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River - 'Shadows' album review
26 Feb 2010 // A review by CEOMong
I feel bad writing so little about such an awesome album, it’s really well put together, generously heavy, liberal and enthusiastic drumming, and chock full of wicked deep growlie vox. This is a sweet and beasty metal album.
A damned fine album to work to – and I mean that in the best possible way. It’s hard to find an album that lets you concentrate while still allowing awesome little auditory delights to sneak on in to your brain. Inspiring and groovy.
Beautiful rhythms from both the drums and bass, very intricate and deliberate. Real toe-tapping stuff, more than once I spontaneously pulled out the air drums as well!
‘His Dark Demise’ and ‘Implant the Third Eye’ are my favourites; I also got a chuckle from ‘Blood of an Englishman’.
Fee Fi Fo Fum!
CEOMong
I feel bad writing so little about such an awesome album, it’s really well put together, generously heavy, liberal and enthusiastic drumming, and chock full of wicked deep growlie vox. This is a sweet and beasty metal album.A damned fine album to work to – and I mean that in the best possible way. It’s hard to find an album that lets you concentrate while still allowing awesome little auditory delights to sneak on in to your brain. Inspiring and groovy.
Beautiful rhythms from both the drums and bass, very intricate and deliberate. Real toe-tapping stuff, more than once I spontaneously pulled out the air drums as well!
‘His Dark Demise’ and ‘Implant the Third Eye’ are my favourites; I also got a chuckle from ‘Blood of an Englishman’.
Fee Fi Fo Fum!
CEOMong
About River
River's third solo CD Earth Asunder incorporated poetry of dark beauty with gothic overtones and bard like progressions. River took a new musical direction on his fourth full-length album Shadows where he crafted songs of melodic intricacy with a heavier undercurrent. After a hiatus, River has released his fifth solo work entitled Silence Of The Tomb.
River incorporates a medley of various artistic styles into a cross-disciplinary musical expression. His sound is best described as alternative underground and does not lend itself easily to explanation or cross-reference.
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