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So What Are Enterprise Portals All About?
There are many definitions for "Enterprise Portal", this article aims at exposing a definition that is commonly shared in the Java EE world. People's understanding of portals usually differs depending on their background. PHP people usually see a portal as a bunch of blocks on a page, ECM people would see a portal as a delivery platform for their content, Dreamers see this as an off-the-shelves components that you can stick together through some kind of mashups and so on... At the end everyone agrees, portals are all about integration.
A portal must offer a single point of entry to multiple applications and they all must be well aggregated on a page so that the user doesn't have a Frankenstein feeling while navigating the portal. Last and probably the most well known part of a portal framework is about personalization. Once logged-in, the portal should be able to deliver content depending on various settings defined by the users.
While this article remains as neutral as possible, the author is leading the JBoss Portal project and JBoss Enterprise Portal product. The next article will cover JBoss Portal, while this one covers portals in general. Hopefully at the end of this article you should be able to decide if a portal should be part of your architecture or not.
A portal should be able to integrate into an existing infrastructure, it may not be the only component of a company and must be able to play well with the other parts. It means that the portal application can integrate with any SSO solution already in place or any identity solution which could be based on a database or an LDAP directory for example, data might already be existing and should not require to be modified.
It also means that a portal should not mandate your architecture but adapt to the one you want to build or already have.
(Note: Opinions expressed in this article and its replies are the opinions of their respective authors and not those of DZone, Inc.)
Rainer P. replied on Tue, 2009/01/20 - 6:03pm
in the last few years I tried to integrate portals and portlets over and over again in some intranet concepts. But it never minded customers:
If they want to use a financial software (to
use your example), well they just open a new browser (tab) and click
the bookmark. They are logged in automatically by using some password
manager of their browser and NTLM e.g. and well that's all.
If they want to use another app, ... yes they just open a new browser tab, have the full sice of their monitor and interest before them and are auto-loggedin ...
Central rights management? No problem, there was a central AD (or any other LDAP system).
Single point of entry? Customer: "My browser and the nice bookmark menu you see here ..."
Personalization? For what? I saw many mandant systems but I've really never seen a business need for a "personalized" system (without saving preferences - which btw. is j'the job of the app itself (and not the hardest one)).
So to be true: Sounds nice, not (much) effect.
The "real" portal always was there before: Some browser windows / tabs and a simple mechanim for all intranet apps to use SSO.
No need to share lean monitor size and developer resources to integrate things which just do not need to be integrated.
IMHO portals are silly things managers buy for a lot of money (for the integration) to show "internal" success when there is no "external" ;-)
Lance Chen replied on Tue, 2009/01/20 - 8:00pm
Agree with Rainer. Portal is an information entry point only. Use RSS, Atom to publish information across system is more convenient the the "Portal framework". Portal is not a good way to integrate web application. Integrate is not to show all information in a widget (or portlet). I don't know why manager want to purchase portal solution since almost all functions can be achieve by iFrame + cookie.
Christian Schrader replied on Tue, 2009/01/27 - 5:36am
I also have to agree with the previous posters. Actually, one of the main benefits you mentioned (personalisation) is a thing which none of the customers I met ever wanted. Even for non-portal applications, where we offer small possibilities to personalize, the customers (all financial institutions) wanted those features to be TURNED OFF! They write lots of internal documentations to make sure that their brokers know exactly what to do, if they could e.g. switch sides of the "risk vs. chance" tabs that might lead to bad results... ;) Of course, for some parts of a software it might be good to configure the screens as the individual broker likes, but that would be simple information points.
So, name me a portal where I, as a developer, before release of the software, can make sure that the arrangement of the widgets is exactly as I want and it might become interesting.
Dan Mendes replied on Sat, 2009/01/31 - 7:40pm
So how would you portal skeptical create something like a university facebook, without using some sort of portal system?
Say that you have a large organization, like a university and you want to create a web services/application mashup for each department. But each department has special needs, like: communicate using a dashboard with their students, and with other faculty members; Create assignment tasks, create content for them to see, create events, etc... However some departments use internal tools for specific task. Say one department uses the moodle LMS and others use blackboard, but there are always some features missing, so they also create a separate forum (for each department) and some department use DSpace to archive library articles, others use Fedora Repository, etc... Now your task is to unify all of these services into a manageable "web application" how would you do that, not using something like a portal, and RESTful mashup?
Simplified use case: Students can start using and contributing content to their community using that community specific components (i.e.: History Students group created a phpBB forum, a mediawiki wiki, a DSpace repository, and use Moodle - these are the application that appear in the facebook-style application menu for that particular community group; The Math Student group picked: SMF Forum, JSP Wiki (bogus reason: because it has a visual MathML editor), Fedora Repository (because it's simpler than DSpace), Blackboard (because they already used it separately and just want to migrate to the new platform without loosing 5 years of content): The Arts Student group decides to have no forum, just php Gallery with comments, and a Wiki.... as you can see there is no way to predict what combination of components each group will pick and since we don't want to force them to use any particular LMS or any other system. there may be several reasons for this. They may already have many years worth of content, or have no need for a complex solution (don't want to train their libraries to move from a DSpace to Fedora Repository, or teachers to go from Moodle to Blackboard, etc...).
The real problem is that there is no Portal software (java or otherwise) capable of offering RESTful mashup of all these components, independent of what technology is behind the components (JSP, PHP, ASP, etc...). If you are using jsp you can do this, however if you want to mix php component, they don't let you. At least i have not found one portal solution that offers this feature (ability to mash up php and jsp applications in a restful manner). Most simply create a wrapper to embed the content of the php application.
Case in point: http://www.webaps.net/liferay/web/guest/2 as you can see this is a wrapped php gallery 2, however if i wanted someone to check out this image, i would HAVE to send the following link: http://www.webaps.net/foto/main.php?g2_itemId=6948 as you can see, this sends the users to the unwrapped forum, losing all of the portal functionality. This is exactly what a RESTful portal should not do. If i want to send someone a resource, in this case a link to a picture, i need all of the portal functionality to stay intact.
For instance if i wanted to show someone a picture that is on my portal powered by php Gallary 2, i would email/send them something like this URI: http://www.webaps.net/liferay/web/guest/2/-/foto/main.php?g2_itemId=6948 and the public user would be able to see the picture integrated into my portal and if he wanted register and join the student community, contribute his portfolio for the Art Department repository.
Conceptually, what i am trying to describe is Aggregation of components using a unified graphical and functional interface. So if you look at portals as integration, and most of them are architectured like that, then i agree portals are not of much use, a simple browser tab and a cookie can do the same thin. However if you have communities and the need to cater to those communities in your organization, by providing them with aggregation of services, coupled with events, tasks, and social interaction, then portals as a concept makes allot of sense.
The closest was Liferay but they are missing the RESTful part and the ability to create php based portlets.
