While Heaven Wept? Not really ... more

While Heaven Wept, once one of the most promising Epic Doom Acts, present us with a new album, which includes opposition to the tracklist not 11, but only 7 songs, just strange also because the board was announced as "a" song!

Of these "seven" songs I prefer the "Enyalastige" Intro (no offense intended, Enya is good) from and the outro, then stay about five full songs, taking inspiration from the unnecessary instrumental "Indifference truned paralysis" as a full-fledged song also can argue - something you'd expect on a Tony MacAlpine- or Malmsteen-disc, with WHW but that has nothing to do.

"Icarus And I / Ardor" is somehow full of "we-have-all-styles-in-a-song-wasted-matter-how-it-is-listening" trimmed - what are the yelp Parts at 1:45 and 4 : 15 (! we know the Melody Line but of "Ancient Wisdom"), the solo part from 6:32 I have in Candlemass (Crystal Ball, at 3:26 ...) ever heard, ..., of course, must also an approximately 2-minute "Schmalz insert" not be missing here! Nope boys because somehow missing the red thread, and over 12 minutes is simply too long.

It follows a "Christmas Carol" called "Heart Burst" ... really, it's barely dripping, a ballad that you have often heard in similar form even -. Eg by WHW himself over 10 years ago with "Voice In The Wind ", and that was a lot more" sublime "!

"The Memory Of Bleeding / Souls In permafrost / Searching The Stars - The song is like" Icarus ... "held rather progressive, and is reminiscent of older Fates Warning, especially in the vocal lines (we had this before in" The Walking Void "by Vast Oceans ... which phased original after" "sounds of FW, but the" The Apparition true fans "ignore something like yes ;-)).

The duo (?) "Reminiscence Of Strangers / Lifelines" is another ballad, on which you also could have done without, and a "transition" is not at all to remember the melody is identical, so it is a song, and not two !

Conclusion: Of the four "main songs" is not an approach to the class, for example, "Soul Sadness" or "Of Empires Forlorn". After a week and more passes (about 12 lest anyone may say again, the board needs "time") can convince myself none of the songs.

Many are my review already condemned because of the evaluation before they ever read this, and you will accuse me, I'm always looking for cross references. That may be, but after more than 40 years of musicians and music experience in Rock / Metal area, I can allow myself, perhaps more critically to see new works long-established bands - The plate is a big disappointment, I only because of the technical skills yet can evaluate with 2 stars!