Search - Dozen Furies :: A Concept from Fire

Yeah its good-4.5 stars

myveryownflag | California USA | 06/13/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Ok, I will begin by saying this: I personally dig the scream-sing combo in metal music. If you don't like screaming & singing, this is definitely not your cd. On with the review..



The album begins with a peaceful but ominous acoustic piece entitled "The Gift". It makes me examine the moon and the sky on the cover of the album. Then the opening chord of "Awake & Lifeless" rings out, and the fire starts to make its way into the picture. Then, everything kicks in, and the intensity leaves your head spinning. The fire now engulfs the entire cover (metaphorically of course). But when the chorus arrives, the fire moves to the right side of the picture and the music rests in an almost flawless medium of harmonious singing and head-kicking instrumentation. This album has a great mix of insane blistering screaming and melodious singing. The music is also very tight and technical, containing tasteful yet insane soloing and precise and hammering drums. I love the panning of the two guitars in "Idea & Some Rope" and there are some awesome technical beats, fills, & breakdowns in "The Cycle". But every song has something to offer, mind you.



The only reason the album doesn't get a full five stars from me is because as catchy, creative, and well-done as it is, it sounds like other metal albums/bands and therefore lacks originality. This album is a worthy purchase though, don't get me wrong. I don't think you would be disappointed."

A Dozen Furies Lives up to their title

L. Bazan | Brownsville, Tx USA | 08/09/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I would have been lying if I had said I didn't have my preconceptions about this band. Once I heard the first song, their concept from fire burned all of mine. This is a very good cd on it's own recogniscence. It does kind of sound like everything else that is out there right now(Killswitch,Shadows Fall,Avenged Sevenfold(when they were good) but, these guys are pretty good musicians and they really do bring it. The title track and "The Cycle" are my favorite songs. The guitar riffing is spectacular and the drummer is insane and very Vinnie Paul influenced. Pretty good cd. If you don't have it then go and get it."

Why does this have such a high rating?!

exploding_pool | middle-of-nowhere, PA USA | 09/16/2008

(2 out of 5 stars)

"I stumbled upon this album a while ago, sitting in my collection and gathering dust. I had to laugh a little; it's probably the worst album in my collection and I was so dumb for buying it. I managed to get it a long time ago for $5, and even at that price, I wouldn't buy it again. It's that bad.



They kind of remind me of a cheap version of All That Remains, which begs the question: if you want to hear this kind of music, why not just buy an ATR disc? It's extremely generic metalcore, and any metal fan would say that they've heard this a thousand times before. The album is also amazingly boring and monotonous. To this day, I can only vaguely recall one song ("The Cycle") and that one song is probably the best on here.



Disregard all the comments about how "great they are live", because in a studio setting, this is just a rehashing of better bands. Nothing more."