Customer Reviews

As the Last Light Drains

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Freya is the band that a couple of members from Earth Crisis formed up after EC disbanded. They play melodic hardcore, much in the vein of the last EC full-length, 'Slither'. They're nowhere near as hard as EC was and the lyrics here are not militant sXe. I'm not saying thats a bad thing but you have to realize that Freya is definitely not EC.

'As The Last Light Drains' is a good album but hardly great. Anyone who thinks that this album can stand up to EC tracks like "All Out War", "Gomorrah's Season Ends", "Firestorm", "Broken Foundation" or "Stand By" is absolutely insane.

EC was one of the best hardcore bands of all-time. Freya is good no doubt, but they can't hold EC's jockstrap.

If you had followed Earth Crisis like I have been for a while now. You'd know theres talent within these guys, from "Breed The Killers" to "Firestorm" to "Last Of The Sane"... Earth Crisis was a political monster that seemed unsilenceably dominant over straight edge hardcore/metal music. Now 2003 A.D. Earth Crisis boils away as Freya arises. Not just Karl, Eric and Bulldog but a new drummer and 2nd singer/guitarist too! They flow together perfectly, no politics here just artistic expression that rivals the best in Hardcore/Metal today. This is a fantastic album, full of hooks, grinding riffs, and talent talent talent. This CD is perfect length under 40 minutes, straight up, to the point one of the best things to come out of Victory to date and one of the best CDs I've gotten my hands on all year! The gods are on your side.

I was surprised when I heard Karl singing melodies but he pulls it off really well. The songs have heavy parts mixed well with catchy melodies a-la Poison the Well. There is a good mixture of good old fashioned "E-Crisis" screaming and kick [butt] grooves on the album too. I wasn't expecting much from this disc and it turned out to be my fave purchase of the year. This is a great release!

this band freya has a few tricks up their sleeves,
1 they are formed from old earth crisis members
2 are quite original in their music not run of the mill sXe band
3 this cd could match up to their last EC-slither cd well but not stale
4. they kept their old style but with new influence and fresh ideas

If you liked earth crisis- slither you'll like this cd!!and there is a great black sabbath cover!

this is a very solid release different from EC more divearse, more depth in the music and focused alittle more in general.original EC members but new improved band.great sXe band.

"As the Last Light Drains" is an exceptional melodic hardcore metal release by former Earth Crisis members. While there are definate similarities in the sounds of the 2 bands, I personally think that Freya sounds better -- not necessarily heavier, just with better songwriting overall. Will appeal to fans of bands such as Sworn Enemy, Hatebreed, Ringworm, and of course Earth Crisis.

Standout songs include "Glasseating Smile" and "April Witch".