What i mean by RESTful mashup portal is the ability to send public resources (URIs) to users or machines (serach bots) that are viewable inside my portal, if they have interest they can then join the community and contribute stuff. If they switch departments the features available to them on the portal also change. Say that a math student, uses mediawiki to store his articles. But he decides to switch course and go for an economy course. He still uses the same portal, the same login. However his services and interface are completely different. On his dashboard: He used to have an RSS feed of math articles, now his RSS feed is all about economy. He used to have tasks sent by his math teacher and the math APs, now his dashboard has all of the tasks to be done by the Economy teacher, his application list had mediawiki, phpBB, moodle, but now it has jsp wiki, SMF, blackboard. However his friend list still keeps all of his math colegues and he can IM them using the portal (in a facebook style IM). He also still has his weather widget, google calendar widget and Battlestar Galactica widget right there where he left them the past semester.
If someone can tell me a way to do this sort of web application without using a portal system or spending two years in development to create a new platform (that will basically be some form of portal/CMS hybrid) from the ground up to be able to do this, I would really appreciate it.
Also if anyone knows of a portal system (or if you are a Portal vendor) that offers these features (RESTful mashup portal, with themes and widgets) please contact me ASAP.
Rainer P. replied on Sun, 2009/02/01 - 5:19am
just to create it well arranged I tried to provide some very quick replies in form of "Q&A":
Q: I want to create a mashup for each department.
A: So why?
To explain it: What you say is already the execution but never the requirement. Saying "I need a portal so how could I create it without using a portal" is wrong.
Maybe you "need a mashup" because (you think) your users want to see all kind of things in one place. Aha. Do they really? I never found someone who really needed this. Some place to the find the "news": OK, but not to see your student courses, TV program, pictures of their teachers, the weather (? I never found out why someone wants to see the weather on his screen when he can look out of the window), forum entries, all in one ... how big is your monitor? ;-)
To get news I use RSS and newsletters. It's the best way for an epoch to spread information (with a CMS in background where you can refind them later).
Do you know the Unix success secret? "One tool does one funtionaliy - but this one in a perfect way".
Combine the tools and you have your swiss army tool. And remember: a fool with a big tool ... only managers (with no clue) believe that tool no. 151 will finally save everything ...
Q: You have to create content, tasks, events, ...:
A: Use an (extendable) content managment system with good modules.
Q: You have diversity of software which must be manageable.
A: So what is "manageable": For getting a fast overview of your multiple apps and service offers, create one page with a few links on it. See http://java-source.net/
Now it is another task to make your apps "manageable" in a developers or administrators way: You have to create an architecural basis and infrastructure like LDAP for unique user management and provide technologies as common basics. E.g. provide tomcat servers with postgresql databases and create a rule "Please use JSF for maintainability reasons". Instantiate an architecture service board to provide one good software (e.g. integrated Wiki) when a department needs one.
In other words: What is the win when you just mesh all the rubbish togeher with no overall things like overall search, maintainability, rights management, look-and-feel...? Primarily the "feel" will never be the same when you mesh up all things.
Perhaps you also may want to provide some "CI" to the departments: Give them colours and header images to use. They will love it because the fewest like to create creative designs. And keep a place for the department logo in your CI ;-)
Also create rules for the feel (or same kind of user acceptance board for new software.
Q: Different software in usage everywhere; what can I do? (Your simplified case)
A: What is the "real" problem here? Different GUIs? NO!! You already said that they WANT to have their different solutions for different problems (best-of-breed) and nobody cared that the software looked in other ways, no they even like that! (You even could us the CI.)
But of course (mainatinability) you want to tidy up and use common basis infrastructure to get e.g. a common search over many modules. So the way is to tidy up and not to create now cloves for old rubbish.
Q: How do I make a restful portal over many technologies?
A: Be creative. Why not just using the databases of the different systems? Databasis are already really technology independent ant "restful" ;-)
Stop the fun. The problem is neither the portal nor the forum nor the lack of integration. The problem is that web just is not designed for such things. You like REST? Lean back for a few minutes and think about what REST is doing better than SOAP and then think about what our approach to portals is doing better hen portals ;-)
Q: How do I provide an aggregation of services?
A: Use a fitted common platform, framework, what ever you call it. but it has to be common and simply expandable to new modules ... Call it a CMS with a lot of modules (Joomla!), or call it a portal: But the way here is not th "portal" itself but the new infrastructural basics and new APIs. If there are already many such apps around, you have to integrate them. Mostly there is no way than porting them - or leaving them as I adviced in my article above.
After all I think that if one has to create a new huge webbased infrastructure for an organisation, maybe it is a good idea to use a portal, not because the portal functionality but because it already brings many "framework" components I mentioned above with it (and so you can spare time with discussions).
So in the end our conclusion is the same ... portlets do (mostly) not help a lot.
Thomas Heute replied on Sun, 2009/02/01 - 6:00am
Rainer you are full or workarounds :) It's good to be creative.
What i find funy is how you show your hate for portlets and praise CMS components a la Joomla (Fully proprietary).
Or talk about portals make you rewrite everything (you didn't read the part about bridges did you ?)Your Joomla components suppose that everything is written in PHP against that API.
"I never found out why someone wants to see the weather on his screen when he can look out of the window), forum entries, all in one ... how big is your monitor? ;-)"
First, you are blaming people who want to see weather... Weather Forecast is *very* popular in many countries, some people without computers plan their day to not miss the weather forecast on TV.
It doesn't have to be in small square boxes... You made up your mind about portals long ago by going on iGoogle... What will happen is that you may have last forum entries of a forum on a page and a full page dedicated to the forum and it will all come from the *same* application. Look here you can see the "popular at Dzone", i have a 1024x768 screen and i can see this ;) Whatever you do at the end, what matters is that seperating applications doesn't *have to* mean that it is *visually* seperated.
Dan Mendes replied on Sun, 2009/02/01 - 1:28pm
I am actually working on a project like this, my company is building the web client, mashup technology. Other companies are handling the back-end aspects like SSO, User Managment, etc... so this is not some made up scenario.
I am seriously looking for solutions. Portals appear to be part of the solution, but what we need is for the Dreamers scenario to become a reality. The truth is: end users don't care what technology is powering their applications. It is irrelevant to the end user. They don't even care if it's all in one page or if they have to use multiple browser tabs. So it's not about the appearance, which Reiner is clearly giving to much importance.
If the client wants a dashboard you give them a dashbord. If you had the luck of never having a client/project that required you to create a dashboard, then you are a lucky. The whole concept of dashboards may not make sense to you, because you don't use them, but others do, and this client in particular has the need to aggregate multiple components into one place. So the dasboard has to be a place where you have jsp/php applications and opensocial widgets working together.
