marduk1507 said:
Im sorry Villain, but I really cant see any improvement after Haven and I really dont know what makes them better. 80 % of those riffs (or their very similar variations) that are in DD and Character can be found on previous records. Projector and Haven was the path that the band shouldve followed, speed and heaviness isnt everything. I have a hard time listening to new Solefald because of this, but they have never actually made a simple heavy shit record, so its kinda new thing from them anyway.
Well, it seems our disagreement is not on the level of "should it be less heavy?", because I also do think that speed and heaviness is not everything. And Character is hardly about speed and heaviness in the end. It is a record that has many layers and beneath the brutal surface is a very deep and complex ocean of music, 99% of which I have never heard on any other recording. I don't mind if a riff or two sounds similar to something they wrote earlier, as I listen to each song as a whole, not as a mere collection of riffs.
And frankly, to me, even the vast majority (at least 75%) of the riffs on Character sound completely new as well.
Simply put, the songs on Character are structured better than the songs on Haven or even Damage Done. Also, the soundscapes (largely due to Martin Brändström, who has improved the most between the albums, IMHO) on Character are way more interesting than on the older albums (or just about any other record I have ever heard, for that matter).
Just for example, am I the only one who thinks My Negation is exactly what DT tried (and failed) to do with At Loss for Words - an extremely emotional, anguished, saddening yet immensely beautiful epic finale. I cannot in my right mind understand how someone can think At Loss for Words is a better song than My Negation.
Finally, on a general level as a person who listens music, I'm pretty sure I'm much more demanding than the average person. I will openly criticise every DT-song I think is below the standards I have set for the band. The thing is, on Character I have found only one such song, while on every other album I have found at least a few.
-Villain
I hope you feel better (on the whole I mean, not because of those previous words of wisdom).
