This piece of art is colossal in one way. They pushed the majestic sounding to a point where it is extreme. Some people get angry because of the production of this album. I strongly oppose label driven songwriting policies, and since I listen to a great variety of music, in this respect, i'm quite outraged with 2008. But Keep of Kalessin just jumps out as a band where the production quality actually helped to create an avant-garde Enslaved Ruun-Vertebrae-like feel, with a totally different and coherent approach. Less minimalistic elements, sometimes barocueqesc over usage of interesting, yet to the point riffs and musical arrangements. And if before you say, i'm smoking weed or something for writing all of this, think about the fact, that this band, like it or not, has found a new and own musical sounding and direction, hard hitting and orchestral some times. Apart and separate from the fact, that they now travel with the Nuclear Blast ship.
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