Just listening to this now - have to agree that the production definitely undersells the album. I only know the band through Veritas, but I feel the music isn't that big a step down, but the album sounds really flat at times, which hurts it in comparison with Veritas

Written by musclassia on 24.09.2019 at 14:27

Just listening to this now - have to agree that the production definitely undersells the album. I only know the band through Veritas, but I feel the music isn't that big a step down, but the album sounds really flat at times, which hurts it in comparison with Veritas

Yes, i"d agree that both Veritas and this are similar in regards to the music itself, very good albums with some room for improvement around the middle, but would consider both of them a clear step down from Venera.
The point of overpowered beats cutting up the flow was about Veritas, but apart from that i"d agree it is produced better than this, but also prefer Venera in this regard.

I always thought that Dekadent was quite an overlooked band and their understanding of promotion (small indie labels, repeatedly postponing releases, etc.) didn't really help to change that status quo, so thanks a lot for this review.

I've never really been a big fan of the sub-genre they are exploring, but of some strange reasons, The Deliverance Of The Fall and Venera: Trial & Tribulation are to this date still among my most favorite albums of 2008 and 2011, respectively. 2015's Veritas, however, never really clicked with me and I still don't really know what to think of their latest effort.

'Shepherd Of Stars' and 'Lavantine Betrayal' are for sure good songs, but in my opinion they totally pale in comparison to outstanding tracks like 'A Cry Of Revolt', 'The Renaissance Of Purity' and 'Thralldom Decree', just to name a few of the songs that once made me discover and love this band.

To sum it up, your 7/10 looks like a very fair and well-grounded rating but unfortunately, all the flaws you mentioned are there for real. "A bit too plain and starting to drag on due to their length exceeding the ideas put into them" is spot-on and along with the rather poor production the main reason that I'm not even trying to find a physical copy somewhere.
It's a pity, they could have done so much better.

Written by Starvynth on 30.09.2019 at 20:02

I always thought that Dekadent was quite an overlooked band and their understanding of promotion (small indie labels, repeatedly postponing releases, etc.) didn't really help to change that status quo, so thanks a lot for this review.

Glad it is appreciated, doing what i can despite not knowing how much a review that"s not linked at the front page does.

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It's a pity, they could have done so much better.

yes, that is frustrating, especially considering the songs that give a hint of how much better they still can do better.

both Veritas and this were deliberately darker, heavier, serious and topic/lyric focused than their prior efforts, which seems to be the wrong way for them.
possibly the best outcome of the review is someone in the band seeing a certain extent of agreement on it, and as a result them creating something lighter, more joy and playful and maybe rougher again, and that way making an album worth promoting to everyone we know again.

Written by theFIST on 03.10.2019 at 00:42

Glad it is appreciated, doing what i can despite not knowing how much a review that"s not linked at the front page does.

All reviews generate some traffic, mostly between dozens and hundreds of hits over the span of the first month, plus there's those of us who watch the new post section who get drawn in when others comment, so you'll always have some eyes on your content, which in turn could expose new music to curious onlookers.

Which includes myself. I'll have to add this name to my list, though I'm so behind at this point I can't make any promises about commenting on this album any time soon. Nicely written though.

Written by Troy Killjoy on 03.10.2019 at 05:14

Written by theFIST on 03.10.2019 at 00:42

Glad it is appreciated, doing what i can despite not knowing how much a review that"s not linked at the front page does.

All reviews generate some traffic, mostly between dozens and hundreds of hits over the span of the first month, plus there's those of us who watch the new post section who get drawn in when others comment, so you'll always have some eyes on your content, which in turn could expose new music to curious onlookers.

Which includes myself. I'll have to add this name to my list, though I'm so behind at this point I can't make any promises about commenting on this album any time soon. Nicely written though.

Good to know, and thank you