Title: Bleak
Product review: As I listened to "Monotheist," I could only visualize guitarist/vocalist Tom Warrior being bummed out to the point of no return. That's a bad thing. The vibe here is cold, bleak...from the scariest reaches of existence. Afterwards, I was unable to find enjoyment in anything at all for a day. "Dark" barely describes the complete downer that is this album, and I won't be revisiting it again anytime soon. Gone are CF's piledriver riffs, thrash, wild tempo-shifts and experimental impulses. Here, they deliver agonizing, existentially painful songs that offer few hooks, melodies or grooves - only a morass of solemnity. Sure, there are days when I feel this way right along with him, but musically speaking I don't find that these songs transcend the experience. "Monotheist" is just pure bitterness.
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