The Sword - Gods of the Earth
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Free Music Review: Pretty Sweet...
Hit: 3 Stars
Im new to the sword. Took a few listens for this album to grab me. I think the only thing keeping me from really liking this a lot more is the production. Listen, I know these guys were going for the "raw" live, or classic rock feel. I get that. It's very clever, really. Because noone has ever attempted to do that. My hat goes off to this producer. No, seriously. Unfortunately, it drives me nuts! It makes it hard to listen to this when you feel like your listening to some garage band on a tape recorder. If you want to have your record sound like a live album... release a live album, and your studio album... let's maybe use some of the great technologies developed, even in the last 20 years, and make a studio album. What do ya say fellas? There are some weak points in the song writing, and I wouldnt say that they are very original. It is cool to hear another band embracing some black-sabbath like music... I guess. In all honesty, there are a handful of songs on here that truly rock, and a handful that dont interest me. The vocals can seem a bit monotone after a while. I still like them, but without much range, I can't see these guys keeping things too interesting to make very many memorable albums, but hey mastodon can pull it off... so who knows. Same goes for the guitars. Pretty boring. Nothing too mind blowing. This is a good record to either download, or find for $5 in the discount bin. Dont know if I would spend the usual $15 or whatever these people think a plastic disc is worth these days. Enjoy!Free Music Review: Not as good
Hit: 3 Stars
The first and most appropriate description of this album is that it is "fast." Every song on this album is as fast or faster than anything on Age of Winters. It starts off strong with the intro track but as soon as the second song starts it's obvious that the doom influence is out. Instead, they are leaning much closer to a High on Fire metal type of sound. The singing style has completely changed to match the new, faster style of playing. Now instead of slow-building power found in most songs, it is more of a straight ahead rock sound. The vocals now have a similar quality to Clutch. This album is completely different from what came before.
There are a few stand out songs: namely the two minute intro called "The Sundering" along with "Maiden, Mother & the Crone" and "The Black River" which both appear towards the end of the album. The second through sixth track are all no match for The Sword's previous effort.
Free Music Review: Bigger, Better? Faster, Weaker...
Hit: 3 Stars
Expectations ran high for The Sword's second release. The pace is faster than their first effort, which gives it less doom and sludge. Since The Sword has a little more money in their pockets this time around I had hoped that production would improve. The guitars still sound muddy, and the vocals are acceptable in some parts, awful in others. The acoustic work on "Gods..." is definitely interesting, but can't save the rest of the album. After the intro, the first several tracks blur by and are easily forgettable. The only two stand-out songs are "Maiden, Mother & Crone" and "Black River," but once they are done, there is a quick acoustic outro and the album is over. Listening to this CD is like getting a great appetizer at a restaurant but the main course never comes.Free Music Review: Not as good as Warp Riders
Hit: 3 Stars
I bought this cd after discovering the album "Warp Riders". That album is sonically amazing and is one of my favorite metal albums. I eagerly bought this to see if their earlier works were as good. Well... it's not. After track 1, the sound quality is so bad, I just can't listen to the album long enough to decide if I even like any of the other songs. They all sound distorted. A real let down. Hopefully they continue with the excellent trends set forth on Warp Riders well into the future.
*I just updated my review from 2 to 3 stars; I followed another reviewer's recommendation and skipped tracks 2-6... from track 7 on this cd is very good!
Free Music Review: great music, horrible vocals
Hit: 3 Stars
Lyrics are pretty lame, too but this is still worth picking up. Check out Mighty High...In Drug City.