To reply to your first Q&A: The creation of a dashboard that supports aggregated information and widgets IS A requirement (what kind of widget is up to the users, i was just providing some examples. If you have a widget container you can put widgets in there, that is the point, what kind does not really matter, this is not about presentation it's about functionality: Dasboard with widget support.) So you must create a dashboard, you don't have to use any particular technology, you can do dashboards as a separate application. But if you have a portal that already has the concept of a dashboard well that simply saves time and money.
Q&A2: I really don't think you are getting the point (you are focusing to much on the details and not abstracting the process enough to see the big picture). Each department/college already uses a CMS. They just want to expose tasks/events/news to students dashboards (they want to expose CMS modules to students). A student clicks the task on his dashboard, and is taken to the CMS (using SSO, and Role Managment) that created that task for detailed information, and to sign up for the task, to submit content, assets, etc...
Q&A3: The infrastructure is already in place. Your job is to glue ti all together so that it fells like it's all the same platform. So you can't exactly say: "oh you need a wiki, use this one". If it's a new wiki you may propose that they use one of your suite/portal components, but if you are handling (so you have a set of "internal" components. But you also MUST be able to handle third party tools. If they already have a wiki with hundreds of articles, a custom theme, a template system, etc... you certainly are not going to propose that they migrate. And some can't because their is no migration path, in the set of fixed components that come with your Portal or CMS. So handling third party applications is a REQUIREMENT. (Say that someone wants to install a new word processing application, are you going to tell them, well notepad has word processing, it even can bold letters ;) Use that.?!)
SSO, rights-management, and creating a unified LnF (like on facebook) is part of the development. If you have RESTful application you can easily index resources, and have search engines easily find/index/cache resources. That is why it's important to have RESTful mashup.
They don't have to fell the same, every menu does not have to look the same, etc... again you are focusing to much on presentation. They just have to fell like a platform.
Q&A4: So how am i going to manage something if i don't know it's part of the system for that particular group of people?
Q&A5: I really don't get what you are saying here.
Q&A6: Hum... yeah, port every application. That's going to be quick and cheap... that is pretty much impossible in this scenario, and many others. Also no one should have to port anything. That is the point! Stop wasting money and time porting stuff, this is just rendered HTML, who cares what generates it?! Use bridges!!!
I have created dozens of CMS based system using Joomla, and many other Java and php based frameworks. So the challenge that i have in my hands (and that i described) is very different from what i have done in the past. It's a much more abstract project, and higher order of complexity.
Sometimes there isn't a way to Integrate!!! You MUST Aggregate, and RSS and ATOM will not be enough. You must expose modular functionality that is technology independent. That is what portals are for. unfortunately they are not very independent right now, because you can't expose modular functionality of different technologies. portlets and desklets are not technology independent.
I think the ability to do RESTful mashup applications is the only thing that will save portals in the end. If we can actually get aggregation and integration right, then there is a future for portal technology. Sadly no vendor provides a full solution, they all lack integration with php software. Or when they are able to integrate like IBM Project Zero (integration of SugarCRM), it requires that you jump a lot of hoops).
So let me put it as clear as i can make it: Your goal is to create a facebook style web application for a group of community colleges. Each college has years of legacy on their applications, like Mediawiki, Moodle, DSpace, etc... suggest that every college migrates all of their content into a new system and train people to use the new system, will get you fired. Because it's clearly a very costly process, and if you never had to train people that are not tech savvy but have dozens of years using one system and get them to move to a new system, you are seriously asking for trouble. So this is the challenge, use portals, or whatever else, but if you can come up with a solution, contact me ASAP because i have a job for you!
Bottom line: Portals are a very powerful concept, unfortunately the current implementation of portals that we have today in the java space (and any other technology) is not what people want.
What people want is the Dreamer scenario: "Dreamers see this as an off-the-shelves components that you can stick together through some kind of mashups and so on... At the end everyone agrees, portals are all about integration." I do not agree. People want integration, yes! But also powerful Aggregation, not just RSS or ATOM based. What Portal developers want is very simple to describe, very hard to implement:
1) Create a web space (implementation specific rendered HTML web page) that allows me to put(place)/mesh content/applications into sub-spaces (integrate), let users navigate their applications and create dashboards that gives them powerful concepts (example: I have a dashboard that has my opportunities by lead source dashlet (from sugarCRM php based CRM platform), my weather forecast widget from (OpenSocial widget provider) - because you have studied that when it's sunny, people tend to buy more - you have an aggregated news RSS stream (from a jsp aggregator new provider) of local news about that particular client, a google map that gives the location, an IM client that lets you chat with the client right away. The concept is that you can mash things together, and let users pick what they want to see.
2) Be able to send portal users URIs that have state information, in a RESTful way. Like send a customer an order and have him review it, change status and send it back, you can see that on your dashbord, your sales CRM widget is updated, you can see all this happen and take action (say that your Chicago sales uses sugarCRM, and your local Detroit sales guy uses Salesforce. What a portal lets you do, is to connect those two systems, and track your activities. Say that the Boston clients all canceled orders the past week... you can use your components and see that there is a news feed that says the local Chicago economy suffered greatly, so you identify that problem, create a promotion, etc... the way you work is up to you. Another salesmen may not have an RSS feed aggregator and does not identify the problem (at all or in time, he listen about it in the TV news, but by then, Smart Salesman that has a powerful portal with great components has you beat, he already sold all his cars. There are many many scenarios.


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4.25/5 rDev +6.3%
11-30-2011 19:26:10 | More by brandoman63
3.5/5 rDev -12.5%
The beer is black, black and slightly red, a tan head leaving some lacing.
The smell is sweet, dried fruits, syrup, nuts and soy sauce.
Tasting of nut fudge, syrup with vanilla, waffles and red dried fruits.
Medium high carbonation, small bubbles, a medium small body and a dry finish.
A light, fruity and sweet black beer.
07-04-2011 18:13:24 | More by rarbring
3.48/5 rDev -13%
Served on draught into a Staropramen pint glass at the Czech Inn, Dublin.
A: One finger head of fair cream but poor retention. Hazy dark copper cola.
Sm: Very light nut-hoppy scent.
T: Nutty hops, vanilla, slight caramel body. Finish complements the body, which is well-balanced.
Mf: Adequately coarse and nicely wet.
Dr: Not badly priced for Dublin, and worthy for fans of the style.
03-11-2011 00:18:19 | More by kojevergas
New York
4.1/5 rDev +2.5%
A: The beer is very dark amber (near black) in color and poured with a finger high tan head.
S: There is a lot of sweetness in the nose, which has aromas of dark malts and some hints of cherries.
T: The taste is very similar to the smell and has flavors of dark toasted malts and cherries.
M: It feels light-bodied and smooth on the palate and has a light amount of carbonation.
D: The beer goes down very smoothly and is quite sessionable.
12-10-2010 13:07:18 | More by metter98
3.73/5 rDev -6.8%
The colour is pitch-dark. The finger thick head is yellowish. Some lacing occurs.
