Gignesthai

Dreamscapes of the Perverse | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 13, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Tribunal
• ASIN: B000AC7P24
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,813,146 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Symphonic metal is linked by and large to such European acts as Emperor and Dimmu Borgir, but the style has since stretched far and wide, as evidenced by the emergence of Dreamscapes of the Perverse. Hailing from Raleigh, NC, the quintet has all the elements intact for a "Symphonic Metal 101" course -- growled vocals, rapid-fire drum beats, nimble fingered riffs, goth keyboards, and the presence of strings. But on 2006's Gignesthai, Dreamscapes of the Perverse are one of the few bands of the metal genre that put a string section to good use. Case in point, the strings on "World of Malice" truly manage to shift the mood of an otherwise hard hitting track. Also, Dreamscapes of the Perverse makes considerable use of dynamics, especially on "In Anguished Verse" and an interlude entitled "Revelations." That said, there are a few moments were there's not a heck of a whole lot that separates Gignesthai from the rest of the pack, especially such tracks as "Whilst Eternity Burns." Regardless, if you dress in ghoul makeup and studs, Gignesthai is recommended. ~ Greg Prato, Rovi --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Different Kind of Black Metal, February 12, 2007

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Gignesthai (Audio CD)

This band took me by surprise. By looking at the cover I thought this band would be heavy but not like this.

Check out their myspace at [...] if you want to hear them.

World of Malice is definitely one of my favorite songs along with in anguished verse. This band sounds like a darker version of Dark Tranquility and deserve more than some praise. They have a dark, creepy touch to their music and are very heavy. Also another positive is that most of their songs are around 7 minutes long so you can rock out to your favorite songs for a long time.

3.0 out of 5 stars Dreamscapes of the Perverse-Gignesthai, December 20, 2011

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Guitar-stuff-4-you "Brian Ireland" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gignesthai (Audio CD)

After being turned on to DreamScapes of the Perverse by a mutual friend, (my friend knows two of the original members through social media.) I gave their music a good hard listen. Not being a big fan of this type of music, I was pleasantly surprised to find that even though I didn't care for the type of singing, the music itself has a very catchy rhythm. The Drums and Bass keep a nicely even back beat while the guitarists and keyboarder do some interesting work on solo's and main line riffs. Over all I wouldn't buy it for myself but would definitely recommend DreamScapes of the Perverse to anyone who listens to bands like this. If Anthrax or King Diamond are your thing You will like this.Gignesthai

5.0 out of 5 stars Dreamscapes of the Perverse "Gignesthai", August 3, 2009

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David M. (Detroit, Michigan USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gignesthai (Audio CD)

Dreamscapes of the Perverse are a 5 piece band hailing from Raleigh, North Carolina and play one of the best mixes of Melodic Black/Symphonic metal that I have heard in a long time. Supposedly there are a good few up and coming metal bands coming from this area that are all quite exceptional which is quite encouraging. This band plays and extrememly fresh style of Symphonic Black Metal that has a distinctive U.S. quality, but could easily be mistaken for a veteran BM band from Norway and other prominent BM European regions.

Anyhow, enough backstory and onto the album. Let me start off with the lyrics and vocal department. As much as many bands are praised for their abstract and ambiguous lyrics, I find it a bit pretentious and appreciate more straightforward and highly image oriented ones. This band executes the latter extremely well. Many of the lyrical themes deal with topic of hopelessness, death, depression, and other related but equally as grim concepts. However even if you don't care for these topics, they written in a very powerful and fitting matter pertaining to the music. On this album, Rob Daughtery executes the vocals generally in three different ways. Your typical, but very enthralling Black Metal rasp, some AMAZINGLY fitting hardcore shouts, and complementing clean passages. If you are fairly good at deciphering vocals in this genre you will probably understand at least 3/4 of what he is saying. He is one of the more articulated vocalists for the genre. The vocals bottom-line are a highpoint of this album and are more varied than your run-the-mill BM vocals.

The guitars. Rob and Ryan defintely know their way around this instrument and this band has managed to come up with some fairly original riffs here. They are several tremolo picked riffs, and abundance of dissonant chords, and riffing in the vein of melodic death metal. You may be happy to know they also implement some great solos in here as well that fit very nicely. They are not flashy or extremely technical like Nevermore or Dragonforce, but they more or less complement the atmosphere.

The keyboards and other orchestrations on this album are one of my favorite aspects, composed and performed by Ron Kirk. Just when you think every keyboard run and dissonant chord has been used and composed, this guy composes them in such an original fashion and creates beautiful, haunting and thought provoking atomospheres all throughout the duration of this album. This album would probably only be graded a 60% without them. He contributes enormously to the overall sound and atmosphere of this band.

The drums, played by John Snead, do the job and a little more. They are not superb or outstanding, but they are just very good if you get my drift. He has some interesting fills but overall he just gets the job done and not a whole lot more. They are by no means a drawback or anything. They are not as much as a highlight as the keyboard and guitars but are still great.

If my review wasn't already practically screaming in your face the message, here it is with no ambiguity. Buy this album. The production is absolutely perfect and greatly aids in the overall tone and atmosphere of the songs. This is a stellar debut from this relatively young band and I will most definitely keep an eye out for future releases from them and I advise you to do the same.