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It's rather peculiar
the fact that the interview with this
colossal doom metal band preceded
this review. This can be easily explained
if you see my messy program, in which
I strive to find some spare time for
reviews. Anyway this review comes
to be added to the total sum of good
reviews that "Anima Mundi"
has gained. This is absolutely natural
if you have ever listened to the Maltese
quintet. Even the debatable "Evermore"
contained some really good songs like
"Season's End" and "Winter
Tears" that proved that this
band in periods of disorientation
had the necessary quality.
The previous release,
the EP "Iconoclast", worked
as an appetizer and showed to every
dissenter that the band has found
the direction that fits with their
background. And this is none other
than traditional epic doom metal (I
hate using the term true doom metal
- doom metal is by nature true). Their
influences or more precise their roots
are clear; Solitude Aeturnus and Candlemass
are the primal ones, while a sense
of Mercyful Fate adds some mysticism
to the overall dark atmosphere. The
songs are lengthy and have a sense
of adventure, meaning that changes
in melodies and rhythms have widespread
use. I think that this is generally
an advantage, but I can't disregard
the fact that leads also to a loop
of interest somewhere in the middle
of the CD duration. Nevertheless the
CD includes some extremely good songs,
like the opening track "Kindred
Veil", "Carpe Diem"
and "Sephiroth".
The production of
the cd is awesome, another proof that
Forsaken work hard on every level,
despite the difficulties that they
face. So, having in mind that Malta
always participates in the Eurovision
song contest, we can sit down, press
the "play" button and dream
the time that we will turn our TVs
on and see Forsaken playing together
with Sakis and Ruslana (just kidding)!
Doom metal for the masses.
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