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Trollheart · 03-09-2018, 03:21 AM

Album title: The Future in Whose Eyes?
Artist: Sikth
Genre: Progressive Metal/Mathcore/Avant-Garde Metal
Nationality: English
Release date: June 2
Position in Discography: Third
Estimated Rating:

Have I heard of this artist? No
Average RYM Score: 3.18
Not sure what to make of this really. The vocal is almost an angry rap, kind of reminds me of some of that post-hardcore I've heard, but the music does seem to stay within the general area of prog metal. Yeah, I don't know: the album has its moments but mostly it's not appealing to me. The vocal is far too hysterical-sounding for what I would consider prog metal, and to be honest most of the songs are not that great anyway. There are some nice interludes, passages and even the odd decent track, - the spooky, mostly spoken-word “The Moon's Been Gone For Hours” is a case in point, and if more of the album was like this then I'd have a different opinion of it - but overall not something I'd be interested in revisiting. The closer is really nice too, but again more an exception than the norm on this album. Pretty much a disappointment, I'd have to say.

Check out more from this artist? Probably not
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes (prog metal)

Actual Rating:

03-09-2018, 03:21 AM	#2064 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	Album title: The Future in Whose Eyes? Artist: Sikth Genre: Progressive Metal/Mathcore/Avant-Garde Metal Nationality: English Release date: June 2 Position in Discography: Third Estimated Rating: Have I heard of this artist? No Average RYM Score: 3.18 Not sure what to make of this really. The vocal is almost an angry rap, kind of reminds me of some of that post-hardcore I've heard, but the music does seem to stay within the general area of prog metal. Yeah, I don't know: the album has its moments but mostly it's not appealing to me. The vocal is far too hysterical-sounding for what I would consider prog metal, and to be honest most of the songs are not that great anyway. There are some nice interludes, passages and even the odd decent track, - the spooky, mostly spoken-word “The Moon's Been Gone For Hours” is a case in point, and if more of the album was like this then I'd have a different opinion of it - but overall not something I'd be interested in revisiting. The closer is really nice too, but again more an exception than the norm on this album. Pretty much a disappointment, I'd have to say. Check out more from this artist? Probably not Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes (prog metal) Actual Rating: __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018