| CD review: Sinisthra - Last Of The Stories Of Long Past Glories |
| Arise Records, 2005 | Review published: 2007/08/10 |
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 I surfed around the Internet a couple of weeks ago, looking for Sentenced’s first demo “When Death Join Us”, but it was nowhere to be found, so I began searching on eBay, and guess what I found? – Sinisthra.
So, how did that happen? Sentenced’s first demo is actually pure Death Metal, and Sinisthra is everything but Death Metal. Well, actually, I came across an advertisement, and it said something like “reminds about Sentenced”, and, as you know, if you’ve read my Poisonblack and Charon reviews here at Sound Of Metal, I adore that band.
So I decided to acquire the album, and it turned out to be a masterpiece. Every single track on the album just takes me to another world. Seriously, this album is very beautiful. It's depressing music, but yet with some self-esteem. You can now hear Tomi Joutsen (yes, it is the Amorphis singer) like you never heard him before. And I mean it.
I don't really know why, but they don't use the words "love" and "death" in the lyrics.. Probably just to "avoid overuse", if you know what I mean. And I must say that it were a smart stroke, because you can get a little bit tired of these two words in this kind of music. Another funny thing about the lyrics is that every song contains a secret message. To figure that message out, it's just to read the words with capital letters. It’s very interesting, actually.
The album consists of 9 tracks, all of them with different feelings and emotions. The lyrics are very well-written. Maybe because the band is from Finland. Yes, Finnish people are extraordinary when it comes to writing lyrics. The melodies are just adorable.
The album starts off with a song called “Coming Up Roses”, and this is without a doubt, the most heaviest track on the album, it just throws you into the album, and lefts you without a chance to turn it off, since you will feel the pleasure spreading all over you. This track is an great example of the “self-esteem” I was talking about earlier.
So, the album continues with the next track “Ice Cube Sun” which starts off as a very heavy song, but turns out to be one of the most tranquil songs on the album. The transition from heavy to tranquil in the beginning is just excellent.
The album continues to shift from heavy to tranquil in almost every track on the album. Any fan of “Opeth” will probably like that, if you know what I mean.
In the middle of the album, we will find the ballad “My Sweet Nothing”, and this is actually one of my favorite tracks. Wonderful lyrics, wonderful singing, and excellent played music, and of course, very melancholy. Just in my taste.
It’s hard to write a review of an album that just comes out perfect. There is so much you want to write about it, but yet, you want to remain silent, so that the one who haven’t heard the album can get his or hers own vision about it. But I think I have told you enough now. There is nothing more I can say, but go buy this masterpiece. I promise, you won’t get disappointed.
Robin Bolinsson
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01. Coming Up Roses
02. Ice Cube Sun
03. Fearless Under The Falling Sky
04. To The One Far Away
05. Unrevealed
06. My Sweet Nothing
07. Fucking Fragile
08. Innocence...In A Sense
09. Completely Incomplete
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