Fallujah - Dreamless - review
Fallujah - Dreamless - review
Tracklist
01. Face Of Death02. Adrenaline
03. The Void Alone [feat. Tori Letzler]
04. Abandon
05. Scar Queen
06. Dreamless
07. The Prodigal Son
08. Amber Gaze
09. Fidelio
10. Wind For Wings
11. Les Silences
12. Lacuna
A review by
ScreamingSteelUS April 23, 2016
Though "Face Of Death" continues the thread of The Flesh Prevails without a second thought, dropping blistering tech death riffs over a spacey background, "Adrenaline" immediately strains the boundaries of the careful coalition of styles Fallujah employed on the last album. "Adrenaline" explores just how aggressive and schismatic Fallujah can be without abandoning its devotion to elegant atmospheres. By "The Void Alone" and "Abandon," Fallujah starts to incorporate different textures entirely, aided by the ethereal vocals of guest Tori Letzler, whose voice adds a great deal of feeling to the album's brutal brocade. Songs like "Amber Gaze" and "Wind For Wings" take the introspective, cosmic approach of The Flesh Prevails and push the concept even further down its logical path.
Fallujah possesses a unique instrumental liquidity that makes the shifts in tone and style seem utterly effortless; these musicians can craft exceedingly technical songs and heavy, unflinching avalanches without detracting from the serene mood. Every line of melody flows transcendently into the next, creating an unbroken seascape of shimmering sound that remains tranquil even amidst the body-slamming drums. Awash in superb lead guitar work, songs like "Scar Queen" call to mind Animals As Leaders and Oleg Izotov as much as The Faceless or Ne Obliviscaris. The title track represents, most literally of all these songs, the approach Fallujah has taken with these last few releases; "Dreamless" places a driving, pounding drum track behind an otherwise calm, meandering, half-ambient track that builds into something more recognizably metal.
Exceeding its predecessor by three songs and roughly 15 minutes, Dreamless contains much more content to digest than The Flesh Prevails. While this album is clearly indebted to The Flesh Prevails, Dreamless forges its own path rather than relying strictly on the blueprints established by Fallujah's previous material - not shifting radically in style, but creating enough distance to avoid cannibalism. Rarely have I had the chance to review an album as fantastic and instantly awe-inspiring as The Flesh Prevails, and I am glad to hear that Fallujah has gone above and beyond the call of duty in creating a successor.
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 10 |
| Songwriting: | 9 |
| Originality: | 9 |
| Production: | 9 |
Written on 23.04.2016 by
Written on 23.04.2016 by
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Like The Faceless, listening to any of their most recent material, you'd never guess either band actually started off as relatively standard, yet still decent-to-good, Deathcore bands. 
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Never thought I would say this, but finally a review I was waiting for  ! Glad to hear they did it again... Thanks SSUS!  (no homo though)
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Posts: 6699 Written by qlacs on 23.04.2016 at 10:31 
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I worry about the production, which I noticed you gave a 9. Their previous album was perhaps one of the worst produced professionally recorded albums I've ever heard, might even just be the worst. I really, really, really really really hope the don't do that again. Their songwriting is just fucking stellar, I want to love this album so much.
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Posts: 450 Written by psykometal on 23.04.2016 at 06:53 I agree with you although I wouldn't call Fallujah's first album standard deathcore in any way! Oh you actually wrote yourself "..I'm not hearing any deathcore moments at all?!" haha Cheers
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Posts: 6101 Written by Mark Minoa on 01.05.2016 at 23:33 Yea, I was referring to their EP, Leper Colony. It was mostly some pretty standard deathcore, albeit slightly more technical than usual.
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Posts: 450 Written by psykometal on 02.05.2016 at 00:12 Oh I see, yeah I haven't checked that one out 
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Posts: 1571 Written by Vale on 26.04.2016 at 05:28 Don't know about you guys, this kind of sound production really fits both records. It's definitely better on Dreamless in terms of mixing and especially the lows but TFP still became one of my top 10 albums.
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