Diablo Swing Orchestra - Swagger & Stroll Down The Rabbit Hole
| Release date: | 2 November 2021 |
| Style: | Avantgarde metal, Symphonic metal |
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01. Sightseeing In The Apocalypse
02. War Painted Valentine
03. Celebremos Lo Inevitable
04. Speed Dating An Arsonist
05. Jig Of The Century
06. The Sound Of An Unconditional Surrender
07. Malign Monologues
08. Out Came The Hummingbirds
09. Snake Oil Baptism
10. Les Invulnérables
11. Saluting The Reckoning
12. The Prima Donna Gauntlet
13. Overture To A Ceasefire
02. War Painted Valentine
03. Celebremos Lo Inevitable
04. Speed Dating An Arsonist
05. Jig Of The Century
06. The Sound Of An Unconditional Surrender
07. Malign Monologues
08. Out Came The Hummingbirds
09. Snake Oil Baptism
10. Les Invulnérables
11. Saluting The Reckoning
12. The Prima Donna Gauntlet
13. Overture To A Ceasefire
ReviewJohannes Bergion - cello, vocals
Kristin Evegård - vocals, piano
Daniel Håkansson - vocals, guitars
Martin Isaksson - trumpet, vocals, synthesizers, effects
Pontus Mantefors - guitars, effects, synthesizers, bozouki
Daniel Hedin - trombone
Andy Johansson - bass
Johan Norbäck - drums, percussion
Additional musicians:
Diana Lewtak-Isaksson - violin
Erika Risinger - violin
Dûsica Cvijanovic - viola
Jakob Herrmann - bass
Viktor Turegård - double bass
Roberto Laghi - guitars
Bjarne Karlsson - Hammond organ
Henrik Bergion - piano
Johan Reivén - percussion
Lúcia Viana Da Silva - percussion
Raúl Lara - percussion
Kristian Karlstedt - tuba
Alexander Lövmark - vocals
Anders Bergsten - vocals
Emma Hellström Svenner - vocals
Jesper Rådegran - vocals
Karl Wassholm - vocals
Lina Molander - vocals
Martin Westerstrand Skans - vocals
Måns Ottosson - vocals
Siri Bergnéhr - vocals
Torbjörn Tällberg Marthins - vocals
Additional info
Produced, engineered and mastered by Roberto Laghi. Written and arranged by Diablo Swing Orchestra.
Assistant engineers Daniel Håkansson and Pontus Mantefors. Additional mastering by Hans Olsson.
Rating:
7.5
7.5
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Rating: 7.5 |
"Cease fire! We spit fire! Sit back and watch it backfire!" So I did, and so I saw. It backfired on them. Read more ›› |
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Comments
Comments: 9
Visited by: 224 users
| annodomini Posts: 784  |
They knew the production is shit since the first single, why couldn't they remaster it. Its sad as the compositions are really well written
---- the riddle wants to be...
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| LifelikeAdvisor Posts: 88  |
On first listen, I have two issues with the album: the muddy production and how underutilized Kristin's vocals are. I'm baffled that a band with so much musical depth would release music in a way that makes it difficult for the listener to distinguish individual players. Especially during the "loud" moments. And even though I had issues with Pacifisticuffs, some of its strengths lay in Kristin's range, which I felt was either lost in the production or simply not used to potential. Honestly, though, if you can get through the production issues, the songs themselves are excellently written and the typical DSO energy is there.
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| Nejde Posts: 1695  |
I sadly agree with the statement above. But Jig Of The Century has some really nice Bohemian Rhapsody vibes to it. My favourite song of the album.
---- Liebe ist für alle da.
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| Karlabos Posts: 5735  |
Everybody everywhere seems to be complaining about the production on this. Meanwhile me, a black metal conosseur, didn't even notice it
---- "Aah! The cat turned into a cat!" - Reimu Hakurei
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| NastyHero Posts: 128 |
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| LeKiwi High Fist Prog Posts: 4099  |
Honestly I'm not bugged by the production quality on this at all. What bothers me is they made such an awesome comeback with Pacifisticuffs and then this album takes a huge step backwards. They tried to incorporate too many influences, to which I gotta give them credit, but they didn't play to their strengths at all. Super disappointing.
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| Metaller Posts: 4 |
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| metalbangwaver Posts: 73  |
When the first half of the record ended, I was wondering WTF it would be like in the last tracks. I felt the listen quite messed up and too distant from the sense of a metalish sound I was expecting from this band (I never dug their material to have an overall opinion about them, to be honest). 2 more listens and I can say this is surprisingly good for someone who don't enjoy too much experimentalism in metal. It could have been much better if it just wasn't that, though. As someone has pointed out, they put together too many influences and that caused a little lack of cohesion throughout the album.
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| tintinb Posts: 2022 |
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