Grey Skies Fallen - Along Came Life - review
Grey Skies Fallen - Along Came Life - review
Tracklist
01. Grand Scheme Of Things02. By The Wayside
03. Forever And A Day
04. Along Came Life
A review by
jupitreas December 11, 2010
1. What are some of your musical influences?
Craig: I would say our influences are a good balance of metal and non-metal groups: Mew, Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Porcupine Tree, Camel, Blackfield, Dark Tranquility, Opeth, Amorphis, My Dying Bride, etc. Mostly we just like to play with riffs and record whatever we think sounds good. We don't try to emulate any one type of group. If you listen to all of our releases you can hear just about any genre of metal within.
I followed Craig's advice and gave the EP a good number of listens. Considering the various extreme influences, I was pleasantly surprised to hear calm progressive rock with very evocative and powerful melodies sung by rich vocals. It all reminded me of Marillion's "Brave"... at least until the death metal elements kicked in, burrowing holes into my skull like the most aggressive of Paradise Lost and My Dying Bride songs.
2. Which is better: Paradise Lost or My Dying Bride?
My Dying Bride. Although I love Paradise Lost, I just think My Dying Bride has always been a favorite of mine and the rest of the guys in the group.
...and it shows. Nevertheless, while MDB have in recent years become little more than a cartoon of themselves, Grey Skies Fallen sounds honest and relevant. Its all in the genuine feeling of despair that exists both in the calm and the heavy passages - Grey Skies Fallen conjure the sort of raw melancholy that would certainly make most doom metal bands jealous. But isn't it just a little too raw?
3. Who produced this EP and will this person also produce your future releases?
We produced this ourselves and we will continue to produce ourselves until someone comes along lol.
The EP's production is by far its weakest point. Although the music is truly enjoyable in that quiet and melancholic way, everything sounds somewhat contrived and underwhelming. Grey Skies Fallen make quite brilliant music and I can see them reaching the kind of level that Opeth and Riverside are known for. With this said, only under the watchful eye of a good producer (say a Steven Wilson) will their upcoming LP truly be worth looking forward to.
Editor's note: Craig actually went back and improved the mix of this EP somewhat after our little talk and before Travis Smith submitted the cover art. Unfortunately, the result is only a subtle improvement.
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Now THAT is some cover art. This is one of those situations where I was halfway convinced I needed the album before even reading a word. I really like the blend of interview and review and am excited to hear the music, production and all.
---- "A life all mine Is what I choose At the end of my days" --The Gathering "A Life All Mine" from Souvenirs
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This is what I like about MS, the reviews are not your average Encyclopedia Metallum review, here, the staffers try to give us something different in most of their reviews and I really appreciate that. Thanks dude, I'm going to check this album just because I like the way you did this review  Travis Smith is really good with his job 
---- "Les vers savent qu'ils n'ont pas d'ailes, c'est pour cela qu'ils se cachent sous terre"
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I gotta get this. What I've heard on Myspace is amazing.
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Posts: 4774 Written by Daggon on 12.12.2010 at 10:08 + 1 thanks jup!
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