Written by Guest on 23.02.2015 at 18:17

This band has gone from awesome progressive metal (first 3 albums), to genious melodic power metal (The Fourth Legacy and Karma) and finally to symphonic power metal (Epica and The Black Halo). Then something happened.

They got into a more melodramatic gothic thing that was just hideous. And in my opinion it was a tactic to please the tons of fans of bands like Epica and Nightwish. Ghost Opera was plain weak just as Poetry for the Poisoned.

Khan of course felt this and left and Silverthorn continued the downfall forcing this mellow gothic approach.

Now i look at the artwork for this new album Haven and what i see? Exactly the same dark gothic romantic cliché again.
So i expect little of this. I will hear it of course (there's always hope), but expectations are waaaaaay low.

So much for the band that wrote the fantastic Karma...

Written by Irritable Ted on 23.02.2015 at 19:24

I don't know if it is just this site or the internet in general, but people writing off or judging a new album before they have heard a single note.

Come back when you have heard something, then have your little moan. If you rate everything from what has come before, you will never listen to anything new.

Written by Guest on 23.02.2015 at 18:17

This band has gone from awesome progressive metal (first 3 albums), to genious melodic power metal (The Fourth Legacy and Karma) and finally to symphonic power metal (Epica and The Black Halo). Then something happened.

They got into a more melodramatic gothic thing that was just hideous. And in my opinion it was a tactic to please the tons of fans of bands like Epica and Nightwish. Ghost Opera was plain weak just as Poetry for the Poisoned.

Khan of course felt this and left and Silverthorn continued the downfall forcing this mellow gothic approach.

Now i look at the artwork for this new album Haven and what i see? Exactly the same dark gothic romantic cliché again.
So i expect little of this. I will hear it of course (there's always hope), but expectations are waaaaaay low.

So much for the band that wrote the fantastic Karma...

Written by FR1DAY on 24.02.2015 at 00:39

Wow I didn't know you guys knew Khan personally. How do you know he left because the band was turning into a "melodic gothic cliché"? You don't. So shut the front door.

Written by ohmayhem on 03.03.2015 at 08:16

I guess I'm among the few people who have high hopes for this I found Silverthorn fantastic, though it's far from their best album. I've accepted the fact that there will never be another Karma, Epica, or Black Halo, but I personally wouldn't mind another more experimental Silverthorn.

Written by GustavoApolo on 24.02.2015 at 07:10

Written by Guest on 23.02.2015 at 18:17

This band has gone from awesome progressive metal (first 3 albums), to genious melodic power metal (The Fourth Legacy and Karma) and finally to symphonic power metal (Epica and The Black Halo). Then something happened.

They got into a more melodramatic gothic thing that was just hideous. And in my opinion it was a tactic to please the tons of fans of bands like Epica and Nightwish. Ghost Opera was plain weak just as Poetry for the Poisoned.

Khan of course felt this and left and Silverthorn continued the downfall forcing this mellow gothic approach.

Now i look at the artwork for this new album Haven and what i see? Exactly the same dark gothic romantic cliché again.
So i expect little of this. I will hear it of course (there's always hope), but expectations are waaaaaay low.

So much for the band that wrote the fantastic Karma...

3 first albums "awesome progressive metal"? You don't know progressive metal. Black Halo was progressive. And every band has the right to keep evolving and change their sound. Anathema and Katatonia are good examples of that.

Written by Irritable Ted on 23.02.2015 at 19:24

I don't know if it is just this site or the internet in general, but people writing off or judging a new album before they have heard a single note.

Come back when you have heard something, then have your little moan. If you rate everything from what has come before, you will never listen to anything new.