Lust Stained Despair

Poisonblack | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 22, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Century Media
• ASIN: B000GPIPCO
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #182,498 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Polished and Well Produced, January 5, 2008

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avgvstvs "Matt Seil" (Omaha NE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lust Stained Despair (Audio CD)

Though many of the bands compared to H.I.M. sound similar, Poisonblack does separate itself a bit in the fact that the songs have enough interesting things in them that I still listen to the album regularly a year later. They sound much more like Charon, which seems to have a stronger following, but at least the album "The Dying Daylights" doesn't last as long (for me) as does this record. There is a more diverse range of tempos compared to that Charon record and the guitar solos stand out much more. Not quite as dark sounding as Charon, but they sound more like Ozzy and Sabbath at times, which I like alot.

Two types of albums I give 5 stars to: Ones that are very blazingly new sounding, or albums that I can still listen to a year later. This one is the latter.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Release, but..., August 25, 2006

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Erik B - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lust Stained Despair (Audio CD)

This doesn't really sound like Poisonblack, probably due to Ville taking over vocals... which isn't a bad thing for a huge Sentenced fan like myself. However from a purely Poisonblack perspective, I find "Escapexstacy" to be a superior release. If you're looking for something a bit more like that one, I'd recommend "Songs for the Sinners" by Charon featuring the same singer.

That said, "Lust Stained Despair" is a strong release. The tracks that stand out most to me are "Love Controlled Despair", "Rush", "Raviotar" and "The Darkest Lie". I was a bit put off initially by the first track, "Nothing Else Remains". This is the worst track on the CD in my opinion, although it isn't a bad song on it's own per se. I'm giving this one 4 stars. It's very good, but I'm left feeling a little... Hollow as Poisonblack once put it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars GREAT!, March 18, 2007

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Christopher L. Brunner (fort bragg, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lust Stained Despair (Audio CD)

This is everything that their previous CD wasn't. A great gothic rock release. I'd heard alot about them over the years, but was just alittle dissappointed when I got "escapexstacy". It was too 80's soft rock. It didn't challenge. I still liked it though.

THIS CD has alot more of a harder groove, and the songs themselves are catchy and razor-sharp. The vocals are a great improvement. I anticipate many plays in my car stereo.