RIVERSIDE — Anno Domini High Definition (review)

RIVERSIDE — Anno Domini High Definition album cover Album · 2009 · Progressive Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
Stephen
This is quite a difficult album for me and very different compared to their early PINK FLOYD-ish effort. I spotted more metal element, combined with some alternative/90s sounding, and a lot of instrumental exploitation. 'Hyperactive' is a blasting start, a chaotic form of song that's constructed with shots of guitars and synthesizer, but as a song, this is quite average and didn't fascinate me like the next one did. 'Driven To Destruction' is a solid 7 minutes that's quite heavy with psychedelic touch and alternative structure. I'm in awe with the riffs and the solo is just exceptional!

Divided into 3 parts, I must say that 'Egoist Hedonist' is the centerpiece of this album. I love how the ethereal vocal walks in, packed with groovy riffs and then evolve into a heavy tune. The usage of trumpet is also unusual and added depth to the whole complex song. 'Left Out' is also a great bluesy track, quite similar to the early era, mostly slow and a bit lengthy but beautiful. 'Hybrid Times' is quite similar with 'Hyperactive' in terms of arrangement but sadly I think some later part of this song is quite dull and repetitive.

The production and musicianship is almost flawless but for me, this album suffered with a weaker opener and closer hence the lower overall score which I can think of around 75%-78%. Still a good album but I’m afraid, it’s not as great as many had rated.
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