Aoria - The Constant - review
Aoria - The Constant - review
Tracklist
01. A Slow Moving Storm02. The Black Heart
03. Assassination
04. The Bleeder
05. You Really Gave It All, Didn't You?
06. An Overwhelming Calm
A review by
BloodTears December 27, 2012
The best way to describe Aoria's The Constant is calling it a beautiful painting of music; only the melodies are the color pallet and the musicians are the artists. This is a debut album that is far from being innocent. Most of the colors you find in The Constant are something between grays, blacks and the darker tonalities. Not many bright yellows in there or rays of sunshine but rather a calmness that suddenly dives right into a black spiral of emotions. Aoria give us lulling post rock/metal sounds and roaring guitars as the melodies entwine and touch in a crescendo. There is an ever-present sadness in the music ("The Black Heart") connected to the grandiose of the compositions ("Assassination").
Apart from that, Erik Nilsson's voice is overwhelming and capable of generating a turmoil of emotions on the listener. He sings with such feeling (just listen to "You Really Gave It All, Didn't You?") that it destroys any attempts to ignore its influence. It is heartfelt and honest, which is something you don't find everyday.
With the running time of only 36 minutes though, it feels like there was more to give and the ending almost comes as an anti-climax. A little bit more of diversity wouldn't hurt, but ultimately The Constant is constantly good and intense. It has the cadence of a good mournful poem.
Written on 27.12.2012 by
Written on 27.12.2012 by
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Thanks for reviewing, I'd totally forgot about this being released! "I brought you closer to me and the waves got higher.": Ahh, such a great line in the opening track  Yes, lots of greys and darkness, and you are right about there being a calmness before the spiral!
---- "After silence that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." - Aldous Huxley
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I like the album name, it's very fitting as the album delivers a constant stab at something subtly different. It's definitely not showy and I agree about Erik being dominant.
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Cool stuff, I should check this out. Sweet review
---- Ordinary men hate solitude. But the Master makes use of it, embracing his aloneness, realizing he is one with the whole universe (Lao Tzu).
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Thanks for the nice comments guys. I hope you like the album when you listen to it. Written by Jason W. on 27.12.2012 at 20:52 Yes, I love their lyrics as well, very fitting with the music. This release probably deserves more attention than it's received.
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I feel like I should definitely check this album out.
---- "And we are not who we think we are We are who we're afraid to be" - Lux Occulta "The Opening of Eleventh Sephirah"
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Me: Performance: 9 Songwriting: 9 Originality: 9 Production: 8
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