Isole - The Calm Hunter
| Release date: | 28 November 2014 |
| Style: | Epic doom metal |
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01. The Calm Hunter
02. Dead To Me (The Destroyer Part I)
03. Into Oblivion
04. The Eye Of Light
05. Perdition
06. Alone In Silence
07. My Regret (The Destroyer Part II)
02. Dead To Me (The Destroyer Part I)
03. Into Oblivion
04. The Eye Of Light
05. Perdition
06. Alone In Silence
07. My Regret (The Destroyer Part II)
ReviewRecorded and mixed by Jonas Lindström and Isole at Studio Apocalypse.
Mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios.
Artwork by Travis Smith.
Rating:
6.2
6.2
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Rating: 6.2 |
The Calm Hunter meanders as it seeks out more melodious terrain for Isole's doom metal. This decision brings with it an inconsistency in the catalogue of the Swedes, who have maintained a style of their own under the Isole name ever since their debut in 2005. Read more ›› |
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| Draugen | 2014 | #105 |
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| Dark Cornatus Powerslave Elite Posts: 4330  |
It's an ok album, it's just not really much stands out and songs tend to drown into one another. Best song is probably the title track. I can't say there are any bad songs though.
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| Arcesse Eum Posts: 268  |
I really wanted to love this album, but it just doesn't have the charm of the last few. Much fewer contrapuntal melodies, fewer vocal harmonies, less crushing drums, less overall epic-ness. When I hear Born from Shadows or Bliss of Solitude I get mad chills, this album doesn't really do that at all for me. I don't want to shit talk this album too much because I generally love these guys so much, but yeh... this album was really not up to usual Isole standards (though I realize it's virtually impossible to live up to something like Silent Ruins).
---- As above, so below.
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| Dark Cornatus Powerslave Elite Posts: 4330 |
Written by Arcesse Eum on 16.12.2014 at 07:34 Indeed. However, it's a formula they should work on for the next album. There was just nothing that wow'ed me on this album. Isole are catchy as fuck, but certainly not on this album. I need those meaty epic riffs and vocal harmonies back.
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| M C Vice ex-polydactyl Posts: 3408  |
Have they changed singers? The lead vocals sound different.
---- "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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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071  |
Written by M C Vice on 28.01.2015 at 10:43 Nope, they haven't. It's still Daniel for the clean vocals and Crister for the harsh ones and Jimmy also did some vocals. I guess that's why think it's different, because Jimmy wasn't part of Isole on their previous albums, where Henrik did some vocals.
---- 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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| M C Vice ex-polydactyl Posts: 3408 |
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 28.01.2015 at 13:27 Well, Daniel must be doing something different, cause it really sounds like a different singer.
---- "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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| M C Vice ex-polydactyl Posts: 3408 |
Sounds more like Erab Altor than Isole. Also reminds me of Opeth's Watershed for some reason.
---- "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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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62030  |
It sounds like back to roots, somehow after going troughta ll disco, its over and I miss it, well we will see what new albums brings, but this is decent, maybe their best in some way.
---- 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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