The smell is creamy and fruity. Some roasted notes and chemical hints of paraffin and diacetyl.
The taste is Creamy with mild roasted flavours. Fruity flavours of apples, cherry jam and fruit drops. Chemical hints of candlegrease. The creamy aftertaste is rather mild with mild neutral bitter flavours and just a touch of smoke.
The carbonation is medium strong; the bubbles are very fresh. The liquid is smooth.
A very pleasant and smooth schwarzbier, although I could live without the candlegrease flavours. It might go well with mild delicatessen like Italian mortadella. Or perhaps a Brie?
07-06-2010 10:38:23 | More by bark
3.73/5 rDev -6.8%
Poured into dimpled stein. Taken from notes. Reviewed in 18 - 05 - 2010.
Appearance: Pours a jetblack brew with a one finger tan head with a creamy light brown rim that slowly recedes. Head retention is acceptable and lacing is minimal.
Aroma: Intense aroma of sweet chocolate with assertive notes of cacao and coffee with underlying notes of hop greeness.
Taste: Cacao upfront, with roasty and smoky undertones. On the back there is cedar and hops. There seems to be a metallic off-taste aswell.
Palate: Herold is a bit heavy on the palate, with spritzy light carbonation and low to medium bitterness. The alcohol is very well hidden.
Drinkability: Surprisingly unremarkable. Very drinkable but uninteresting. As far as style guidelines go, i wouldn't call it a straight forward Schwarzbier.
05-19-2010 11:44:17 | More by endovelico
3.95/5 rDev -1.3%
Poured from a 12oz bottle into my Dogfish shaped pint glass. Pours dark brown, not that far off from black. It started out with a one finger dense tan head covering the top of the beer, and it lasted pretty well into drinking the beer.
The aroma has roasted malt with some caramel and cocoa to it. The taste shows a lot of the cocoa and caramel that the nose had but not a lot of roastedness. It has a very smooth not very bitter, not very sweet quality to it.
The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. It has a nice appropriate mouthfeel to it, not too thick or heavy and a decent amount of carbonation.
Drinkability is pretty good, it has some good roasted malt flavors but is also pretty smooth and drinkable. It was a nice enjoyable and flavorful beer.
04-08-2010 23:41:55 | More by billab914
New York
4/5 rDev 0%
Pours black with a tawny head - identical to stout at a distance. No lacing. Nose is mulch and Marmite. Pine sap, woodsmoke in the middle and spicy Saaz to finish. Lively, oily with a light to medium body.
Dark, wintery flavors. May be too much to have more than a couple, but still close to the perfect example of the style.
Edit: Drinkability to Overall.
11-01-2009 22:43:41 | More by StJamesGate
3.35/5 rDev -16.3%
A: Dark black color. With a one finger brown head.
S: Smell of roasted malt and chocolate.
T: Toasted malt with some coffee undertones. Slightly sweet.
M: Medium body and nice carbonation.
D: Very drinkable. Good representation of the style..
10-27-2009 00:58:23 | More by thesyko56
New York
4/5 rDev 0%
A - Poured a black color with a brown head that leaves lacing behind
S - Is of roasted malt with chocolate scents
T - Roasted malt and bitter chocolate at first then a slight coffee finish
M - This beer has a medium body with medium carbonation to it
D - This is a style that I'm starting to like more these days and I think this is one of my favorites so far it has a better stronger taste and is easier to drink then the others I've had its worth a try sometime
09-15-2009 19:19:13 | More by armock
United Kingdom (England)
4.13/5 rDev +3.3%
I get at least one of these each time I go to the supermarket. Poured into a pint glass from the GBBF.
A - Almost black with a slight red tint on the bottom of the glass. The head is perfect tan and lasts well into the beer and leaves a decent lacing.
S - Burnt/roasted malts, dry fruits, chocolate, a whiff of an open field.
T - toasty, malty, cocoa powder, bit of coffee, and a little sweetness.
M&D - great carbonation, easy to drink, very quaffable (not sure if that's a word but you know what I mean). Nice body, could drink it all night.
08-16-2009 11:33:25 | More by thepeter
4.03/5 rDev +0.8%
This was poured from the bottle into a pilsner flute.
A - deep, dark, nearly opaque amber color with a thick tan head that settles a bit - great lacing
S - roasted malt
T - rich roasted bitter-sweet malt character with a touch of hops on the finish
M - medium body, moderate carbonation
D - This is a nice Schwarzbier - certainly fits the bill for the style. It might use a touch more hops though.
08-06-2009 00:03:39 | More by scoobybrew
3.98/5 rDev -0.5%
Received in July shipment of my Beer of the Month club.
Serving glass: Poured from bottle into Summit pint glass.
Appearance: Near black with ruby highlights. Tan foamy head that leaves active lacing.
Smell: Chocolate, roasted and caramel malts, and coffee. Somewhat subdued overall.
Taste: Major chocolate with coffee and roasted malt notes. Somewhat bitter at the end, which seems to be mostly due to the roasted character, but the Saaz hops seem to add a slight spicy bitterness as well.
Feel: Moderate carbonation, somewhat thick full body (not nearly as light as other Schwarzbiers). Finishes dry. Becomes quite creamy as it warms.
Drinkability: Seems slightly off-style for a Schwarzbier; of course Herold never claimed it was one, calling it a Bohemian Black Lager instead. Regardless, great lager overall, but not as refreshing as some due to the heavy character.
08-02-2009 00:40:20 | More by bsp77
3.63/5 rDev -9.3%
Dark color, with dark red edges. Beige head, one finger, quite compact.
Lightsmell, a lightly toasted malt, chicory, some burnt note.
At the taste again toasted, burnt, burnt coffee, chicory. Good, intense and pleasant.
In the aftertaste again toasted and burnt notes, and then a long bitterness of chicory and bitter herbs.
07-30-2009 12:45:30 | More by stcules
New Jersey
4.13/5 rDev +3.3%
Bottle from a BOTM Club...
A - Rich, deeo dark mahogany bordering on black. Rich, thich khaki head wich lasts a few minutes. Good lacing
S - Dark roasted malts, chocolate and dark fruit notes
T - Roasted malts with a decent amount of bitter dark chocolate. Some coffee notes thrown in with a touch of sweetness.
M - Medium bodied, decent carbonation (dont let the huge head fool ya). Nice coating of the palate without being sticky or lingering.
D - Very, Very nice dark lager. Drank along with a Sam Adams Black Lager and this blew it away.
