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Band
Abraham
Title
Look, Here Comes the Dark
Type
LP/EP
Company
Pelagic
YOR
2018
Style
Progressive
12/1/2018 - Review by: Greg Watson
Ambitious post-metal
This release by Abraham could end up turning into a mini novella of a review if I were to go that far. There's just so much going on here but I'm going to try to sum up things as best I can.

The album is a four part concept of life disappearing on our little planet. It's stark, bleak, crushing and pretty much any other adjective you could use to describe the end time. The music is a variety of ambient, post-metal, sludge, and a whole slew of genres. The production is solid and the instrumentation is spot on. Vocals are a good mixture of clean and a bit raw with growls, chants and everything but the kitchen sink.

To really appreciate what this album has to offer, you are going to have to take some serious time to sit with this one and soak it all in. But it's worth the effort if you have the time.

Recommended for fans of: Cult of Luna, The Ocean
PERSONAL BREAKDOWN:

ENJOYMENT
3.5
MUSIC
4
VOCALS
3
PRODUCTION
3.5
ARTWORK
1.5
LYRICS
4


  • 1 :REVIEW COUNT
    3.5 :AVE RATING

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TITLE
DOR
COMPANY
REVIEWER DATE MADE RATING
Look, Here Comes the Dark
2018
Pelagic
Greg Watson12/1/2018
3.5

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