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Tiamat's most grown-up album so far

Martijn Flamman and Bas | Middelburg, the Netherlands | 11/21/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I am a 22 year-old Dutch fan of this band. This band is my favourite band for the last three years, since I've seen them live in Belgium in '97. Since their second album "The astral sleep" in '91 they've come up with the most mystical, symphonical and beautiful metal so far. Albums like "Wildhoney" and "A deeper kind of slumber" always set the standard for many followers who wanted to make the same music like Tiamat. This new CD is the most grown-up album so far. Whether it is best, I don't kwon yet. But this album should be a collectors-item for many Tiamat-fans. Why? Their music has evolved even further; again, they managed to bring new elements into their already fascinating musical style... This cd is,a mixture of "Wildhoney"'s mysticism, "ADKOS"'s depth and some new gothic- and dark influences. The Pink Floyd-influences, which dominated on the last two cd's, are almost gone; their music has now turned into a darker, gothic-like style. The songs are made something catchier, more simple, and they sound much harder than on "ADKOS". Again, it will take some time to get used to this cd and this music; but when you've tried to understand their music, it will grow in your mind like an addiction and it will stay in your mind for ever..."