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Band
Darkwater
Title
Where Stories End
Type
LP/EP
Company
Ulterium
YOR
2010
Style
Progressive
Popular Reviews
10/8/2010 4:44:39 PM - Review by: Chris Kincaid
Try as I might I just couldn't get my head wrapped around this disc in one sitting! I liked their 2007 "Calling The Earth To Witness" but this one took a few listens before it stuck. Out of the 9 songs on display here that are a few key tracks. 'Why I Bleed' which starts off beautifully before charging at you head on. Also worth mention is 'A Fools Utopia' with it's chugging guitars and 'Queen Of The Night' with it's punchy rhythm section and 'Walls Of Deception' with it's interplay of keyboards against crunchy riffs. Not as solid as their debut but still decent.
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    3.5 :AVE RATING

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Where Stories End
2010
Ulterium
Chris Kincaid10/8/2010
3.5

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