07-29-2009 15:34:33 | More by rfgetz
United Kingdom (England)
3.68/5 rDev -8%
Lovely big head on this ebony-brown beer, pearly beige and very tall - unfortunately it doesn't last very long. Nose is a bit mild and mannered, but full of good nut and chocolate aromas, plus toasted grainy bread, caramel, and coffee. Hops cast a faint evergreen shadow over an otherwise completely malty nose. Like the aroma, the taste is mild yet lush - notes of cocoa and coffee mingle with buttery caramel, honey, and biscuit flavors. There is a surprisingly forward element of spice from noble hops and a bit of spirited alcohol, mostly to add a bit of balance and robustness. Pleasantly chewy and thick, but also well-attenuated and dry. Not my favorite schwarz, but one I would happily have again.
05-29-2009 21:01:22 | More by soulgrowl
4.03/5 rDev +0.8%
Appearance: Dark brown to black. Visibility around the edges.
Smell: Malt and Dark Fruits.
Taste: Some smokiness but mostly dark fruits, cherries.
Mouthfeel: Doesn't carry as much weight as you would expect from the colour. Pleasant.
Drinkability: The taste is very in your face. With a moderate ABV, I could put a few of these back, but the taste might become overpowering...
The dark fruits are reminiscent of a Wee Heavy, while the colour and mouthfeel are more along the lines of a dry-er Brown Ale.
Overall, an enjoyable beer.
10-24-2008 18:55:54 | More by darklordlager
United Kingdom (England)
3.75/5 rDev -6.3%
That was a surprise. My first ever review on here for what was a completely randon pick from my local Tesco. Drank a few of these style beers when in Prague and it reminded a little of the bottles of Guiness you got years ago before the draught one caught on. Quite a bitter, dry finish which makes you keep sipping or is it gulping. It gets better the more you try it. Only £ 1.40 for a 500ml bottle.... Get in there.
04-24-2008 20:01:12 | More by cyanidesid
South Carolina
4/5 rDev 0%
I truly have no idea when or where I received this one, but to be honest I saw it hanging out in my fridge last night and decided that I would grab it for dinner. Served into a tall-footed pilsner glass straight out of the fridge.
Appearance - Poured a deep, dark brown, nearly black in look, but no so heavy. There was a touch of light that was shining through, only on the edges. A nice tight one inch head of off white colored foam then graced the top of it, before settling down to a thin film that covered the top like a crown and a nice bit of side glass lace.
Smell - The aroma was a touch light at first, but came around as it warmed up. Rich smoky roasted malts were the predominant contributors here. A very nice little bit of caramel sweetness in there as well. Some nice touches of roasted nuts way towards the back, nice earthy tones.
Taste - The flavor was very nice and classic for the style. Started out very dark with a rich flavor of roasted malts. A very big smoky property to this one as well, which was very nice to see. Some nice earthy and grainy like flavors start to come out and really show themselves off. The finish was a little bit more bitter then what I was expecting, but this was rather nice, with a good drying a long lasting smoky flavor.
Mouthfeel - The feel was very nice. A medium bodied ale with a smooth, rich and creamy feeling. Very nice carbonation with a strong profile, this was definitely very nice indeed.
Drinkability - This was an outstanding session beer. Low ABV and a nice rich malty profile combined for something that I could easily throw down multiples of. I would have loved to have had another last night on top of this one.
Overall, this was an outstanding representation of the style. Rich, deep profile with a superb feel and a really nice long lasting taste. If you are a fan of smoked beers or just looking for something a little bit different, just check this one out, its worth it.
04-22-2008 00:46:08 | More by mikesgroove
New Jersey
4.22/5 rDev +5.5%
A: Poured a opaque black with a rocky light beige head that was moderately lasting.
S: a smooth dark roasted grain aroma, coffee, chocolate, with some rich dark fresh fruit (raisins).
T: The initial flavor was rich, dark roasted grains, like espresso beans, but very smooth and soft around the edges and not at all bitter. There was some dark cherries, licorice and a light smokiness as well adding to the complexity. There was a nice breadiness to the palate with some dark caramelized sugar notes. A noticeable licorice flavor is detected in the finish.
M: medium bodied, with a nice viscosity but very smooth and light from the carbonation letting the rich dark roasted nature coat the tongue with a nice film lacing.
D: Drinkability was very smooth, rich and light on the tongue providing for a good experience.
03-20-2008 00:38:24 | More by beerthulhu
United Kingdom (England)
3.93/5 rDev -1.8%
Drinking round the world today, had a Malt lager from Kenya and an Ale from the UK so far. So a Black Lager from Bohemia (now the Czech Republic) isn't a bad third choice.
Brown 500ml bottle, loads of life left, well 8 months anyway.
Poured into one of my Thistle shaped Gordon glasses (twice).
Cracking look to it, really deep black/ruby red colour with a fantastic creamy, full, biege head on top. The thistle glass really shows it off well.
More aroma than most black beers I've had, there is some burnt malts and more than a little Porter and Stout type smells too.
Again the burnt malts are the dominant factor, this time with a lager style sharpness added.
At 5.2% it sits nicely, there is a slight heaviness in the mouthfeel, but it isn't a thick beer by any means.
I think this is the best Black Beer (style wise) I've ever had, not checked my other review scores but I don't remember enjoying one this much before. A very nice beer.
03-16-2008 15:03:57 | More by BlackHaddock
North Carolina
4.03/5 rDev +0.8%
Appearance: Pours a root beer brown color with ruby highlights and a rocky head that persists well and leaves a dancing pattern of lace
Smell: Tobacco and roasted malt
Taste: From the first, this beer takes on a roasted bitter aspect that builds by mid-palate; there are also undercurrents of caramel and tobacco, underneath; after the swallow, the sweeter elements become a bit more prominent, with a chocolate flavor, in particular, joining the gray; the beer might pair well with a cigar as that tobacco and charcoal flavor persists throughout
Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation
Drinkability: A very nice Schwarzbier with good complexity; it has disappeared from the market and re-appeared in the Chicago area with a new label and a Lake Forest based importer (who may also be new as I had heard rumors that this brewery had lost its US distribution); in any event, its good to see it back
Thanks, brandoman63, for the opportunity
10-11-2007 21:54:30 | More by brentk56
3.63/5 rDev -9.3%
Appearance: dark brown, good clarity despite opaqueness, thinnish layer of tan foam that collapses to a thin cap
Aroma: Danish rye bread (rugbrod), molasses, coffee, a touch smokey
Flavor: dry malt backbone with a surprisingly firm roast bitterness; hints of licorice and chicoree root, molasses, coffee; finishes dry with a lingering alkaloidal bitterness
Mouthfeel: medium body, pert carbonation, a bit astringent
Other comments: I was surprised at how roasty-bitter this beer is. It's good, but I was expecting it to be a bit sweeter for some reason.
08-30-2007 17:12:22 | More by GreenCard
United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
4.2/5 rDev +5%
500ml bottle bought from Tescos...
Poured a very deep dark mahogany brown. Dirty mocha head poured thick and meringue like then faded very slowly to good thick, pock marked coating... very light wispy lacing...
