The Way Of Purity - Crosscore |
Published November 03 2010
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The 23rd Circle Breeds Pestilence* |
| Genre | Death Metal |
Tiril Skårdal/Dead Girl
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Vocals
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| Tracks | 10 |
Death Wish
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Guitar
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| Runningtime | 29 Min. |
Without Name
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Guitar
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| Label | Wormhole Death |
Jeffrey
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Bass
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| Release | 22 April 2010 |
Wall Of Death
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Drums
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| Country | Sweden |
LostMyFaith
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Keyboard
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| Producer | Christian Donaldson | ||
| Similar artists | --- | ||
When talking about band that wear masks to, as they themselves often say, put the music at the forefront this has always been a double edged sword to me as this invariably puts the focus, ironically, back on the band members again. The Way Of Purity is no exception to this paradox in my eyes. Perhaps the band feels that it need to have something to attract attention to itself and the music, which is fine by me, but as the music in itself is, at times, quite good I really don't see why The Way Of Purity would need this. Or so I thought at first.
If you're looking for the one off exceptional record of the year you'll need to look elsewhere since Crosscore is a record easily forgotten amongst the throng of 2010 year's better albums. At times I am really enjoying myself, but as the last note fades out my head is totally empty. It's not that the members don't know how to play their instruments but, as I have stated on numerous occasions, if you don't have good songs this amounts to little.
In this day and age where records are legion you really have to bring forth exceptional songs - and I don't hear those on Crosscore. Instead I hear songs that might lead to a life in the supportbandcategory, but never amounting to headlining the big stages. If The Way Of Purity is content with this they might get some recognition and succeeding in bringing some fans into the death metal genre but, sadly, they will not sway many more seasoned listeners to their music.
After over 30 listens the initial excitement has, frankly,
faded into boredom. It doesn't matter if The Way Of Purity brings forth
a stupendous second album, Crosscore will be firmly planted in the category
marked with "not memorable" for me.
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Performance
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Originality
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Production
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Vocals
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Songwriting
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5 |
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6 |
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Summary
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4 chalices of 10 - Martin |
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