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Spirit Adrift - Divided By Darkness



8.1 | 81 votes |
Release date: 10 May 2019
Style: Heavy metal

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01. We Will Not Die
02. Divided By Darkness
03. Born Into Fire
04. Angel & Abyss
05. Tortured By Time
06. Hear Her
07. Living Light
08. The Way Of Return

Staff review by
nikarg
Rating:
N/A
So Spirit Adrift abandoned much of their doom sound in their third album, Divided By Darkness. Was it worth it though?

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published 20.07.2019 | Comments (5)

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15.03.2019 - 13:07
Rating: 7
Ace Frawley
The Spaceman
First song "Hear Her" sounds pretty good.
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10.05.2019 - 19:21
Bad English
Tage Westerlund
Good doom metal, as many new bands what trie splay such genre its not to be rich, its for playing good music and so on. Its appreciated by few,
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I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens.

Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die"

I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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11.05.2019 - 14:28
Rating: 7
Ace Frawley
The Spaceman
Written by Bad English on 10.05.2019 at 19:21

Good doom metal, as many new bands what trie splay such genre its not to be rich, its for playing good music and so on. Its appreciated by few,

You really think this is doom metal?
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11.05.2019 - 14:35
Bad English
Tage Westerlund
Written by Ace Frawley on 11.05.2019 at 14:28

Written by Bad English on 10.05.2019 at 19:21

Good doom metal, as many new bands what trie splay such genre its not to be rich, its for playing good music and so on. Its appreciated by few,

You really think this is doom metal?

Its not heavy metal either,.,,,
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I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens.

Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die"

I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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11.05.2019 - 23:04
Maco
Pvt Funderground
This is even better than the previous album, riffs for days.
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Crackhead Megadeth reigns supreme.
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12.05.2019 - 07:31
Rating: 7
Ace Frawley
The Spaceman
Written by Bad English on 11.05.2019 at 14:35

Written by Ace Frawley on 11.05.2019 at 14:28

Written by Bad English on 10.05.2019 at 19:21

Good doom metal, as many new bands what trie splay such genre its not to be rich, its for playing good music and so on. Its appreciated by few,

You really think this is doom metal?

Its not heavy metal either,.,,,

Classic rock, perhaps?
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12.05.2019 - 10:21
Bad English
Tage Westerlund
Such genre as classic rock dont exist. Its bands from 60 70 bands what plaid some rock music from Eagles, lynyrd skynyrd, Zeppelin, jimi, cream even Sabbath first 2 albums
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I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens.

Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die"

I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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12.05.2019 - 11:01
Maco
Pvt Funderground
It's free-form jazz
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Crackhead Megadeth reigns supreme.
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12.05.2019 - 18:03
Marcel Hubregtse
Grumpy Old Fuck
Elite
It is heavy metal, with some slight doom touches at times. ALso some Metallica Ride The Lightning era thrash in it. As for heavy metal, just listen to Angel & Abyss. That guitar has Randy Rhoads written all over it. Pure Ozzy first two solo albums tribute that song.
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Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal

Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight
Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.)
05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996

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15.05.2019 - 01:10
nikarg
Staff
I agree with Marcel on everything (even the Ride the Lightning part - ffs it's true). In fact "Hear Her" has a riff taken from "Harvester Of Sorrow", so the influence doesn't stop in Ride The Lightning.

And the Ozzy worship is there too (music and vocals). The vocals -without being bad- just don't really stand out for me. But as Maco said, there are riffs for days here and that's why I love this; because if you don't listen to metal for the riffs what the fuck are you listening to metal for?
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16.05.2019 - 00:08
JÄY
Metal slave
Bye, bye, doom 😥
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16.05.2019 - 02:13
Rating: 7
SebaRaven36
Very interesting band
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19.05.2019 - 08:03
Rating: 7
Ace Frawley
The Spaceman
Really fun album to listen to but when something sounds so derivative then I generally mark it down as it has been done before and lacks originality.
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23.05.2019 - 17:15
Mercurial
They traded being one of the better doom bands of our time, for being a fairly standard heavy metal one. Shame shame.
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12.06.2019 - 13:04
Rating: 8
Metren
Dreadrealm
Written by nikarg on 15.05.2019 at 01:10

if you don't listen to metal for the riffs what the fuck are you listening to metal for?

Agreed

Thanks for recommending this. I suppose without the context of having heard their previous works, it is easier to like this, but I do like it. Quite a lot.
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12.06.2019 - 17:29
nikarg
Staff
Written by Metren on 12.06.2019 at 13:04

Thanks for recommending this. I suppose without the context of having heard their previous works, it is easier to like this, but I do like it. Quite a lot.

You're welcome. I enjoy the previous two records as well (although I prefer Khemmis for this kind of doom), but this is so memorable and catchy and easy to like. If it were more original I'd give it a 9 but tbh I am enjoying the hell out it. A review is on the works as well
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12.06.2019 - 17:32
Rating: 8
Metren
Dreadrealm
Written by nikarg on 12.06.2019 at 17:29

I enjoy the previous two records as well (although I prefer Khemmis for this kind of doom), but this is so memorable and catchy and easy to like. If it were more original I'd give it a 9 but tbh I am enjoying the hell out it. A review is on the works as well

Gonna check out the previous albums too. Good luck on Your review! Always a pleasure to read Your writings.
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15.06.2019 - 23:31
Maco
Pvt Funderground
Truly an excellent album.
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Crackhead Megadeth reigns supreme.
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15.11.2019 - 19:16
Rating: 6
metalbrat
Written by Ace Frawley on 11.05.2019 at 14:28

Written by Bad English on 10.05.2019 at 19:21

Good doom metal, as many new bands what trie splay such genre its not to be rich, its for playing good music and so on. Its appreciated by few,

You really think this is doom metal?

It is heavy metal/thrash metal/doom metal rip offs from some classic bands. No originality at all.
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In the beginning I was made of clay. Then I bit the apple and they changed me to metal 🤘
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12.05.2020 - 13:04
Rating: 8
miekka18
I really like this album. To me it is mix between doom and heavy metal and rock. Not sure about the originality though. But I don't mind that. I just like it. Some riffs are almost like Mastodon (Angel And Abyss, my favourite song of the album) and there is hints of bands like Candlemass, Ghost (even the album art reminds me of Ghost), Grand Magus etc.
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12.05.2020 - 14:18
gavdann
This was one I didn't care for at first (I guess I wasn't in the mood for this style of metal at the time) but it's a really enjoyable record that wears it's influences on it's sleeve. I agree with the previous comparisons with Metallica and (especially) Ozzy.
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30.12.2020 - 01:03
Rating: 8
tintinb
Good heavy metal with a tinge of doom. Great music to listen to.
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Leeches everywhere.
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30.08.2021 - 05:34
Rating: 9
Samot
Amazing Album!
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Um, Dois, Três, Quatro! Yeah! PORRA!!!
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29.08.2023 - 17:08
Rating: 8
AndyMetalFreak
A Nice Guy
Contributor
This has so many influences like all the ones mentioned in previous comments, but it's such a well made album with great melodies and songwriting. It's a great album indeed but "Angel And Abyss" is a stand-out for me
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