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4.0 out of 5 stars
Six more weeks of winter!, February 19, 2010
This review is from: Wintereich (Audio CD)
Or at least as long as you can manage to listen to this album continuously. Immortal Souls is a talented Christian melodeath band from Finland. Otherwise known as winter metal, the songs incorporate many not-so-obscure winter metaphors involving ice, snow, and frost--sometimes a combination of all three.
Okay then, what do you have other than that? I mean, don't the lyrics get old after a while? Well, yes, they can, but have no fear because the songs on this album tend to blend together on the first and second listens owing to the fact that the band doesn't try anything earth-shattering on this album.
The music in this album is fast and heavy. No complaints there. The guitars create intricate, twisting melodies wrapped within the tendrils of death metal. The vocals at times sound almost too Children-of-Bodom-ish for some tastes, as they are not deep and throaty, but screechy and raspy, at times inducing a chilling black metal-effect.
The drumwork is adequate, but not great, either. Does this album leave a little bit to be desired? Absolutely. That said, don't let these comments discourage you from purchasing an above average melodeath album. Immortal Souls has 'it'. Wintereich is a good album and is more than worthy of a listen or two. I'll give it a 3.8/5 stars. There is room for improvement for this band.
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