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/:: Artist :: UADA ::\
:: Album :: Cult of a Dying Sun ::
:: Year :: 2021 ::
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:: . Genre :: Black Metal Source :: CDDA . ::
:: Label :: Hellion Records R.date :: 18.04.2022 ::
_::__ Cat.nr. :: HEL1502 Size :: 112,7 MB __::_
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. Quality :: 44,1kHz/Joint-Stereo .
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:: 01. The Purging Fire 05:59 ::
:: 02. Snakes & Vultures 09:37 ::
:: 03. Cult of a Dying Sun 08:18 ::
:: 04. The Wanderer 05:39 ::
:: 05. Blood Sand Ash 07:55 ::
:: 06. Sphere (Imprisonment) 08:00 ::
:: 07. Mirrors 10:29 ::
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:: ôCult of the Dying Sunö sees the band completely ::
:: reinventing themselves in the best possible way, everything ::
:: that made their first album good is exponentially improved ::
:: and expanded and with this album Uada have successfully ::
:: found their own voice and style. For this album, the ::
:: complex and layered musical compositions are have gone from ::
:: the first albumÆs streamlined approach into much more ::
:: dynamic and even atmospheric routes, the songs are longer ::
:: and feature stronger performances altogether, the bass and ::
:: drums which werenÆt as good as the dual guitars are much ::
:: more prominent here, which is clear given the band had a ::
:: lineup shakeup in those departments and the results speak ::
:: for themselves; the bass is much more forceful and does a ::
:: better job at complementing the guitars while also standing ::
:: out on its own, the drumming is more aggressive and even ::
:: technical than before, going from crushing blast beats into ::
:: complex rhythms and in keeping the radical changes of pace ::
:: in the songs. All that is complemented by the excellent ::
:: dual guitar work of Sloan and Superchi, their guitar work ::
:: has been improved exponentially, their sorrowful harmonies ::
:: and aggressive speed are complemented by the much more ::
:: layered melodies and riffing there are times where their ::
:: guitar work gets into later era Death levels of complex and ::
:: it creates an excellent sound and all of the performances ::
:: are held together and carried by SuperchiÆs vocals which ::
:: again are excellent and he is able to flex his vocal chords ::
:: in all ways, everything is here, shrieks, howls, growls and ::
:: more, Superchi is easily one of the most dynamic vocalists ::
:: in metal right now and this album is proof of that. ::
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:: Furthermore, the band also build upon their uniform ::
:: performances from the first album, once again thereÆs a ::
:: strong sense of unity in all the instruments, there isnÆt a ::
:: single bad performance and this unity is what creates the ::
:: much darker and chaotic atmosphere that the band went for ::
:: this album as opposed to the somber aggression of their ::
:: previous album and also building from that original ::
:: foundation the album is a cohesive whole, not an ounce of ::
:: filler and even on their bolder experiments like the ::
:: excellent instrumental track The Wanderer and their dips ::
:: into dark ambient music which are peppered throughout the ::
:: album succeed perfectly and managed to create an album that ::
:: from front to back is a complete experience. ::
:: ::
:: The production is also a significant improvement here, the ::
:: band managed to acquire a better studio and the result ::
:: sounds great and it also manages to reach that perfect ::
:: sweet spot of being polished but not to its detriment, the ::
:: raw grit of the bandÆs performance is not lost in the mix ::
:: and the album is all the better for it. ::
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:: Overall Uada where able to successfully iron out all the ::
:: shortcomings of their previous record and are on the right ::
:: path into greatness, this album is a complete triumph. ::
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