SCARSICK

I won't write much about it because you just need to hear it by yourself and still, music is just a matter of taste but don't expect another "metal-ish" Entropia, a darkness of One Hour By The Concrete Lake or The Perfect Element, or an orchestral album with a deep concept like BE was. The closest album to Scarsick is in my opinion Remedy Lane because of its rather song-like structure instead of huge complexity and heavy arrangements of ie. The Perfect Element.

The album contains ten short to medium-long songs and some of them sound like nothing from Pain Of Salvation heard before. Some songs are kind of funny (America, Dance Queen), some are melodically very beautiful (Kingdom Of Loss, Enter Rain) and some sound very modern, with a touch of nu-metal, using interesting guitar and electronic effects (Scarsick, Spitfall). In my opinion the album has an upward trend and the second half is a little stronger, from the song Kingdom Of Loss to the very end. I can imagine that some people may find Disco Queen as "unacceptable" - at the first listening I was shocked as well - but after few more listenings I find it very funny and inspired. I wouldn't use David Hasselhof as a comparison because I think it's beyond his skills and despite of the Bonnie M.-like refrain it's still Pain Of Salvation - very sophisticated and complex.

For me it's not their best album (they haven't still surpassed The Perfect Element since that gem was released), that's for sure but I'm happy that their music is still progressive in a true meaning of this word and they can always bring us many surprises with every new album. Pain Of Salvation still demonstrate that they are one of the most original progmetal bands. Thanks guys, see you live in Vienna. 4 of 5 stars.

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