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Woolgatherer
A nice and fragile sounding intro, once again giving me As Death Embraces vibes. However this vibe doesn't last. No, that merely acts as a prologue to the amazing sound that we soon emerge into. Man, what a great guitar hook!
I actually have to admit, I love the ewhole back and forth feel between the powerful orchestrations of the distorted guitars and the folky feel of the verses between.
But then you drop me into a deathly growling section. Damn, just when I thought I'd get on really well with this one.
But, at least I can easily tune out and listen to the guitars, those glorious guitars.
But this is overly quickly and we're into a heavier folky verse. Song redeemed. And then we go into that beautiful acoustic lead section.
Man, this song just keeps moving around, hey? It's great, actually. I don't feel like I'm stuck with any one piece for too long. I love the darkness that starts seeping in. Though, I must admit, I hear a really high pitched sound, kinda like tinnitus. Is this actually a part of the song? It distracted the hell out of me each time it came up. Next I'll found out there was no such thing and I'm going mad.
Damn, that solo was something else though.
Wow, this song was so much and yet I still didn't want it to end. Which actually felt like it might have done a minute before it did, as that coda with the demented keys sounds like very much something else starting rather than Woolgatherer ending. I think if this hadn't added that part and maybe had just a hair less of the growls, this would be a perfect 5 from me. It's very high up the list, but it's just held back a little for my own personal taste.
4.75 + 1