Search - Darkwell :: Conflict of Interest

Shows some promise

Yronimos | KY United States | 03/30/2003

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I think the fellow below got it a bit wrong, this is not a full-length album but a mini-CD, sort of a preview of Darkwell's next full-length, so there are only six songs here. And, the multi-media track wasn't fully cooperative on my computer, but it's there, and mainly features videos of the two live versions of the songs from Suspiria which appear on this CD (it was interesting seeing the band live, but somebody seemed to have had a little too much fun with some special effects which sadly detracted from the videos a bit... I'd say you aren't missing out on a whole lot if you can't see the multimedia track, don't lose any sleep over it.) I didn't feel quite as "comfortable" with this CD as I do with Suspiria, it really doesn't feel quite complete in the production or something, which keeps me from rating it any higher, which is a shame because I like the band, the new songs show great promise, and the live vocals were amazing - I didn't know what to expect, but Alexandra's voice sounds at least as good live as it does on Suspiria. No, this isn't another Suspiria, nor was it meant to be, but I'd hardly call it a complete rip-off or anything. Based on what I hear on this disc, I look forward to the full-length, especially because of "The Crucible" and "Twist in My Sobriety", which are at least as strong as anything from Suspiria."