Aroma - Very strong toasted bread, lightly roasted milk chocolate maltiness, light smokiness, caramel, leathery and woody notes, coffee notes, treacle sweetness, burnt nuttiness, buttery, some dark fruit notes (dates, some apples)..
Taste Nice strong roasted caramel malts, peppery hop bitterness, espresso coffee, creamy chocolate, some rich sticky fig and date fruitiness, some light vanilla notes, toasted malty bread, molasses sweetness, light spiciness...
Feel - Pretty rich and smooth with just a little sharpness underneath... medium bodied.. extremely quaffable - i could happily drink this all evening..
Overall - A superb Schwarzbier - the best i've tasted so far... definitely recommended...
08-28-2007 13:44:29 | More by mdagnew
United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
4.15/5 rDev +3.8%
500ml bottle, served in a pint glass
Pours with a deep rich dark brown body. Thick puffy light tan head forms about an inch thick. Lots of dirty patchy lacing all up and down the glass
Smell, rich chocolate malt, coffee like bitterness. Little bit of drinking chocolate and turkish delight, some slight caramel and a little bit of dried fruit and molasses.
Taste, little bit of crisp dark malt. Slight hop profile initially on the palette, drinking chocolate and some espresso like coffee bitterness again. Crisp and very very drinkable
A tasty and very sessionable dark lager, well worth a pop
07-03-2007 03:39:46 | More by cypressbob
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The trip will meet at 8:00 AM MST at the Magnuson Grand City Center Hotel, 507 W Main Street, Bozeman, Montana, 406-587-3158. You will need to spend the night before in Bozeman.
We will return to Bozeman between 3:00-4:00 PM on the last day.
The Beaverhead Deerlodge National Forest is a remote area just northwest of Yellowstone National Park. After meeting in Bozeman, we will shuttle 2-1/2 hours south to Ennis, Montana, home of millions of trout, and a few people. Ennis is located near the beautiful Gravelly Range in the Beaverhead Deerlodge National Forest. After a quick pit stop we will continue up into the mountains to the Gravelly Range Road where we will unload and begin our ride for the day. Our route takes us through beautiful alpine meadows full of wildflowers.The views from up here are world class. A few strenuous climbs and fun descents will bring us to our camp for the evening at Clover Meadows. TOTAL MILEAGE: 10-15 miles
After breakfast at Clover Meadows we will continue south, and today becomes a big climbing day. Three climbs (shuttle options are always available)! Along our route we will pass through several more stunning meadows full of wildflowers and an occasional lingering snowfield. In this area, the wildlife is abundant and we have an excellent chance of spotting deer, elk, moose, yellow-bellied marmots and several species of birds of prey. Crossing our highpoint at Monument Ridge affords us distant views of the rugged Taylor-Hilgard peaks in the Lee Metcalf Wilderness. After lunch we roll along towards Black Butte and camp near Black Butte Cabin. TOTAL MILEAGE: 12 miles, optional hike
This morning dawns with a one mile climb and then a long descent. For the last two days we have been traversing across the ridge and today we get to descend all the way to the Madison River. Today's ride is big fun as we lose almost 3,000 feet over approximately 20 miles. We will ride through huge stands of Lodgepole Pine, expansive meadows, through Wolverine Basin, and finally to the West Fork of the Madison River. Our riverside camp for the evening gives us the opportunity for a quick dip or perhaps a chance to fish in the famous waters of the Madison (if you brought your pole and fishing license). TOTAL MILEAGE: 20 miles
After riding through the Gravelly Range, we will load up the bikes, jump in the van and shuttle over to Yellowstone National Park. We start our ride on one of the few dirt paths that allow bikes in Yellowstone and enjoy incredible views of intense color and beauty. As we make our way toward the Old Faithful Geyser, we will ride a combination of paved park roads and dirt bike paths. Yellowstone National Park is a treasure and inspires awe in everyone who travels through it. Between the geysers, the abundant wildlife, and the powerful waterfalls, we are constantly impressed by its natural wonders. Our afternoon route takes us right to Old Faithful. The world's best known geyser predictably erupts every 90 minutes, so we can tour the area and the historic Old Faithful Inn and visitors center while waiting for this must see attraction. Our last night's camp will be inside the park at Grant Village on the West Thumb of Yellowstone Lake, North America's largest mountain lake.
TOTAL MILEAGE: 15 miles
After breakfast we will drive from Grant Village through Hayden Valley along the famous Yellowstone River. In this open parkland you may see moose, bison and possibly even grizzly bears, all from the safety of the Western Spirit van. Waterfowl, including white pelicans and trumpeter swans, are abundant in the marshy areas. Our stop at the Mud Volcano will show us the varied thermal features here, including the Dragon's Mouth Spring. And yes, we are quite sure there is a real dragon in there. Our tour of the park will conclude at the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone where the river plunges 1,000 feet. We will hike the South Rim Trail along the river which affords us incredible views of the spectacular upper and lower falls. Hot water acting on volcanic rock created the canyon's yellow colors and our view from Artist's Point is truly one to remember. After lunch we will shuttle back to Bozeman. TOTAL MILEAGE: AM Van/Walking tour; 2-3 mile hike.
Riding Surface: Packed dirt and gravel roads, some sand and some loose rock, pavement.
Technical Difficulty: Easy.
Physical Difficulty: Moderate.
Altitude: 5,000 - 9,000 feet.
Please Note: Itineraries are subject to change due to weather, road conditions, rider safety, and other factors which may affect the logistics of the adventure.


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One of the challenges that Jim Schwartz faced, among many, when taking over the Lions' head-coaching job prior to the 2009 season was to make his team tougher. The 2008 club, the first 0-16 NFL team, was another in a long line of Lions teams that lacked mental and physical toughness. Sure, the talent pool was depleted, too, but opponents openly spoke of the Lions' vulnerability and inability to respond to hits taken early in games.
Slowly, over the past two seasons, that has changed. In fact, it's now to the point where the Lions have been accused by opposing teams of being a dirty outfit, much like the Titans were for years when Schwartz was running their defense. This is not to suggest that Schwartz encourages dirty play, but talk like this usually is generated when teams go from mild to highly competitive, as the Lions have. The Jets and Vikings were two teams this season that claimed that the Lions played beyond the whistle and sometimes engaged in excessively rough play.
For some, this is a welcome change of reputation. The Lions now are a scrappy, competitive team. Early in the season, they had major trouble closing out games, but as the year went on, they appeared to learn how to finish off contests in the fourth quarter. Their physicality, more honed by December, was a part of that.
"You go into a game against Detroit and you know you are in for a fistfight," Vikings DE Jared Allen said before the teams met in Week 17. "I think that's a cool reputation to have. It's better than being known as a soft team or a pushover team."
