The Bloodline - Opium Hearts
Considering that former Pyogenesis member Roman Schoemsee is in this band, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I had really hated the last couple Pyogenesis albums, so I put this in the player with the idea that it probably would be no good. But after hearing it, I’m sort of mixed. It is Doomy, I suppose. The press release says “Gothic Metal,” and I’d go along with that. But, despite the harsh vocals, this really could be heavier. The acoustic guitars and keyboards (neither of which is always present) “lighten” things up too much sometimes. Maybe they’re just trying too hard to create “atmosphere.” Maybe it’s the drum machine. But remember, I’m not machine-o-phobic! I’m not sure what the problem here is. But something just isn’t quite right. Still, this is an interesting album, and everything does seem to come together just right in a few places closer to the end of the disc. A minute or so of the song “Bloodline” is excellent, for example. So, the real problem here might seriously be that I don’t have the necessary time to listen to things 15 times before I review them (once again, count the number of reviews before commenting).
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