Omnium Gatherum - New World Shadows - guest review
Omnium Gatherum - New World Shadows - guest review
Band
Omnium Gatherum Album
New World Shadows Style
Melodic death metal Release date
February 04, 2011 Tracklist
01. Everfields02. Ego
03. New World Shadows [feat. Dan Erland Swanö]
04. Soul Journeys
05. Nova Flame
06. An Infinite Mind
07. Watcher Of The Skies
08. The Distance
09. Deep Cold
Guest review by
Windrider May 07, 2011
I think the best way to describe this album is to do it by its single parameters and instruments, because there are especially three things what make this album new and unique. At first, the keyboards are not as much in the foreground as usual and do not often play the lead melodies. They rather work as a foundation together with the bass and the vocals. Yes, this marks the second special, the vocals growled by Jukka Pelkonen. His voice is very deep and his tone does not often change, that is why his vocals often work like a rhythm guitar. Where his vocals are missing, like in the wonderful instrumental "Watcher Of The Skies," a second guitar fills the gap, which is not always there during sung parts. And now we have reached the third aspect, we only have one guitar player in Omnium Gatherum. His name is Markus Vanhala and he is the mastermind of all the music. It is mainly his lead guitar riffing that dances above the base of drums, bass, keyboards and vocals.
The guitar riffs reach from edged dissonance to catchy and harmonious anthems. Especially the palm muted melodies like in "Soul Journeys" contain both aspects at the same time. Concerning the vocals one can hear that although they sound dark like hell itself they still contain harmony in it and a dignified character. This may be a result of either technique or talent, but in any case makes me say that Jukka Pelkonen has the only death metal voice that I could think of in an opera because of its glorious sound.
Overall this album has it all and shows it all. Omnium Gatherum have turned the way of songwriting in melodeath and show a new style that foreshadows like a new world. It builds from a heavy and dark foundation, contains vocals that sound better than a human could do and guitar melodies dancing above the atmosphere. Sounds like your usual gothenburg metal? It is not! Originality is the keyword of New World Shadows and every second is worthy. Some may laugh but I think others do understand when I call this a new era and say: Welcome to the death metal opera!
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 10 |
| Songwriting: | 10 |
| Originality: | 10 |
| Production: | 10 |
Written by Windrider | May 07, 2011
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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Posts: 1122 Written by Ace Frawley on 27.06.2014 at 05:38 Saying "Deep Cold" is an Opeth rip-off is as reckless as giving this album all 10's across the board. There's absolutely nothing that would support your claim, a long death metal track with clean vox is obviously not enough  Omnium Gatherum have a pretty distinct sound for a melodeath band and I would score this album at least a 7 in originality.
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Posts: 1464 Written by Risto on 27.06.2014 at 11:10 There's a riff in "Deep Cold" which sounds like it's been lifted from Blackwater Park.
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