Hunter - Medeis - guest review
Hunter - Medeis - guest review
Tracklist
01. Fallen02. Fantasmagoria
03. So...
04. Greed
05. Grabasz...
06. Mirror of War
07. Siedem
08. Why?
09. Nikt
10. Lo¿a Szyderców
11. Kiedy Umieram
Guest review by
s7mon February 18, 2012
Okay, so I've mentioned changes in the musical style presented by the band, so now you're probably wondering what is it exactly. First sounds of the album convince that Hunter focused more on creating atmosphere than heavy metal pounding. To do that, they decided to include a wider range of instruments, so apart from not-so-unusual keyboards we also get to hear violin and sitar. They undoubtedly enrich the band's sound, but do not dominate the album, so healthy proportions of regular riffing and some non-metal strangeness are maintained. The thing that makes this album attractive is the melodies. This is not classic heavy metal, so don't expect anthemic or ultra-melodic vocal lines, but some of them like "Fallen", "Greed" or "Nikt" are really catchy. Apart from the hypnotic and rather slow tracks there are three that finally let us bang our heads. These are aggressive "Mirror of War", punky "So?" and the aforementioned "Nikt". The band still didn't decide whether to sing in English or Polish. So 5 songs are in English, 6 in Polish. It's really strange to see that situation, it's like they didn't know whether to focus on the Polish market or try to expand their music abroad.
Anyway, this is a good record, some songs really stand out and make the listener go back to the album. A pity they didn't make all of their songs that interesting (and they had 8 years to do that), but Medeis is a sign of the musical development of the band, who are on their way to create their own, unique style.
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 7 |
| Songwriting: | 8 |
| Originality: | 8 |
| Production: | 8 |
Written by s7mon | February 18, 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.
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