THE SOUND OF PERSEVERANCE

I'm glad to see Death on the site and have to say that this album does really stand out for them. Although it has more personality than Symbolic did, the music isn't as interesting (except for the drums, which show an improvement from last time despite the fact the Gene Hoglan was awesome).

The tracks that appeal to me are Scavenger of Human Sorrow, Bite the Pain, Spirit Crusher, A Moment of Clarity (should have been the last track) and the Judas Preist cover 'Painkiller'. While Voice of the Soul is a good instrumental, the music can be a bit more superfluous in the way that people find Dream Theatre's music to have a very over-the-top quality to it (although I wouldn't compare the two bands at all)

What I find I like least about the middle of the album (tracks 4 through 7) is that the songs aren't very interesting, with the exception of Voice of the Soul. Every other track on the CD is memorable and creative, but the middle of the album, while the music is outstanding, don't really jump out at you... but, to each their own.

If you like metal and don't mind growling vocals (which aren't even that bad... I mean you can understand what he's saying sometimes which is a step up from earlier albums) then you should definitely pick this up.. if you're more of a classic prog fan though, then while this may be an interesting cd for you, it won't be your favourite. What can you expect though? It's death metal.

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