Alaskan - Adversity; Woe review
| Band: | Alaskan |
| Album: | Adversity; Woe |
| Style: | Sludge metal |
| Release date: | June 01, 2011 |
| Guest review by: | Boxcar Willy |
01. Realisation
02. Congonhas
03. Disruption
04. Atarau
05. Atlas Creek
06. Interruption
07. Mecca
I discovered Alaskan through Metal Storm and immediately I was intrigued. Upon visiting their bandcamp page and finding it was a free download, I was ecstatic. After listening to it a few times, I was impressed.
I was overwhelmed by the atmosphere and by the music itself. The release itself is a primarily instrumental one, which is neither a good thing nor a bad thing. The vocals on this release are good, which could be a let down to some as they do not appear too often. However, the lack of vocals is made up for by the amazing guitar work. Gary does a very good job, he changes it up often to keep you interested in this album, in fact, he changes it up a lot. Another thing that caught my ears was the great drums. The drums flow extraordinarily well throughout this album. They fit and capture the atmosphere perfectly.
The one thing that I noticed the most about this album was? the album itself. Sure the guitars and drums are good, mostly when added together into one mass of music. It boosts the quality of everything involved. The atmosphere created is masterful, it transports you to a place where your alone, with your own dark thoughts and it is completely serene. This album is among one of the best sludge albums I have ever heard. The complete effort is astounding, and purely amazing.
Overall, I was very impressed by this album, considering the high amount of doo-doo out there. This album is definitely one of the golden ones, highly recommended.
Highlights - The entire album.
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 9 |
| Songwriting: | 9 |
| Originality: | 8 |
| Production: | 9 |
Written by Boxcar Willy | 03.03.2012
Guest review disclaimer:
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
Comments
Comments: 13
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| Merchant of Doom Posts: 702  |
Not a particularly important complaint, but you used the word "album" nine times in the review... wow!  To more serious matters... very good album  indeed!
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| Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 9144  |
Written by Merchant of Doom on 04.03.2012 at 14:01 I need a thesuarus 
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| Merchant of Doom Posts: 702 |
Written by Boxcar Willy on 04.03.2012 at 15:26 You mean "thesaurus", don't you? 
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| Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 9144 |
Written by Merchant of Doom on 04.03.2012 at 17:46 Yes  This why my reviews are proofread
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| Merchant of Doom Posts: 702 |
Lol... keep up the good work... I'm not saying it in a sarcastic way... it's good bands like Alaskan are reviewed...
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| Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 9144 |
Written by Merchant of Doom on 05.03.2012 at 01:09 Thanks 
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| K✞ulu Seeker of Truth Posts: 2573  |
Dude, you need to be more descriptive in your reviews. There is really very little I understood about what to expect from this album from the text. I mean "Gary changing his guitar very often" could as well as Gary Holt from Exodus, and you would be writing about a thrash album. The sentence about the atmosphere tells me something, but everything else, pretty much nothing. What's the tempo? Is the "amazing" guitar work furious, heavy, subdued, technical, fat & nasty? I mean what kind of amazing is it? Also a note to the proofreader: "This album is among one of the best..." Please, take this as a piece of constructive criticism. I read your reviews, and that's a common problem. Peace!
---- Savor what you feel and what you see Things that may not seem important now But may be tomorrow R.I.P. Chuck Schuldiner Satan was a Backstreet Boy
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| Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 9144 |
Written by K✞ulu on 05.03.2012 at 19:11 I'm sorry guys, this is definately one of my worse reviews... I think I'm going to delete it and re-write it...
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| Susan Smeghead Elite Posts: 6941  |
Willy, it's a good learning experience; now you know how to make reviews better for next time. And as someone else said, awesome that you chose such a sweet album as this.
---- "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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| Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 9144 |
Written by Susan on 06.03.2012 at 03:33 Sadly the review isnt on par with music
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| Milena gloom cookie Staff Posts: 4603  |
---- 7.0 means the album is good
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| Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 9144 |
Written by Milena on 06.03.2012 at 19:55 Well... Mine should be more so than others... 
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| Cynic Metalhead Ambrish Saxena Posts: 7520  |
I'll give a spin for sure.
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