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drone_kebab
some asshat once called this one "DsO's Black Album" and since then I can't get it out my head every time I listen to this one
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nfopuhfxir
I don’t mean to be rude, but isn’t this an extremely reductive and prerogative view? DsO has always been about so much more than just heaviness, otherwise they would never would have evolved past their roots, what makes them special and sets them apart from 99% of other metal bands out there can’t be lost in a simple transition to a slower and more melodic style. And no DsO isn’t “selling out”, but they will never be remotely a commercial or successful band, nor do they care about that, if they made a change it’s cause they felt it was the next step in their artistic and creative evolution.
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drone_kebab
No offense taken (after all it wasn't my own opinion haha). Of course it's reductive and simplistic as hell, but for me their point is that this album is more melodic and overall "accessible" than other DsO albums (even lyrics are much more discernable now). And no, I don't think a band like DsO are capable of "selling out" for the exact same reasons you mentioned.
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ClassyMusicSnob
Ill admit, Ive listened to DSO very casually over the years. Even then, this album just lacks balls.
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nasseemsamp
The ending of Eadem straight up sounds like it could feel snug on the Deathly Hallows soundtrack if you removed the spoken word passage and swaped out the guitar for violins.
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kittykuroki
The Furnaces of Palingenesia took a few listens for me to realize how it fits perfectly in DSO's evolution. I will see if I have a similar experience here. I am missing the insane tempo changes right now.
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versionJBT
"Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple — that's creativity." - Charles Mingus
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soberdosis
I know OG DsO fans hate this already but I enjoy this direction. I feel like they've explored the dissonance and chaos enough times already. It's time for a more straightforward and focused approach that might require more 4/4 time, and accessible melody. Don't let that turn you off though, this is still undeniably DsO. It's just more mature.
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Slendamann
There was melody all over Fas and Paracletus - it's only newer fans unfamiliar with those works that seem to think DSO must only write dissonant music.
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Cassandra-Leo
IMO, Fas wouldn’t sound as dissonant as it does without the frenetic drumming and suffocating production; it has plenty of conventionally melodic leads in places, which this fan remaster may make more apparent: https://youtu.be/Jt5V6UdnBFw Most of DsO’s work has conventional melody in at least some parts, and in some tracks (to name some examples, the prayers, “Carnal Malefactor”, “Chaining the Katechon”, “Apokatastasis pantôn”, “Salowe Vision”, “The Crackled Book of Life”, and many of their early songs), it’s the rule rather than the exception. And let’s not forget Hirilorn, which (as I mentioned in the main shoutbox) was even more melodic. This isn’t as big a stylistic departure as people are claiming. The Gilmour-ish leads in places feel new, though. In any case, I’ve listened to this five or six times by now, and I love it. Fantastic lyrics/fable, too.
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