Ok this CD is by far a serious step in the right direction when compared to the tracks we had on the Chalice/Set Apart CD, and yes the music just plain SOUNDS better from a better mix as well. Still there is something about this band's music that just puts me to sleep.
Chalice is a Florida band so I've seen them play live several times, and I just don't know what it is about this band that bores me so. Sure it's metalcore, and it's decent music, but I don't get into it.
This album was a bit of a let down for me. I'd heard a lot of good things about it and was expecting Takehold to kill me with yet another seriously good release but it didn't happen. I guess it's just the pace of the music doesn't seem to fit this band. You keep expecting them to speed things up but it never happens.
I will give the band credit for the last song. It's not listed on the CD and the lyrics are not printed (and are not Christian really) but it must be called "Viking Way Of Life" or something along those lines. It starts with the unsheathing of a sword and ends with a burning city that has been sacked! The lyrics that I have made out come from the melodic chorus which are "I'd rather die than live a noble man's life" and "We raise our axes to the sky, Viking metal will never die" and we hear "Viking Way of Life" several times too. It's a cool song that is straight up...well Viking Metal, and is really good. If only the rest of the album had been done in this manner.
6/10
Other coverage for this album
Decapolis 2000Reviewed by ConradHardcore/Metal. Uh-oh. If you don't like this genre, then read no further. This genre is really tricky because once you make the vocals unintelligible you're only left with musicianship and songwriting. So if you're not overly great at the latter - you're gonna suck. Fortunately their music is fairly creative and was never too simplistic. I kept thinking, "If Pantera went Hardcore, they might…Decapolis 2000Reviewed by Tom BastianIf you like Hardcore, Death Metal, screaming, groaning, groaling, or monsters, then you're gonna like this. This is what I believe would be referred to as Christ-Core, or Spirit-Lead Hardcore. Honestly I don't know much about this type of music. I just know it's not my thing. I know quite a few of our readers get a little upset when we don't give the Hardcore stuff good reviews, but what can I…Dead Zine 1999Reviewed by Hey YouI really really like this cd...well most of it. There are parts however, that are just way too slow. Most of the songs start off at a good pace, then have a cool breakdown and go slow. But they never get back up to speed until the next song. At certain places you have 2-3 minutes of things so slow you can't even get a decent headbang going. But what makes this review a 7 and not a 5 is the…Dead Zine 1999Reviewed by FletchLeaps and bounds ahead of their split with Set Apart. If you didn't like Chalice before, you owe them another listen. If you liked their split with Set Apart, you know what to do, order this cd! Chalice's sound has moved drastically into the field of metal. The vocals have improved tenfold. Live, Chalice's vocalist is downright impressive. Unfortunately, I think the vocals lose a little bit on…Similar sounding releases
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