DIGITAL VEIL

Perhaps for many of us, one of the most important issues in composing, arranging and producing an album, while considering creativity and uniqueness on another level, is its uniformity and solidness of the structure. Saying it in a more familiar way, I usually like the album to grab my attention with its very first song and hence, moving forward to the final song, one realizes that the album is following a direct path avoiding too much unrelated, misplaced, and tiring driftage, jumping or contradictions here and there relative to the genre and message of the album.

That desirable creative uniqueness and solidness is what's happening in "Digital Veil", the third album, by The Human Abstract. If you enjoy baroque/classical melodies/music, you need to listen to this work.

"Elegiac" cannot catch a listener's attention any better. It beautifully opens the door to the great experience of the "Digital Veil." (8.5/10)

"Complex Terms" is one the most melodic songs of the album. The lyrics are great. Heavy rhythm and powerful vocal melodies are dominant. And one remains only to enjoy the shifts to the clean classical parts. (9/10)

"Faust" is yet another great track with great lyrics. It's melodic and very arpeggiated- a characteristic combination of brutality and aggression with beauty. Again, in this song one can witness folklore and classical influences. (10/10)

"Antebellum" is beautiful. Sweet clean-guitar arpeggios, heavy silenced and broken rhythms, and with awesome vocal melodies is the longest song on the album (7:29). Filling guitar arpeggios/sweeps are everywhere in this album; well they are technical and extreme progressive metal! :D (9/10)

"Horizon To Zenith"? Wow! Again, another awesome track that beautifully starts with stylish baroque-like melodies and sweep arpeggios. The rhythms are usually broken and silenced as the other reviewer has already mentioned it. This song too, possesses a cool piano part. (9.5/10)

"Patterns" is a just the right track for finishing this album. It's mainly floating on its heaviness over a 12/8 pattern. Vocals are awesome. The guitar solo for this track is probably the best on the album. (10/10)

"Holographic Sight" (5/10) [Good track but not as unique and dominant as others!]

"Digital Veil" (4/10) [The worst song!]