic riffs do not interest me in the slightest.

Ah yes, I remember this. "Where Dead Angels Lie" I believe Batty showed this to me a very long time ago, back when I still had not even heard Sarcó***o yet. That acoustic intro is absurdly addicting, same for the killer riff that plays just after. Those digitized voices are...interesting. I am not sure how I feel about the standard tuned guitars. Usually I like them downtuned whenever possible.

A downpicking barrage plays at the beginning of "Retribution - Storm of the Light's Bane." For "Thornes of Crimson Death," a very melodic intro plays, before the song begins. The riff here is also very melodic, contrasting very sharply with the previous track. The riffs return...and they sound very thrash metal-y, very little like death or black. The vocals on this track are much more akin to black. I am digging these riffs. A LOT. I have to give Dissection props for the songwriting. One the surface, each of these songs seem to sound alike, but once you play them, they do not. Wow, now a wild solo is playing. This is really cool!

This seems like a good album to apply the riff-o-meter (TRADEMARK Wpnfire®) to: Approaching Excellence.

Finally, a soothing melodic piano outro plays. Wow, that was beautiful really. Overall, some of these songs could be shortened a bit, but it is hard to complain about this album. It is far more enjoyable than Suffocation, and I actually would listen to this again.

4/5 for Storm of the Light's Bane

11-05-2014, 11:05 PM	#37 (permalink)
Wpnfire Dragon Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Kansas, United States Posts: 2,744	NOW WATCH... As I rip off Briks! I am on a roll with these album reviews recently. So I thought I'd steal ideas for album reviews from that lad Briks, since I am running out of albums to review myself. With Briks' albums that gives me a lot more to work with. Using a random number generator... the result is 8! Amon Amarath? Uhhh..., I'll swap that out for Dissection, who is considerably more interesting. Wpnfire tries Melodic Blackened Death Metal Storm of the Light's Bane - Dissection Well, the guitars are sick! The vocals are meh. I actually downloaded this album a long time ago, I never got the courage to listen to it. I do really enjoy the production though, the mixing is top-notch. No hollow sound here. These riffs are just evil and doom-y sounding. Occassionally there are things like recorded screams, thunder, wind blowing, etc... and they add a nice touch to the mood. Wait a moment, "Unhallowed" has the riffs I like...annnnd they are gone. The melodic riffs do not interest me in the slightest. Ah yes, I remember this. "Where Dead Angels Lie" I believe Batty showed this to me a very long time ago, back when I still had not even heard Sarcó**o yet. That acoustic intro is absurdly addicting, same for the killer riff that plays just after. Those digitized voices are...interesting. I am not sure how I feel about the standard tuned guitars. Usually I like them downtuned whenever possible. A downpicking barrage plays at the beginning of "Retribution - Storm of the Light's Bane." For "Thornes of Crimson Death," a very* melodic intro plays, before the song begins. The riff here is also very melodic, contrasting very sharply with the previous track. The riffs return...and they sound very thrash metal-y, very little like death or black. The vocals on this track are much more akin to black. I am digging these riffs. A LOT. I have to give Dissection props for the songwriting. One the surface, each of these songs seem to sound alike, but once you play them, they do not. Wow, now a wild solo is playing. This is really cool! This seems like a good album to apply the riff-o-meter (TRADEMARK Wpnfire®) to: Approaching Excellence. Finally, a soothing melodic piano outro plays. Wow, that was beautiful really. Overall, some of these songs could be shortened a bit, but it is hard to complain about this album. It is far more enjoyable than Suffocation, and I actually would listen to this again. 4/5 for Storm of the Light's Bane __________________ Last.FM My RYM Ratings *My Glitchwave Beta Profile* Last edited by Wpnfire; 01-28-2015 at 12:14 PM.