[kj] Perceptions so far.

[GregSlawson at aol.com]

The way I see the new album (and I'm still listening to the download that 
Chris graciously sent me, since it won't be released in the "States" until APRIL 
FUCKIN' 18) is by placing the songs in 2 categories:
     First, the slow, grinding, and very dark tunes that, while not my 
favorites, should take their place in the goth/metal genre. Those tunes are of 
course Invocation (really just a cover of "Intravenous"), Majestic, Judas Goat 
(nice unusual beat/time signature), and Gratitude. 
     I place the rest (Tribal Antidote & Walking With Gods--the 
chugger/danceable tunes, and HosannASS, Implosion, and Lightbringer--the fast ones) in a 
second category: Tunes with relatively radio-friendly production (snappy drums, 
blended bass) and accessible melodies. I seem to disagree with others in 
thinking that the production is strong, and in seeing the album as made up of these 
two categories of songs. I don't think it's one of their strongest OR one of 
their weakest--the only real problem I see is that several tunes either sound 
like covers of previous songs (Tribal, Lightbringer, Majestic, Invocation) or 
sound like songs that other, generic-type bands could do (Implosion, the title 
track). Then again, after 27 years, what can we expect?  
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