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Band

Dragonspoon

Title

Dragonspoon

Type

LP/EP

Company

Hook N Mouth Records

YOR

2003

Style

Industrial

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7/13/2004 - Review by: Greg Watson

Dragonspoon - Dragonspoon 2003 Hook N Mouth Records Reviewed by Chaoslord

Track Listing1. Just To Feel Alive Again
2. Devil's Gone Too Far
3. Smoothing the Way
4. The Dream
5. Snap!
6. The Winding Ring
7. Breakout
8. Deep Blue Sea
9. Moving In Stereo
10. Conjuring Grace
11. Blade
12. My Favorite Stain

This rounded out the selections from Hook N Mouth and I have to say that I didn't even get halfway through this album before I cut it off.

This just isn't something that I am into and I couldn't get into it no matter how I tried. This is industrial metal/techno and I am not much into that scene. Then reading through the biography I was floored to see that this was Frank Aresti of Fates Warning. Where is the great riffs from Fates Warning and superb guitar work that was featured on their albums? Granted this is more of a progressive/experimental project, but to a degree I'd rather hear what people are known for.

The only bright spot on this album was "Moving in Stereo", a Cars cover tune. If you are into the industrial metal/techno scene check this out. Go to www.hooknmouth.com to hear some samples.

--Chaoslord 07.13.04