There is a drawback to this attention for toughness, though. DT Ndamukong Suh, through his tremendous rookie season, appears to have gained a reputation as a player who sometimes exceeds the rules. Nothing will accomplish that better than by excessive hits on quarterbacks, and his preseason hit on Browns QB Jake Delhomme and his in-season personal foul against Bears QB Jay Cutler (even if it appeared to be a clean play) earned him league fines. The Lions are among the NFL leaders in penalties, too, which has hurt them at times.
Schwartz has said all season he doesn't want to temper Suh's enthusiasm or change the way he plays, and yet he has reinforced the idea that he doesn't want to be known as a team that cheats or breaks the rules to get a leg up. But he also has helped change the atmosphere around the Lions and appears to like the fact that teams are talking about them as being too tough, as opposed to being soft. "We don't want to be known as anything other than a team that plays hard, physical football," Schwartz said.


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In August, more than 630 property owners voted on whether they wanted to pay an extra tax to cover the cost of nine additional officers.
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The plan is similar to the CADI cleanup district that expired last year, and 51% of property owners need to approve the plan to create the district.
Next Tuesday is the deadline, and with the six says left, only 93 of the 630 property owners have signed on.
"At this point in time, we're not going to pursue it any further unless there's an onslaught of support at the witching hour. At this time, no, I think the taxpayers have spoken. They think downtown is safe and the Sheriff is doing a good job," says City Planner John Paul Stout, who has worked with the Sheriff's Office in creating the Patrol District.
Downtown property owners have been slow to support the district because many say they should not have to pay additional taxes for a service the city should already be providing.
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A worker in the dog grooming business smelled smoke and called the fire department. The dogs were got out safely and nobody was at home in the upstairs apartment. No injuries were reported.
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The NFL focused this year on putting more divisional games late in the season to spice things up and potentially prevent situations like we saw with the Indianapolis Colts last year where they can rest their starters in Week 16 and 17. That' resulted in lots of late-season division games and, for the fans, likely more exciting finishes.
With four games to play, we're starting to see four of these teams separate themselves from everyone else. The Patriots, Jets, Steelers and Ravens seem a step above everyone else. It's looking like we'll see both wildcards come out of those divisions.
Here's a look and a prediction on the AFC playoff picture:
AFC East: The Pariots and Jets are both at 9-2 and they'll both more than likely make the playoffs -- one as the division winner and one as the wildcard. They currently hold the two best records in the NFL (outside of Atlanta) so there's no reason to think they both won't get it. The Dolphins are two games behind the Ravens for the wildcard.
Prediction: Patriots win division, Jets are a wildcard
AFC North: The Steelers and Ravens met on Sunday Night Football in a game that saw Pittsburgh win giving them a 9-3 record over the 8-4 Ravens. The Steelers are now favored to win the division and the Ravens have a two-game lead over all the wildcards. Looking at the rest of the wildcard-possible teams, it's hard to envision a scenario that doesn't have both the Steelers and Ravens in the playoffs.
Prediction: Steelers win division, Ravens are a wildcard
AFC South: Surprisingly, this is still very much a contest and, even more shockingly, the Colts may not be favored to win. The Jaguars stand at 7-5, a full game ahead of the Colts at 6-6. There likely won't be a wildcard from the South so one of these teams will have to win this division. The Colts probably need to run the table -- and that includes a Dec. 19 matchup with the Jaguars.
Prediction: Colts win the division, no wildcards
AFC West: Seven of the eight divisions in the NFL have a team within at least one game of the division lead. The one division that doesn't is the AFC West and the KC Chiefs, who now hold a two-game lead over everyone in the division. Both the Chargers and Raiders play the Chiefs in the final four games so they'll need to win those games and get some help if they're thinking playoffs.
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About 350 Hill-Rom positions will be cut in the United States and Europe, representing 5 percent of its global work force, according to a Jan. 23 company news release written by Acquire Media about first quarter results and the revised 2014 outlook, which showed first quarter revenue of $393 million declined 8 percent vs. the prior year.
Leaders are implementing a comprehensive restructuring program that will include streamlining operations in the United States and Europe, including establishing a shared services center in Europe; reduction of European manufacturing capacity, with the planned closure of one facility and downsizing of capacity throughout its remaining European manufacturing network, the report stated.
John Greisch, Hill-Rom president, said in the news release, "This quarter demonstrates the inherent volatility and current challenges in our capital equipment markets. We are clearly disappointed by our weaker than expected results. However, we remain committed to driving long-term margin improvement through aggressive management of our operating cost structure, as demonstrated by the restructuring actions we announced today. At the same time, we will pursue improvements to our portfolio, in a manner consistent with our disciplined capital allocation framework, in order to continue to deliver value to our customers and shareholders."
The company anticipates substantially completing the domestic portion of the restructuring now through March. The European restructuring is expected to be completed over the next two years.
When all actions are done, savings are expected to be approximately $30 million annually. Savings in 2014 are expected to exceed $8 million, excluding restructuring charges. Restructuring charges are expected to be about $50 million, with $15-$20 million to be incurred in the next few months.
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Newburyport — Shirley A. (Pelletier) Kelleher, 79, of Newburyport, passed away July 1, 2013, at the Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport. Shirley was the daughter of the late J. Louis and M. Jennie (Deshays) Pelletier. She was the wife of the late Joseph Kelleher and is survived by several nieces, nephews and in-laws.
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thats about all i have to say. to even compare korn or trapped to this is a disgrace to darkest hour, and metal in general. this album will blow you away with how far theyve come. best metal album of the year no doubt.
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Yea I agree with the other guy, its not quite the cd of the decade but it is the best cd that has come out this year and that is saying something. And Franky I must state again your are really gay. Not because of ur ranking or anything just because you are trying to tell me that KORN!!!! the epitamy of sell outs along with trapt and 3 days grace (two of the worst bands to hit the market in years) are better than darkest hour. If you were a musician, which definitly you are not by the way you talk, you would appreciate the music more if you had any understanding of how much they have progressed over the years. And to say that the drummer is mediocre at best just makes you even look dumber. the drummers from the bands you are talking about couldnt come close to keeping up with him. and the solos that mike plays are a lot better than you think, but of course you wouldnt know anything about that now would ya. Sorry but you dont need to be saying stuff about bands if you dont know anything about music. Go back to ur 4/4 Korn and stay out of true metal you dumbf***!
Anyone who has seen advertisements for this album knows that it was being touted as "album of the decade" before it was even released. It's not quite album of the decade, might be album of the year, but one thing's for sure: this is the most balanced and focused Darkest Hour release yet. When the first track breaks into full stride about a minute in, 2 things are aparent: Wonderful production (by way of Mr. Townsend) and harmony. Gone (mostly) is the DH "Wall of Noise" sound they have become famous for. The aid of Devin Townsend has led the band to write fewer songs that were drawn out longer than necessary (like on "Hidden Hands…") and develop a tighter, more unified sound and writing style. I'm glad to see them structuring their songs instead of just thrashing non stop. The single, "Convelescence", is their most mainstream song yet – and I mean that in the loosest way possible. Though John Henry uses cleaner vocals in parts, it is still an undeniably powerful and heavy song. The intro to "This Will Outlive Us" may be the heaviest part of the record – Slayer immediatly comes to mind. The indisputible high point of the record, however, is "Low." For the first time in their careers, they have tuned their guitars down from drop C, and it makes for a remarkably good tune. Sure, most Darkest Hour songs sound the same – they have never been ones for variety – but this is still a remarkable record and the highlight of their careers. I forsee this becoming a benchmark in American metal, and the standard for metalcore for a long time to come.
