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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent follow-up to "Deeper Kind of Slumber"., October 12, 1999
By A Customer
I first heard this band with their last album, and remember telling a friend to listen to how great the music was and forget about the annoying singer. On this new release, group leader Edlund uses his strange, baritone vocal style to much greater effect, on an album that improves upon their gothic, moody sound. Much more focused and better produced than the last album, Skeletron should appeal to anybody into the Type O Negative/Eurogoth scene. The album goes from heavy, guitar-oriented riffing to moody keyboard intervals, usually in the same song. I could have done without their Rolling Stones cover (although it's better than most cover songs) and with the loss of their lead guitarist, the guitar solos are basically non-existent. Nevertheless, Tiamat have produced an excellent, mature album with a style much their own. That in itself makes it better than 90% of all the other crappy hard rock/metal out there now. Worth a listen!
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
best Tiamat yet, January 11, 2000
Damn, this album not only beats the hell out of everything Tiamat has ever done, but it also is one of the flat out best albums of the past 5 years. I can't describe how much I liked it at first listen...and it only grew on me from there. I won't waste any time raving about this wonderful album, just go buy it and see for yourself. You will NOT be disappointed.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
And the lords keep growing and keep getting better..., December 30, 1999
The sixth album of these Swedish masterminds (although mister Johan Edlund is the real one...)is again an example of how superb atmospherical and emotional music or metal should really sound like. Since their second album "The astral sleep" they've always continued to grow and mature into an even darker and moodier way. After the two master-albums "Wildhoney" and "A deeper kind of slumber" they now have come up with an album which has directed into an even darker sound. They have grown away from their progressive- and symphonical (Pink Floyd-soundlike)sound a little bit. And instead of that, they have grown towards a more gothic/ dark sound (without forgetting their roots and more important: without sounidng like the Sisters of Mercy!). Which also is a very important step: the songs are a little bit easier and catchier to listen to. But on the other side the sound has gone into an even darker direction (mainly because the Pink Floyd-influences are almost gone...). This is the reason why Tiamat has come up with some of their best songs ever: "The church of Tiamat" , the catchy "Brigher than the sun", the superb Rolling Stones-cover "Sympathy for the devil" and the super-dark "Lucy". Furthermore, I think that simply every song is a beuatiful pearl on it's own... So try to get this fantastic album; you will simply get blown away when you hear and explore their mystical, dark, emotional and with fantastic deep and very intelligent songtexts overcovered music. Try to take a look inside your deepest emotions and to get some "food for thought" and buy this masterwork!
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