Arvio

The Italian group Medusa's Spell opens the album promisingly with something between ambient and guitar-ethereal. Act I is a slow, beautiful piece dominated by male speech (especially the words "stay still". The rest of the way, however, is just downhill from there. Standing between the two aforementioned genres, Mercurian Behaviour has the flaws of them both very much present. Monotony, passivity and over-emphasized accentuation. Nothing is really new, and the old ideas haven't been recycled well.

The artists do show an occasional glimmer of cleverness, hinting to that it could have been possible to see something much more interesting from them. So, where, say, Decadence recently rose above the aforementioned problems by pure strength and sheer lyrical audacity, Medusa's Spell remains powerless. It is quite possible that we may yet to hear some really impressive from them, but this album is, quite frankly, a waste of time and effort.

A completely unnecessary record.

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Medusa's Spell - Mercurian Behaviour

Italialainen Medusa's Spell aloittaa lupaavasti jossakin ambientin ja kitara-etherealin välimaastossa. Act I on hidas ja kaunis teos, jota miesäänellä lausutut vokaalit (erityisesti sanat "Stay still") hallitsevat. Koko loppumatka onkin sitten pelkkää alamäkeä. Tällä levyllä ovat kaikki molempien tyylilajien heikkoudet vahvasti läsnä. Yksitoikkoisuus, passivisuus ja ylikorostunut aksentti. Ei mitään uutta, ja se vanha mitä on, on tehty huonosti.	Artisti: Medusa's Spell Formaatti: CD Levy-yhtiö: Cold Meat Industry Julkaisuvuosi: 2006 Kesto: 39:21 Kappaleita: 10
Tekijät osoittavat hetkittäin sen verran oivallusta, että tajuaa miten paljon parempaakin olisi saattanut voida odottaa. Eli siinä missä esim. Decadence onnistui äskettäin nousemaan edellä mainittujen ongelmien yläpuolelle voimalla ja silkalla lyyrisellä röyhkeydellä, jää Medusa's Spell aivan voimattomaksi. Voi hyvinkin olla, että jatkossa heiltä saadaan vielä paljon vakuuttavaakin tavaraa, mutta tämä albumi on kyllä täysin turha. Todella heikko esitys. Jiituomas

Takaisin - Kokoelmat - A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - R - S - T - U - V - W - Demot

The Italian group Medusa's Spell opens the album promisingly with something between ambient and guitar-ethereal. Act I is a slow, beautiful piece dominated by male speech (especially the words "stay still". The rest of the way, however, is just downhill from there. Standing between the two aforementioned genres, Mercurian Behaviour has the flaws of them both very much present. Monotony, passivity and over-emphasized accentuation. Nothing is really new, and the old ideas haven't been recycled well. The artists do show an occasional glimmer of cleverness, hinting to that it could have been possible to see something much more interesting from them. So, where, say, Decadence recently rose above the aforementioned problems by pure strength and sheer lyrical audacity, Medusa's Spell remains powerless. It is quite possible that we may yet to hear some really impressive from them, but this album is, quite frankly, a waste of time and effort. A completely unnecessary record. Jiituomas