Suidakra - Command To Charge - review
Suidakra - Command To Charge - review
Tracklist
01. Decibel Dance02. C14 Measured by Infinity
03. Haughs Of Cromdale
04. The Alliance
05. A Runic Rhyme
06. Second Skin
07. Reap The Storm
08. Gathered In Fear
09. Strange Perfection
10. Dead Man's Reel
11. The End Beyond Me
A review by
Undercraft April 21, 2005
I can foresee that this album is going to be quite controversial, is a love it or hate it album, hardcore fans of the band might dislike this, since the band uses a lot of Melodeath influences, clean vocals and catchy "commercial" tunes. From the first song "Decibel Dance" you know there's something different in the band, doesn't sound like the band that delivered "Signs For The Fallen", next song "C14_Measured By Infinity" dwells in the same terrain, Melodeath parts countered with clean vocals and softer, catchier parts.
Some old elements are here though, the folk influences are not completely gone, songs like the superb instrumental "Dead Man's Reel" features bagpipes, some harsher songs can be found also, like "Strange Perfection" (great riffs!) and "The Alliance". There's also an acoustic song "Gathered In Fear" which is not bad, but doesn't necessarily fits in the mood in the album.
Suidakra has achieved a modern sound combined with the elements of their musical past. The band is now in a point where they will surely lose many fans, but in reward they will gain even more, because the music they're doing now is more accessible to wider audiences.
The rating is tricky. The 7.5 is my personal rating, if you're a fan of Suidakra but hate Melodeath, for you is 6. If you love Melodeath and never heard Suidakra, then is an 8. If you are the biggest fan of Suidakra and you don't care if they start playing tangos and salsa as long the Suidakra name appears in the Cd, then is a 9. If you're a sworn enemy of clean vocals, then is a 5. If you hate Heavy Metal, then is a... hey! What the fuck are you doing reading this?
Written by Undercraft | April 21, 2005
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Have this CD. It's average. Some good songs like C14 Measured by Infinity and The Alliance. Nothing special so it is what it is. Listenable and that's it.
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The band sold out on this disc, and I have since given up on them. Terrible release, and a 6 is a high rating for me. Give me "Signs for the Fallen" any day, or even some of their late 90s material.
---- "After silence that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." - Aldous Huxley
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Yup, Suidakra went bad with this one. And "Caledonia", their new one, will be even worse. Judging from their gig on Friday there'll even be a semi-ballad with a touch of 80's Aerosmith and nowadays Hoobastank on it 
---- All life begins with Nu and ends with Nu... This is the truth! This is my belief! ...At least for now. - The Mystery of Life, Vol. 841 Ch. 26
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@Promo, wow that's just disgusting news. I mean, some bands grandually sell out, but these guys are intentionally doing it... and they aren't even good at it!
---- "After silence that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." - Aldous Huxley
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Account deleted Written by Promonex on 31.07.2006 at 11:34 What happened at such gig?
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Posts: 9720 Written by [user id=2371] on 13.09.2006 at 08:37 They played pretty much new stuff and also introduced some songs of the upcoming album. One of those songs sounded as described above.
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Half ballad, half metal : 
---- All life begins with Nu and ends with Nu... This is the truth! This is my belief! ...At least for now. - The Mystery of Life, Vol. 841 Ch. 26
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I'll take everything back I said earlier. Their new album easily owns "Command To Charge"! The same riffing madness as on "Signs For The Fallen" and the epic feeling of "Emprise To Avalon"! A letdown nonetheless coz it doesn't offer anything new and original, but it's great to know that they are still able to create some good music, even after "Command To Charge"
---- All life begins with Nu and ends with Nu... This is the truth! This is my belief! ...At least for now. - The Mystery of Life, Vol. 841 Ch. 26
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