Norther - Mirror Of Madness - guest review
Norther - Mirror Of Madness - guest review
Tracklist
01. Blackhearted02. Betrayed
03. Of Darkness And Light
04. Midnight Walker
05. Cry
06. Everything Is An End
07. Unleash Hell
08. Dead
09. Mirror Of Madness
10. Frozen Sky [Japanese bonus]
11. Smash [The Offspring cover] [Japanese bonus]
Guest review by
hottercraft February 07, 2007
Norther created a great debut album with "Dreams Of Endless War" and this album isn't worse, it's even better. They fill their songs with a lot of melodies and some excellent lyrics. When I read the lyrics I think I'm reading poetry, but this poetry is about death, it's really special and wonderful.
Talking about the highlights of this CD, we've "Blackhearted", the opening song. I love this song, especially the beginning. "You're seeking perfection but your disillusions are leading to destruction...", a perfect beginning for a perfect song. The next song, "Betrayed", is another masterpiece, and you only need to hear it for knowing why it's so good. Probably one of the most perfect songs is "Cry", it has a great riff in its beginning and it's a bit of a slower song, but it's definitely great. The last highlight is "Mirror Of Madness", and this song is my favourite. There are awesome riffs and I love the lyrics in this song. It's also a really catchy song, especially the chorus. This is, in my opinion, a 'must-hear'song.
I won't talk about weak points in this album, because there isn't really any I don't think, but I want to say that "Unleash Hell", the single of this CD, is a bit repetitive, the riff is the same along all the song.
I definitely think that this is Norther's best CD. We all will think better about Norther if we listened to them more. The problem is that this band is really underrated because some other bands from Finland, mainly Children Of Bodom. I think Norther is better than Children Of Bodom though, you should try listening to them.
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 10 |
| Songwriting: | 10 |
| Originality: | 10 |
| Production: | 10 |
Written by hottercraft | February 07, 2007
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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This is a very good Norther album, though I think "Death Unlimited" their best one... I'd also rate a 9 for this album, IMO 10 is too high...
---- "The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown." Howard Phillips Lovecraft
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Certainly not their best, still so awesome! Incredible songs such as Everything is an End, Midnight Walker, Unleash Hell and Mirror of Madness. 
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I really enjoy this album, it is the only Northern album that I have but I really think its gonna be hard for then to make something better than it.
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10? come on dude...an enjoyable album, some good songs...some very good songs...but not a 10!
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I also think it's not THAT good.. also disagree about the lyrics, I think the lyrics are the worst part of the album.
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I don't know...it sounds much like CoB and In Flames, so originality low...but I like the melody and rhytm. 8.5 !
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The rating should be an even 9.0! Anyway, this is their best album in my opinion. My favorite songs off this album are.. "Of Darkness And Light", "Cry", and "Frozen Sky". HAIL MIRROR OF MADNESS!
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This album is the purest melodeath album ever. Both music and lyrics are just how they should be in this kind of metal band. 10!!
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