Sinergy - Suicide By My Side review
| Band: | Sinergy |
| Album: | Suicide By My Side |
| Style: | Heavy metal, Power metal |
| Release date: | 2002 |
| A review by: | Ivan |
01. I Spit On Your Grave
02. The Sin Trade
03. Violated
04. Me, Myself, My Enemy
05. Written In Stone
06. Nowhere For No One
07. Passage To The Fourth World
08. Shadow Island
09. Suicide By My Side
10. Remembrance
11. The Number Of The Beast [Iron Maiden cover] [Japanese bonus]
12. Rock You Like A Hurricane [Scorpions cover] [US-import bonus]
13. Gimme, Gimme, Gimme [Abba cover] [US-import bonus]
Here it is - the first 2002 CD that got into my hands... I don't know what you expected from Sinergy's new album, but I knew for sure what it would sound like. The only surprise on this CD is 'Shadow Island', which feautures some 'black' vocals (don't worry - it's not Kimberly), which make the song sound like something from Children Of Bodom. By the way, for those who still don't know, these two bands share the same guitarist - Alexi Laiho. He's also responsable for Sinergy being quite a decent band and not falling into the 'power metal clones' category
The rest of the album is typical Sinergy - even 'The Fourth World' is here again (hmm... it's already a trilogy now . Even listening to the CD for the 10th time it's hard to say which song you're listening to, except already mentioned 'Shadow Island' and two other songs - nice ballad 'Written In Stone' and the short piano outro 'Remembrance'. However, despite a lack of variety it's not a bad album at all - outstanding guitar work, Kimberly Goss vocals (don't trust those who say she can't sing!), the production - everything's of very high quality. The most disappointing thing about this album is its length - only 36 min! Though I'm not sure if additional 10 min. of the same stuff would've help, so it's probably exactly the right length for an album like this.
Comments
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| Spyroid Rosetta Stoned Posts: 1023  |
The vocals ruin everything. The music is a bit boring, even if there's a lot of influences, the result is not very exciting. But I just can't stand Kimberly. Most expensive album I've ever bought (19 £) and also the worst.
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| Doc G. Full Grown Hoser Staff Posts: 9718  |
I aswell have a problem with the vocals, I like the music and the vocals are ok at first, but by the end of the album you just want to chop Kimberly Goss' testicles off.
---- "I got a lot of really good ideas, problem is, most of them suck." - George Carlin
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| Sunioj Posts: 3894  |
I haven't listened to this album in fricking ages. It definetly is recommended for melodic/extreme metal fans. Written by Doc G. on 11.06.2007 at 08:37 Hah, I feel the same way as you. I really don't mind her vocals, but after awhile it does get a bit old.
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| Uirapuru Liver Failure Posts: 2955  |
best Sinergy album... i dont really care about her voice, it kinda fits well... the band is competent, but has an amazing lack of inovation, if we put in the same playlist songs from their three albuns, it is hard to indentify from wich album comes every song;.. they're good musicians, but common. the solos kicks ass thou 
----  ---- member of the true crusade against old school heavy metal, early 80s thrash, NWOBHM, traditional doom, first and second wave black metal, old school death metal, US power metal, 70s prog rock and atmospheric doomsludgestoner. o/
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| Paradox0 Unasuming Madnes Posts: 592 |
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| juanopereira Posts: 268  |
I liked the album. For me, a 7.5 is too low, I'd give it an 8.5 great album.
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| MétalNoir Fils du Lys Posts: 847  |
Written by Doc G. on 11.06.2007 at 08:37 lolll just lolll
---- Notre destinée n'est pas encore tracée....
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| Milena gloom cookie Staff Posts: 4603  |
The vocals are amazing, don't know what you guys are talking about really. The only point in this review that is not true to me is that I exactly knew which song I was listening to on my second listen
---- 7.0 means the album is good
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| M C Vice ex-polydactyl Posts: 3408  |
2nd farorite album from my favorite band with my favotite singer. Anyone notice that the most positive song on the album is called Violated?
---- "I'm here to nunchuck and not wear helmets. And I'm all out of helmets." "I'll fight you on one condition. That you lower your nipples." " 'Tis a lie! Thy backside is whole and ungobbled, thou ungrateful whelp!"
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306  |
Written by M C Vice on 13.01.2012 at 10:19 Perhaps a reflection of one of the musician's fetishes?
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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| M C Vice ex-polydactyl Posts: 3408 |
Written by Troy Killjoy on 13.01.2012 at 10:45 I'm sure she didn't violate her now-ex-husband THAT much.
---- "I'm here to nunchuck and not wear helmets. And I'm all out of helmets." "I'll fight you on one condition. That you lower your nipples." " 'Tis a lie! Thy backside is whole and ungobbled, thou ungrateful whelp!"
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| Susan Smeghead Elite Posts: 6941  |
Written by M C Vice on 13.01.2012 at 10:19 Which is your first? This is/was my favourite band for a long time and it was always my favorite album of theirs, a huge progression from the previous two. Much darker  I agree with Ivan's review in many ways except I don't feel the songs bleed together that badly. They're very distinct for me, with individual moods, melodies, performances, etc. After a few listens it was easy to start telling the different. My favorite song on here is definitely Passage to the Fourth World, with The Sin Trade as a very close send. Such a strong album all around.
---- "A life all mine Is what I choose At the end of my days" --The Gathering "A Life All Mine" from Souvenirs
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| M C Vice ex-polydactyl Posts: 3408 |
Written by Susan on 13.01.2012 at 15:34 To Hell And Back. But this one is only just behind.
---- "I'm here to nunchuck and not wear helmets. And I'm all out of helmets." "I'll fight you on one condition. That you lower your nipples." " 'Tis a lie! Thy backside is whole and ungobbled, thou ungrateful whelp!"
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| DarkWingedSoul Posts: 1385  |
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