Post by account_disabled on Dec 23, 2017 5:11:12 GMT
Hi,
As far as the music goes, it's pretty solid. The guitar work is unmemorable and typical, but the symphonics more than make up for it. It's like modern black metal with a Danny Elfman soundtrack. But the deciding factor for me is the vocals. He definitely has a distinct style that I appreciate for its originality, but he uses such a similar cadence from song to song that I start to loose interest. For all of its theatricality, it lacks range. Am I supposed to find the lyrics funny? Maybe, but the content is so dark and serious that I don't think I should be laughing so much. "her suc-cess-full SUICIDE!" lol. I think it tries too hard to be shocking and loses a lot in the process. I do appreciate the twisted fairytale theme though. They might consider taking a lesson from Sikth's "When will the Forest Speak?". They did the whole one-man-show, grim story-telling first, and the delivery has more range and conviction. They also don't resort to unnecessary swearing to get their point across. I am all for use of foul language if it serves a purpose, but with Carach Angren it just feels like a case of lacking vocabulary and subtlety.
Thanks!
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As far as the music goes, it's pretty solid. The guitar work is unmemorable and typical, but the symphonics more than make up for it. It's like modern black metal with a Danny Elfman soundtrack. But the deciding factor for me is the vocals. He definitely has a distinct style that I appreciate for its originality, but he uses such a similar cadence from song to song that I start to loose interest. For all of its theatricality, it lacks range. Am I supposed to find the lyrics funny? Maybe, but the content is so dark and serious that I don't think I should be laughing so much. "her suc-cess-full SUICIDE!" lol. I think it tries too hard to be shocking and loses a lot in the process. I do appreciate the twisted fairytale theme though. They might consider taking a lesson from Sikth's "When will the Forest Speak?". They did the whole one-man-show, grim story-telling first, and the delivery has more range and conviction. They also don't resort to unnecessary swearing to get their point across. I am all for use of foul language if it serves a purpose, but with Carach Angren it just feels like a case of lacking vocabulary and subtlety.
Thanks!
For more details:
Whiteboard Overview Video