Burden Of Grief - Death End Road - review
Burden Of Grief - Death End Road - review
Tracklist
01. Death End Road02. Vita Reducta
03. Swallow The Sun
04. The Game
05. Running Scared
06. The Killer In Me
07. Drown In Sorrow
08. Schizophrenic
09. Passion Of The Night
10. Road Of Visions
11. Aces High [c; Iron Maiden] [Japanese bonus]
A review by
Jeff May 31, 2007
"Death End Road" is not a bad album. The German combo knows how to play good Gothenburg Death Metal and don't worry, all the ingredients of the recipe are featured in the new album. The strong and heavy melodic riffs are there and that's the same with the big Death Metal vocals and the fast rhythm produced by the bass and the drums. It works on a side and a song like "Vita Reducta" with its nice melancholic and slow chorus is really catchy. On the other hand, and that's the main problem of the release, we don't have anything special here and plus, some of the songs are really average when you compare them to the best ones of the album. "The Game" for example is totally uncoloured and became boring after only one listening. It's sad but true but it seems that Burden Of Grief didn't take any risks with this release.
As you can understand, all is not good in the new album. That's a pity but despite some good songs, "Death End Road" is too unequal and will quickly become boring after some weeks. Too bad because the production is not bad and obviously, the guys know how to play Metal but that's not all, they could do something better if they tried to add something a bit more personal. "Death End Road" is just a basic album, not bad but not exceptional too and only the true (and blinded and not bored) fans of the style will find something for them here. The others will never say that it's bad, but they will probably quickly forget the album.
Don't misunderstand me, Burden Of Grief is not a bad band! But I hope, for their future albums, that they will be able to write something a bit more original. They can do it without any doubt so let's hope that this album was just a little mistake. "Death End Road" is for the unconditional fans of the band and of the genre, the other ones should try the new Detonation or Dark Tranquillity.
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 8 |
| Songwriting: | 7 |
| Originality: | 6 |
| Production: | 8 |
Written by Jeff | May 31, 2007
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Posts: 9720 Written by [user id=21959] on 09.12.2007 at 05:14 You've never ever heard of Disillusion, have you? @review: Haven't listened to the album, but well-crafted, basic and uninspired was also my impression after seeing them live earlier this year.
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Posts: 40071 Written by Promonex on 09.12.2007 at 11:46 Yes and not original, way too influenced by Opeth and such  Bt Helloween was an original band from Germany, so were Scorpions (when leaving out the Hendrix influences)
---- 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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I thought we were just talking about melodeath here? And even if not, in which way does Disillusion's second album sound like Opeth?
---- 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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Posts: 40071 Written by Promonex on 09.12.2007 at 11:50 Oops, forgot about that horrendous album. I really don't like it at all. I thought the guy commenting before you meant "all thigns german" when mentioning originallity
---- 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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Posts: 9720 Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 09.12.2007 at 11:57 You mean to say it's been too eclectic for you, right?
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Posts: 40071 Written by Promonex on 09.12.2007 at 12:44 Nope... I don't have problems with eclectic music whatsover. I mean it is too substandard and slick for me
---- 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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Posts: 9720 Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 09.12.2007 at 12:57 I wouldn't even mention a word that sounds remotely like "standard" in the context of Gloria. In contrary to the reviewed album. (Needed a way to get back on topic again. Perhaps we should stay there for now) In case any member of the band reads this: Promonex = Colaspender@Eisenwahn 
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Account deleted Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 09.12.2007 at 11:48 Let me tell you Kai Hansen's secret identity has just been revealed by DT, his real name is Ziltoid  Scorpions... I dont bother listening to.Screw the coffee and screw the ominverse, we all live in future world  Cheers (DT = Devin Townsend. Ziltoid = Kai Hansen, an alien genius)
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