Favorite Tracks: "With a Thousand Words…", "Low", "District Divided"
Ok, so I just bought this album and I can't explain the absolute bewilderment that an album could be this good. Darkest Hour's first EP was an introduction leading to the epic "The Mark Of The Judas", which in my opinion is very similar to this CD in its energy and power. Next came So Sedated, So Secure, an excellent follow up to TMOTJ, and next in my opinion their worst album Hidden Hands Of A Sadist Nation. After reading the other reviews on this website I was suprised to see how many people thought that HHOASN is Darkest Hour's best CD… Personally, I think it has very little melodic thought and musicality other than Veritas, Aequitas.
Anways… getting back to the subject matter of this CD. Every song on this CD other than district divided seems to have a unique quality unparalled by any other Darkest Hour CD. With the great suspension part in With A Thousand Words To Say But One, and the crazy fast solo in Sound The Surrender, Darkest Hour really shows that this is the metal album of the decade.
Here's my breakdown of the songs..
1. With A Thousand Words To Say But One – 10/10 (Great chorus and harmony with the most suspensful part in the entire CD)
2. Convalescence – 9/10 (Cool solo, but after listening to it enough times it just gets old)
3. This Will Outlive Us – 7/10 (Eh, almost random solo that doesn't have a true flow and nothing else to really make it better)
4. Sound The Surrender – 10/10 (Best… Solo… Ever…)
5. Pathos – 9/10 (Great break from the constant hard metal)
6. Low – 8/10 (Not really pronounced and mediocre lyrics compared to other songs)
7. Ethos – 7/10 (To tell you the truth, I had no idea this song was on the cd the first couple times, I thought it was part of Low)
8. District Divided – 6/10 (Worst Song on the album, no unique features or solos, very boring)
9. These Fevered Times – 10/10 (Amazing solo, great chorus, all around spectacular song that gets stuck in your head)
10. Paradise – 10/10 (Gloomy lyrics, no pun intended, but amazing nonetheless)
11. Tranquil – 10/10 (This finishes off the triple hit of songs to make the end of this CD amazing.)
In the world of music it is truly unfortunate that some genres lack an accomplished quality of musicianship as a result of becoming diluted with bands that are ordinary, and worse yet, untalented. This seems to be the fate that has befell the metalcore genre, as it, more so than any other metal style, is overflowing with bands who have undeservingly received a record contract. Furthermore, this level of sub-mediocrity within metalcore further adds insult to injury by having the hordes of untalented bands thrust upon the listener by Headbangers Ball, which manages to dedicate a generous portion of air time to the videos of bands that are best left unsigned.
With that said, Darkest Hour is a WELCOMED exception to the preceding statement! This is a band that is not only talented, but possesses the ability to write incredible songs. "Undoing Ruin" is an album which showcases the bands proficiency for songwriting in all of its glory. Even individuals who are not fans of the metalcore genre will likely enjoy "Undoing Ruin," as many of the songs on the album are fairly catchy and listener friendly. Make no mistake about it though, "Undoing Ruin" is an intense, aggressive, fast, and heavy album. Furthermore, it manages to be a standout album for a number of reasons.
First, the production is SOLID! For this, we must thank the great Devin Townsend (of Strapping Young Lad Fame). Devin Townsend is the consummate musician: a proficient songwriter, guitarist, and producer. Sometimes it seems that he can do no wrong. "Undoing Ruin" is yet another chapter of brilliant production added to Mr. Townsend's impressive resume. The sound of "Undoing Ruin" is outstanding, as each of the instruments shines through with clarity. In addition, the album has a controlled-chaotic feel to it. By this I'm referring to the fact that "Undoing Ruin" has many moments where it is so aggressive that it would appear to be on the verge of spiraling out of control, but Mr. Townsend's production abilities manages to allow this chaotic feel to be ever present while maintaining a degree of order that makes each song coherent.
Second, the songs are outstanding! With "Undoing Ruin," Darkest Hour has managed to create an album that one could listen to from beginning to end…its that good. There are no fillers on this album, each song is an excellent composition of aggression and speed, which will no doubt appeal to fans of speed/thrash metal as well as metalcore fans. As an enormous fan of death metal (the most extreme genre of music), even my appetite for brutal music is somewhat satiated with "Undoing Ruin."
Third, (and most important) John Henry has an outstanding voice. His vocals are fairly brutal and manage to perfectly capture the intensity of the music contained on "Undoing Ruin." A few octaves lower and his vocals may qualify as death growls. The vocals on this album are far and away the highlight of "Undoing Ruin," as it seems that it is the vocals which ruin most metalcore albums. Henry displays an amazing degree of control over his voice (rather than screaming forcibly and uncontrollably). Furthermore, he has a unique vocal style for this genre of music, as his vocals border on growls rather than mere screams.
Fourth, with "Undoing Ruin" Darkest Hour breaks away from the typical and predictable song arrangement that plagues most metalcore albums (i.e., aggressive verse consisting of grinding guitars and screaming vocals, followed by a more mellow chorus comprised of clean vocals). "Undoing Ruin" is intense and aggressive from beginning to end.
Though an excellent album, "Undoing Ruin" does have a flaw – a lack of breaks between many of the songs. This can be somewhat annoying, as the lack of pauses between songs create some confusion concerning where one song ends and another begins. Though each song is unique and distinct, the ending of certain songs serve as a bridge to the beginning of the next song, which manages to make the two songs sound like one long song rather than distinct entities. Given the solid production of the album, I feel as though this was intentional and meant to be a stylistic component of "Undoing Ruin." However, this is only a minor flaw that will be remedied after only a few listens.
In conclusion, "Undoing Ruin" is an album worth owning. It is unfortunate that Darkest Hour (like Trivium) will never achieve the degree of success that they deserve. This is not due to a lack of quality of musicianship, rather it is due to the musical tastes of fans toward the mainstream. With "Undoing Ruin," Darkest Hour has proven (at least to me) that they stand alongside Killswitch Engage, Atreyu, Lamb of God, Unearth, and All That Remains as the most elite metalcore bands. It will be interesting to see how Darkest Hour develops in the future. I have not heard any of their previous work, but if "Undoing Ruin" is any indication of what we can expect from this band, we are in for one hell of a ride!


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