DAMNATION

This album is a jewel. Precious. A soft masterpiece of prog-rock, with guitars that caress you, a marvellous classic drums work, with a bass played with a lot of sentiment... And what can I say about the Mikael's voice? He is one of the best singers on earth, and his voice it's simply prodigious... There's no growls here, only pure melody and precious vocal passages... This is an unique album by one of the most original, different and unpredictable bands on earth.

Best songs: Windowpane (with a fantastic mellotron melody and guitar solos...), In My Time of Need (with great vocal melodies in the Katatonia's style...), Death Whispered s Lullaby (one of the darkest passages of the album, with a very good choir...), Closure (maybe the best instrumental developement of the album...), Hope Leaves (a very relaxing and evocative tune...), To Rid The Disease (maybe the best track of the record), Ending Credits (strange tittle for a pretty good instrumental with a marvellous electric guitar sound...), Weakness (totally dark and very appropiate ending of the album, with a depressive feeling...).

A true masterpice very recommended for all 70's prog lovers and for everybody who doesn't like the others Opeth's works, because this album is so different...

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