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The first track may suggest a doom metal inspired by the classic English bands but that thought flees when “Microcosm” and its uptempo pace hits the ears of the listener. It´s a track of progressive melodic death metal with plenty of aggression and good taste. The album keeps on running, and here we can enjoy a varied doom death metal. Hmmm, I´d rather choose “death doom” instead, since the death metal element is bigger than the slow pounding one... At this point it´s impossible to avoid the name of Opeth when quoting Ekklesiast´s influences. “Opeth again...” will think some people, hey, what else can I do, if the way that band has combined melody and death metal has meant such a big influence to millions of acts? Anyway, it´s clear these Russians don´t try to imitate Peter Lindgren and Mikael Åkerfeldt shamefully. However, those tranquil accoustic passages where the guitars weave delicate phrases while the drums play uptempo paces, or the colours of a lot of melodies bear the Opeth name deeply carved. Alexander Senin´s growls are also very similar to Mikael (while the clean vocals are not that good...). There is a wide range of rhythms and a broad technical songmaking so this album is quite entertaining. If the mentioned “Microcosm” is fast and frenzied, others as “Plamya Zhelanij” are doomy tunes with a nice groove. Non-metal elements are the girl who sings from time to time, using a tragic tone that fits certainly well in the songs, and accoustic guitars that emanate directly from bands like Camel and other 70´s prog bands. Definitely, these guys have competent musicianship and nice ideas to offer to the world.
| Tracklist |
| 1. Cvetok Trevogi |
| 2. Microcosm |
| 3. Release From Reveries |
| 4. Prevrashyayas V Led |
| 5. Glaza Cuzich Mirov |
| 6. Plamya Zhelanij |
| 7. Seasons |
| 8. Destiny's End |
| 9. Eta Zemlya Bez Nas |
| 10. Step To Eternity |
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