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Evergrey
– Monday Morning Apocalypse Inside Out Music – 2006 |
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| Not resting on their
laurels, Evergrey enlisted the help of an outside producer to hone their powerful sound
into shorter songs without losing their atomic harmonic force. "Monday Morning Apocalypse" shows that right out of the gate the band is not compromising their brutal melodic attack. You can throw out the thought that these guys are selling out in anyway. This is true Evergrey music with pounding double bass and massive distorted guitars that will feed thrash metal maniacs worldwide. "Unspeakable" soft guitar smashes into raw power fifty seconds in. Tom Englund brilliantly sings from both sides of the vocal metallic fence, mean & nasty and melodic at the same time. "Lost" is the most commercial song the band has ever recorded and damn it’s catchy. The female vocal in the background is awesome. If this song doesn’t play on the radio or MTV I would be stunned. Englund’s voice joins the ripping guitars in "Obedience" in a powerful way that will make you stand up and bang your head. The keyboard gives this tune diversity and a heart amongst the gigantic riffs and pounding percussion. The heavy rhythm guitars of "The Curtain Fall" feel like a sickle cutting through the mix. The deep background voices of "In Remberance" are distinctly European. My favorite song off the album is "At Loss For Words." The soft tinking guitar part in the beginning erupts into an explosion of molten guitar power that will get you thrashing with the song. The way the band sings the chorus and Englund’s lead vocals combined ripping guitars is powerful! You might not be able to stop yourself from clinching and moving your fists with the rhythm. Rikard Zander gives a token of love on his keyboard with "Till Daqmar." Henrik Danhage and Tom Englund’s guitars drive "Still In The Water." The groove is dark, heavy and purposeful in "The Dark I Walk You Through." I love the little strange sound one minute fifty seconds in this tenth track that leads the guitars and drums to accelerate the tempo. Zander’s soft key part of the end is very endearing. "I Should" tips back and fourth between an avalanche of heavy-duty riffage and tender keys. The producer continues to do a great job mixing up the way Tom Englund’s voice comes in and out of the song. Monday Morning Apocalypse comes right at you, takes a hold of you by force and wins over your heart. How many albums do that? |
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