The Silent Force
£5.98
- Intro
- See Who I Am
- Jillian
- Stand My Ground
- Pale
- Forsaken
- Angels
- Memories
- Aquarius
- It’s The Fear
- Somewhere
- Destroyed (UK Bonus Track)
- Jane Doe (UK Bonus Track)
Epic stuff - This should be an essential addition to anyone s gothic rock collection. While not as hardcore as some of Nightwish s songs, I think this album is more accessible to a wider range of people and a great introduction for anyone new to Within Temptation s music (I got this album after buying their latest album, The Heart Of Everything). Every song is distinctive and none are forgettable, their tunes stay in your head and endlessly repeat themselves and make you want to constantly listen to them. The singer is skillful and in perfect control of her own voice, the music is - for want of a better phrase - plain awesome!
Perfection - The Harmony and Variety of instruments and sounds dancing together with perfect clear Vocal in contrasting hard rock environment to create even more tempting mixture. No more words needed. Perfection is enough.
Not As Heavy As Epica - Better Vocals Than New Nightwish... - I ve only had this a few days so im still getting my head around it.My initial reaction is that it s a little lightweight - it s not as heavy as Nightwish & there s none of the contrasting Death Metal vocals that work so well for Epica. The Evanescence comparisons are justified, certainly in the vocals and overly clean guitar sound.On the plus side, it s nicely produced, i applaud the band for using a real orchestra and three tracks have grabbed me, The instrumental intro which is really good, See Who I Am & Aquarius.**I ll probably update this review in time as these are just my first impressions**One thing for me though is i ve yet to hear any female fronted Metal with vocal work as good as Nightwish s Oceanborn or Therion s albums. I love the more operatic approach over the style shown on The Silent Force. To be fair, Sharon Den Adel at least is way better than the mediocre Annette Olzon now plagueing Nightwish. And yes, Sharon may well be THE hottest woman in Rock!!
Absolutely brilliant album. - This is brilliant stuff. Quite simply - aural ecstacy. It oozes class.I ve been searching for years for an album by a (heavy) rock group that would really be uplifting and would satisfy my musical hunger. This is it, this is the one.If you are a rock fan of any sort, you need to get this in your collection. The mixture of the excellent female vocal, the orchestral sounds, the heavy riffs, the atmospheric melodies, the contrasting and beautiful haunting slower tracks is breathtaking. Each track is strong and memorable and, after a couple or three plays of the album, you ll not be able to get some of the tunes/riffs out of your head.It is the only album that has ever sent shivers up my backbone and given me such adrenaline rushes on the first listen, let alone the hundredth time I ve played it, since about 6 weeks ago!I dropped onto this album by accident by following a link, after listening to quite a bit of Nightwish. In my opinion, this group are far better than Nightwish and are going to be absolutely GIGANTIC. I understand they are growing rapidly in popularity in Europe - it s not difficult to understand why!I have also bought all WT s other albums and DVDs, on the strength of this - and I really love their work. Their live act on the Silent Force tour, which I saw on the DVD, is excellent.I m really looking forward to seeing this group live next time they come to the UK.I would give this album 20 stars out of 20. In my opinion, it s the closest to rock album perfection that I ve ever heard - and I ve been listening for about 40 years!!!!
Fantastic, simple as that. - A truly wonderful album, in my opinion superior to any of Within Temptation s other albums. The dramatic introduction leading through to See Who I Am , my personal favourite track of this entire music genre. If you are interested in getting to know Within Temptation I would encourage you to look no further than this album. Unlike most modern albums this features a good variety of songs which you will not get bored of in a hurry.