Providence

Callisto

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 26, 2009)
• Original Release Date: May 26, 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Fullsteam Records
• ASIN: B00265SATA
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #68,218 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Album Yet, May 26, 2009

By	Image of the Invisible "Nick" (Metamora, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Providence (MP3 Download)

Callisto returns three short years following 2006's Noir and delivers their finest work yet. Beautifully crafted and with a finely-tuned sound, Callisto takes the listener through an incredible soundscape guided by new lead singer Jani Ala-Hukkala's haunting vocals.

While not as bruising as True Nature Unfolds or Noir, Providence does contain all of the harsh vocals and thumping guitars you'd expect from a post-metal sludge band. I would point out notable tracks, but with such a solid album it is hard to isolate a few!

For fans of Pelican, Russian Circles, Isis, Mastodon, and Mouth of the Architect, this is a must listen!

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2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointment Awaits, June 5, 2009

By	drawesome (Salt Lake City, UT) - See all my reviews

Not even close to their last album True Nature Unfolds. The only similarity is the name of the band. Callisto used to crush you with their guitars, take you to space with their hypnotic melodies, and the vocals were sharp brutal screams. They could sit side by side with Cult of Luna at one time. Now they have fallen into the trap Cave In did with Jupiter. They went soft. The music is now sadly just lullabies to put the kids to sleep. The guitars have been replaced with mandolins. The new vocalist sings serenades 95% of the album & screams insecurely on maybe 2 tracks for 20 seconds tops. Huge let down here folks. Stick with Cult's Eternal Kingdom, Isis' Wavering Radiant, & Rosetta's Galilean Satellites for true post metal or whatever the label is these days.

5.0 out of 5 stars my favorite of their albums, July 12, 2009

By	C. Van Vorous (Albuquerque, NM) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I loved both of Callisto's previous works, True Nature Unfolds and Noir very much, but I think they needed to make some changes to separate themselves from the rest of the "post-metal" horde, and on Providence they have done just that. The music itself is more progressive. The instrumentation is extremely solid and the production is damned good. Callisto's new vocalist, Jani Ala-Hukkala has an almost Jeff Buckley-ish quality to his voice, which suits the music very well. I'm a big fan of bands evolving and changing, and in my opinion, the evolution that Callisto have undergone is for the better. My favorite tracks on this record are Rule the Blood, New Canaan, Stasis and Providence.