Souldeceiver - The Curious Tricks Of Mind - review
Souldeceiver - The Curious Tricks Of Mind - review
Band
Souldeceiver Release date
April 2011 Tracklist
01. Hundred 2502. My Closest Embrace
03. Suiciding
04. Mary Ann
05. The Pressing
06. Phase C
07. Icon Of Your God
08. Relapse
09. Bone Sacrifice
10. Eternally
A review by
Darkside Momo December 07, 2011
The Curious Tricks Of Mind, already their second album, is a bit less of 40 minutes filled with really good riffs and solos, like in "Suiciding", or in "My Closest Embrace" (with its pounding, great bass and rhythm guitars). Guess what, both players are definitely good at their craft - same goes for bass and drums, actually. And the vocals are on par with the rest, that is, aggressive and good. The sound, quite heavy and crunchy, compliments nicely the music. Songwriting-wise, it's definitely enjoyable. Each song has, or tries to have, it's own identity, whether be it by a bit of sound tweaking ("Bone Sacrifice" sounds more 'modern', if you know what I mean) or by adding selected hints of other musical elements ("Mary Ann" with its strange intro and clean vocals, or "The Pressing" and its ambient stuff and samples).
So, there's nothing wrong? Almost? Indeed, almost. This album just lacks that all-too-famous 'little something' that would transform it from good to great. And so, you myself find your mind wandering here and there, but not concerned by the music anymore, because of that little spark or something. Is it a whiff of danger? A hint of passion? I don't know.
Anyway, don't judge this album by its horrendous, retch-inducing cover! It is a surprisingly consistent and enjoyable album, well crafted and played; a melodeath job well done. Not the album of the year by any stretch of the imagination, but a nice surprise nonetheless. Just to quote my esteemed colleague who nailed the phenomena to the point: "That's all from a point of view of a nit-picking critic. From the viewpoint of anyone who doesn't have to write an entire review, it's a Gothenburg melodeath album. Just that. It's not bad at all, in fact, I'd take this over any number of indistinguishable Gothenburg acts out there, but it still doesn't leave too great of an impact." That said, I guess fans of the style should check it out, at the very least because they're not another In Flames/Soilwork copycat.
Written on 07.12.2011 by
Written on 07.12.2011 by
Once your regular Hellfest reporter, now retired. I (strangely enough) listen to a lot of metal. And enjoy good beers, comics, novels and role-playing games. Comments
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That's one fucking ugly as shit cover.  I'm sorry I can't say more about it.Good review though.
---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
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I've lost my interest in melodeath ages ago but maybe I should give this one a try...
---- "And we are not who we think we are We are who we're afraid to be" - Lux Occulta "The Opening of Eleventh Sephirah"
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Posts: 444 Written by X-Ray Rod on 07.12.2011 at 13:17 Wow, I couldn't agree more. Seeing that cover on the homepage today actually made me feel sorry for the band.
---- "Randy Rhoads, although being a wonderful guitar player, could not play Asteroids for shit." - Lemmy Kilmister
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What are you guys talking about? I'd hit it.
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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Posts: 40071 Written by Troy Killjoy on 07.12.2011 at 22:18 You'd even hit a three legged crippled blind dog 
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 
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Posts: 21306 Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 07.12.2011 at 22:22 I'd need some drugs to do it... but I'd still do it. And despite the early In Flames reference, I don't think I'm going to bother with this. :/
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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Account deleted Written by Troy Killjoy on 07.12.2011 at 22:27
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I hope the woman depicted on the cover is not their producer.  If I was their producer and had a listen to this mediocre put-together, they would not paint me in better colors. Are we clear? 
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