Swanlike - Dark Suns

Description: Genre: Rock - Progressive Rock / Artist: Dark Suns / Audio CD released 2003-02-24 at Voice of Life

Newest Review: ... undeniable as the fact that Opeth came first. As Opeth imitation goes, this is a remarkable effort, and at times it even ... more

... stands up to the superior band's material, particularly the great song 'The Sun Beyond Your Eden' with its guitar riff that could easily be taken from Opeth's 'Still Life' or 'Deliverance.' But aside from this, comparison renders it all second-rate, the opening title track in particular being such an obvious copy-cat of Opeth's style note-for-note that it's almost shameful. The album's more impressive moments come in the atmospheric gothic spoken word piece 'Inside Final Dreams' that should please My Dying Bride fans, ...more

Read Reviews for Swanlike - Dark Suns

Swanlike - Dark Suns: Opethlike (214 words)
by - written on 20/06/08 (Very useful, 19 readings)
Rating:

This would be an exceptional album if it wasn't such an obvious Opeth knock-off. While imitation isn't necessarily a bad thing, the comparisons between Dark Suns' debut release and the more well-known progressive death metal works of Opeth are undeniable, just as undeniable as the fact that Opeth came first. As Opeth imitation goes, this is a remarkable effort, and at times it even stands up to the superior band's material, particularly the great song 'The Sun Beyond Your Eden' with its guitar riff that could easily be taken from Opeth's 'Still Life' or 'Deliverance.' But aside from this, comparison renders it all second-rate, the opening title track in ... Read the complete review