*SPOTLIGHT* A certain inspiring blog which deserves a good look...

I believe it's time to turn our attention to this, which I believe it's important enough to be in the blog's Spotlight.
Some time ago, I came across a certain blog, made by a certain friend of mine... This friend... He usually showed up in school with some stuff he had written... Every single time he showed me those poems, I would become in awe before such words. This person, after some time, decided to publish some of these said writings. He is now the proud owner of a blog. It's written in Portuguese! He decided to keep his works written in his mother toungue, which I completely agree! Well then, be sure to pay a visit to this blog. The link has also been added to my list of recommended blogs, for easier access.


Anyway, here's the link for you: 

Visto Por Fora De Dentro

Well, then this is GX, signing off for the time being. See you later.

-GX-

Dark Tranquility - Fiction (2007)

01. Nothing To No One
02. The Lesser Faith
03. Terminus (Where Death is Most Alive)
04. Blind at Heart
05. Icipher
06. Inside the Particle Storm
07. Empty Me
08. Misery's Crown
09. Focus Shift
10. The Mundane and The Magic
11. A Closer End
12. Winter Triangle
13. Below The Radiance
14. Silence in The House of Tongues


Download Link

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REVIEW:
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Some bands catch lightning in a bottle on their first release and never reach those levels again, while others build and improve on their previous albums and continually deliver excellent releases. Melodic death metal legends Dark Tranquillity are one of those bands that have been around for a long time and have perfected and refined their sound and rarely disappoint.


This album, Fiction is no exception. It has a lot of diversity and the perfect balance of melody and brutality. The songs are extremely well written with very catchy hooks and great riffs. The keyboards add extra atmosphere without being too obtrusive. Dark Tranquillity has infused a lot of variety into this album, with tracks ranging from fast thrash metal to medium tempo death metal to slower, almost gothic metal. 


Mikael Stanne does an excellent job with the vocals. They are aggressive and varied and you can even understand his rasps. He also attempts some melodic singing, which is serviceable, and there are some female melodic vocals on one of the songs as well. 


Some of the songs I would recommend would be:

• The Lesser Faith
• Focus Shift
• Misery's Crown
• A Closer End

Dark Tranquillity have proven they are still one of the best bands in their genre and Fiction, undoubtly, is a really impressive and memorable album. I can surely recommend it!


...Well, the problem is, even though it is still working somehow, there is a lack of progression from their previous two albums that might start to bore the heck out of some people. Not counting the nostalgic listeners who wish the band would take a step back towards their The Gallery era sound (Sorry but it ain't gonna happen!).


>Score: 9.5/10




-GX-

Introducing: "GX's ALBUM REVIEWS!" / New Blog for you to check out!

(Yeah that figures...)

I got this idea from a friend of mine. xD

Anyways, "what's this whole thing about 'album reviews', GX?", you would ask me.

Well then, my answer is this, it's pretty simple:

I will give a comprehensive opinion on the highs and lows, favourite songs, least favourite, what could be improved, etc. To sum it up, what a review should be!

Simple, huh? Thought so too ^^ My reviews will start showing up in the next post. Plus, I will edit some of the older posts and add my reviews.

Moving to the other subject, a friend of mine is creating a new blog to talk about pretty much everything ^^

Click here to check it out!

It's really awesome! Oh, and don't forget to comment too!

That's all for today! I'll be adding reviews to the albums and you'll be adding comments on my friend's blog. Fair deal, eh? See ya!

-GX-