Omnium Gatherum - Beyond
Tracklist
01. Luoto02. New Dynamic
03. In The Rim
04. Nightwalkers
05. Formidable
06. The Sonic Sign
07. Who Could Say
08. The Unknowing
09. Living In Me
10. White Palace
11. Subdivisions [Rush cover] [feat. Dan Swanö] [digital bonus]
Line-up
Jukka Pelkonen - vocals
Aapo Koivisto - keyboards
Joonas Koto - guitars, backing vocals
Markus Vanhala - guitars
Jarmo Pikka - drums
Erkki Silvennoinen - bass
Guest musicians
Dan Erland Swanö - vocals
Jukka Pelkonen - vocals
Aapo Koivisto - keyboards
Joonas Koto - guitars, backing vocals
Markus Vanhala - guitars
Jarmo Pikka - drums
Erkki Silvennoinen - bass
Guest musicians
Dan Erland Swanö - vocals
Rating:
9.3
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Now before you all think, "Oh god, not another melodeath fan who thinks that every new melodeath record is the greatest one there ever was and will be... much like the city of Qarth" I ask that you all hear me out as I truly believe that this album is exceptional and enough time has passed that, if I once was, I am no longer caught up in the hype that typically follows the release of every melodeath album. Read more ›› |
Rating:
6.9
6.9
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Rating:
6.9 |
I've been listening to Omnium Gatherum for a while and I like their stuff. Surely there's enough energy in their music to keep you going and the band seem to know what they're doing with their music, but let's face it; they're missing something, besides originality of course. Beyond follows the same formula as New World Shadows and it certainly seems compelling for the ears, but terrible for the brain. The inconsistency is far too great for the musicianship or the performance to maintain a proper balance. The album has some decent moments and the catchy melodies are brilliant and dynamic but in the end, they all sound bland and uninspiring. What you're left with is a bunch of good songs with little to offer and a couple of fillers by the time you reach the hour mark. Even the bonus track "Subdivisions" comes out as a song that's a little hard to digest, although it could've made Rush proud. Read more ›› |
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I normally like the melodic death metal genre, but this album I have always found boring.
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There are a few highlights but if you've been listening to these guys since the beginning you know Beyond is probably not their best effort. It certainly wouldn't be the album I'd suggest if somebody wanted to hear them for the first time. Very much looking forward to their forthcoming release!
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Just saw OG do this in full on their tour with Insomnium; it really is such an enchanting album. I do wonder just how much heavy lifting Nightwalkers, The Unknowing and especially White Palace do for my overall opinion on the album, but even discounting those there's a certain magical charm to the record that I find very alluring.
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Best record in OG catalogue, soothing, beautiful, reflective and incredibly atmospheric with some of the best songwriting by Vanhala and even Joonas Koto who wrote The Sonic Sign. True gem here though is The Unknowing which also happen to have a splendorous music video. Similar vibes with Insomnium's Shadows, no wonder they even played a tour with this two albums played in entirety.
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