The Duskfall - The Dying Wonders of the World
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So, what have we here, the fourth record of Swedish melodic death metallers The Duskfall. Their debut stems from 2002 and I was quite fond of that record at the time. Somehow their second and third record slipped pass me unnoticed so let's see whether I missed something!
The Duskfall’s sound can be very well compared with In Flames’ sound on Reroute to Remain. It has the same swing and melodic touches, combined with a not too polished production and a characteristic voice. The only real differences are that The Duskfall’s music is more riff orientated, less solos pass by and it’s not brighten up with fancy keyboards and stuff. Remarkably The Duskfall’s debut was released in the same year as In Flames’ Reroute to Remain. Were In Flames’ sound once again evolved after Reroute to Remain, The Duskfall keeps firmly sticking to the familiar sound. Nothing really noticeable changed on The Dying Wonders of the World compared to their debut. It’s just very decent melodic death metal with a raw ánd fat production and Kai Jaakkola’s distinctive voice still goes strong on this very well listenable record.
No, nothing really noticeable changed in The DuskfallÂ’s sound on this fourth record. Is that a shame? Many people always shout that a band shouldÂ’ve stuck to their old style when theyÂ’re experimenting. So, The Duskfall offers a good deal for all those who want to keep listening to the same style of melodic death metal year after year. For me, it canÂ’t really get a grip on me anymore.
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You have to login to react, click here to login or create a new account| Neurotic on Wednesday November 14th 2007 11:23 |  |
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| Mmm...I´m kind of disappointed. I really liked their album Frailty and also their last album is okay, it´s too bad that they haven´t evolved, because I share your criticism regarding their melodic death style. It´s a bit outdated, though that wouldn´t be a problem if they made their compositions a bit more interesting... |
| Sledgehammer Messiah on Wednesday November 14th 2007 17:12 |  |
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Yeah, I also liked Frailty as I said in the intro, but indeed, you just get that 'Been there, done that' feeling with this record Ater I wrote the review I took a look how others would think about it and came across this review of Nedermetaal. It's pretty funny that he is one of those guys I talked about in my conclusion :p |
| Neurotic on Wednesday November 14th 2007 17:25 | |
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| I have read the review, well sorry but under which stone did he came from.....Come on it´s like he´s been listening to Master of Puppets or something of that calibre....Indeed he fits your description quite well.... |
| Sledgehammer Messiah on Wednesday November 14th 2007 17:30 | |
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| haha, yeah pretty hilarious ain't it |
