![]() ![]() 'Scream for Silence' is one, with the awesome hooks on the guitars that blend well with the keyboard. There are a lot of decent songs, but there are only three songs I would say are really great on this album. However, the positives do outweigh the negatives. Almost sounds like pirate metal, which is a little bit unexpected to say the least. 'All Twisted' is another one of these songs that sound alright to begin with but quickly descend into something that I don't like. Something about the guitars isn't right about it. 'Your Days Are Numbered' is an excellent example of this, showcasing the type of music that I just can't get into. ![]() The thing that's stopping me is that the style of music isn't for me. So is Jaska's drumming really so bad that I need to rate this album so lowly? No. Don't ask about Henkka's playing, because I can't make anything out besides the odd couple of seconds where nothing else is going on. Roope's work is solid even if he doesn't get much of the limelight. ![]() You can quite clearly see the guitar skills coming through right from the riff on the opening track 'Waste of Skin' and they just continue on for pretty much the entire album. ![]() What do I mean by that? There are some good moments, but for the most part it feels pretty average, which isn't what I expect from someone as consistent as him. As a result of this there are some good songs, but there's something missing from the mix. Janne's keyboard skills are solid as per usual as well as Alexi's shredding skills. One such thing is that Alexi's vocals are still pretty much the same as they were in 'Blooddrunk' (and I know that I bang on about his vocals not being great - which, let's face it, is true - but I'd rather they were like that than how they were on 'Hatebreeder'). So to start off with, we'll take the good things. But anyway, I bought this album and I am going to give my opinion on it. I don't know about you reading this, but that makes me slightly nervous to review this album which was widely received as a return to form. I mean, 'Blooddrunk' was my favourite album by them. To be perfectly honest, I don't know if I qualify to review this album as I'm not really into CoB's style of melodeath as much as many other bands. ![]()
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