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From the look of the calm cover art and the mellow
beginning of the first track, you might think this
band were a downbeat acoustic setup, with some relaxing
instrumental tracks. But you would be wrong. Within
20 seconds, X-Vision burst in with a barrage of
thrashing guitars, drums, and screaming vocals,
which sets the pace for the 11 tracks to come.
I’m afraid I don’t have many kind
words to say about this album. This is probably
because this type of music doesn’t do it
for me, personally - but this is a subjective
review, after all. The sort of Slipknot-esque
noise that comes out of this band has obviously
proven to be popular in the past, but in my opinion
it is just that - noise. I’m on a one-woman
mission against mindless screaming in songs -
and this album is a prime offender. Screaming
should be allowed to convey passion, but not for
every damn minute of the song. Don’t get
me wrong, I like a strong metal sound, with a
bit of screaming thrown in, but I crave some melody
to offer some variety, too.
But if there is one thing X-Vision lacks, it’s
variety. They produce some strong riffs and certainly
a full sound, but once you’ve heard one
song, you’ve heard them all. For example,
the beginnings of ‘The Green Light’,
‘Cut Off’, and ‘Theatre Of Appearances’
are so incredibly similar, its hard to believe
they are actually different tracks.
It’s difficult to pick out any highlights
from the track listing when all the songs are
so offensive, but I suppose the one with the best
riff would be ‘The Sky Never Lies’.
The quietest track ‘And Now?’ provides
a welcome break from the other tracks, but unfortunately
we’re thrust straight back into the familiar
sound after only 1 minute and 46 seconds.
My stereotypes about French music have been wiped
clean after begrudgingly listening to this album
a few times. However, this is only my take on
things, and my guess is that if you like Slipknot
or similar bands, you’d get on much better
with this album than I did.
2/5
Review by Helen Williams |
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Pierre Pauly (Vocals)
Christoph Edrich (Guitar)
Nicolas Seguin (Guitar)
Arnaud Ferveur (Drums)
Arnaud Marion (Bass) |
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1. Paper Plane
2. The Green Light
3. Deadly Adornment
4. Blow On Ashes
5. The Sky Never Lies
6. The Sky Was True
7. And Now ?
8. Early Mental Release
9. Cut Off
10. Self-Abnegation
11. Theatre Of Appearances |
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Score Code |
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- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
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What Was That? |
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