Communic - Waves of Visual Decay
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Artist: CommunicEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2006-06-27
Music Label: Nuclear Blast Americ
Soundtracks:
- Under A Luminous Sky
- Frozen Asleep In the Park
- Watching It All Disappear
- Fooled By the Serpent
- Waves Of Visual Decay
- My Bleeding Victim
- At Dewy Prime
- Untitled Track 1
- Untitled Track 2
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Free Music Review: "Our eyes contemplate a transmission to the soul"
Hit: 5 Stars
With fantastic production, stellar musicianship, and a mastermind visionary vocalist/guitarist Oddleif Stensland leading the way, not to mention a pretty cool album cover, I feel behooved to throw my two cents into the cyber-sea and offer a glowing review. The reflections that Communic have with the band Nevermore are occasionally noticeable, vocal delivery and a crushing guitar attack being the most common, but Communic are otherwise a very original Progressive Metal creation. After "Under A Luminous Sky" blows your hair back with irresistable guitar drive and crunch, demanding your attention at every turn, "Frozen Asleep In The Park" (great title!) then throttles you further into submission with a story-like tale embedded in the lyrics as a final superb songcraft dynamic. "Watching It All Disappear" follows and is as close to a ballad as this band gets during the course of the album with intelligent lyrics and thoughtfully crafted arrangements mixed evenly as to allow each talented band member to be heard. After this small respite the sparkling jewel "Fooled By The Serpent" takes the Progressive road with numerous tempo shifts, excellent guitar-work and a chorus that sticks to your brain long after the track has ended. Outstanding! "Waves of Visual Decay" (title track) slows down the attack to an enthralling state with Stensland's unwavering vocal performance waxing intellect and emotion in equal parts with a flawless tapestry of band interplay woven perfectly around him. "My Bleeding Victim" kicks off with a catchy guitar riff and then accelerates into a more Progressive Metal structure until the sinister chorus intones "My bleeding victim folds her hands and prays" followed soonafter by the provocative lines "Beyond the veil--Stalking my prey/Beyond control--I'm on my way." The epic "At Dewy Prime" finishes off the track list with a song structure that reminds me a little of Opeth mixed with Nevermore with a spectacular chorus that explodes and refuses to be ignored. I'm not sure if the production details note that there are two untitled tracks after "At Dewy Prime" but they hardly sound tacked onto an already accomplished recording. The first untitled song is easily their most Nevermore-like with in-your-face guitar riffs and driving double-bass drums but at about the midway point the songcraft bends Progressive once again reminding me of short Opeth-style electric/acoustic guitar breaks and sustained, almost atmospheric chords. The final track begins with a piercing guitar lick underscored with double-bass drums before slowing down to a mid-range rocker with catchy riffs and lyrics like "Seaweeds in the ocean shall be my deathbed!" I kept waiting for a down track but it never occurred. Each and every song on this album is a remarkable creation. As with all good Progressive Metal, however, this album takes a few spins to fully appreciate. Communic's "Waves Of Visual Decay" is absolutely incandescent! Thank you.
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