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Review: The production on this album is best suitable for raw black metal bands, mainly because it helps them enhance an atmosphere. Yes, it is primal and unpolished, but it doesn't work to Final Dawn's advantage. While it doesn't totally eclipse the intruments, it really keeps them from shining beneath a black cloud of mediocrity. Which is the other problem. The guitar playing should be able to carry the weight of a song, but the playing here is just below average. None of the riffs seem to leave an impression. As a result, the songs achieve zero memorability. The monotonous vocals do not help their cause either. There's a degree of technicality in the music, but it feels incoherent and at times unlistenable. If the band worked more in composing songs with perhaps a little catchiness or at least some interesting riffs, then they may be able to stand out more among a sea of unoriginal black/death bands. But as it is now, this record needed some more rehearsing and several shots of adrenaline.
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