Wednesday, January 20, 2010

IN VAIN - MANTRA (2010)

genre : atmospheric/melodic death
similar bands : Opeth, In mourning, Daylight Dies
origin : Norway
strong spot : diversity
weak spot : ''I've heard it before'' syndrome, clean vocals bring metalcore bands to mind and metalcore is a curse for music

Lots of acoustic guitars, lots of melodic guitar lines, sorrowful melodies and an overall melancholic mood. No room for originality here. That doesn't make the album boring though, it is still a very intriguing album. Diversity is what I liked here: you listen to a fast death metal riff and then suddenly the pace changes and you dive in the melody of a sad piano. This album can appeal to fans from a large number of genres.

8 out of 10 goatheads


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