During this time the victim regularly hallucinates and hears things that aren't there. This whole opinion was turned upside down the first time I entered the atmospheric landscape of El Cielo.Įl Cielo is a concept album about the horrific symptoms of sleep paralysis, a truly terrifying condition where the victim is literally paralyzed before or after sleeping. I often felt like dredg was leading their audience along: making near-great records that just barely failed to reach the status of what could be a classic. While it also had its flaws (the final third of the album is just plain boring) I felt like this was a much better record than Pariah and that there were moments of the album that actually stuck in my mind, rather than just a forgettable rock album. However this attitude immediately changed back in February on my birthday, when I received their debut album Leitmotif as a gift. And they were wasting this potential with enjoyable yet forgettable albums like Pariah. My first impression of dredg was that they were incredibly talented and imaginative group of musicians with one key ingredient: potential. It was certainly enjoyable, but not a perfect album by any means. I was first introduced to dredg by 2009's The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion. And in the past weeks, I have added a new brilliant composition to this list: dredg's El Cielo. Animals, Superunknown, Sound Awake, Kid A, all incredibly atmospheric, driving pieces of music that compel & force your attention. There are very few albums that give me this feeling: the ones that come to mind are often regarded as classics. But there are several select collections of music that just amaze me beyond words, and I need to take in every glorious note. I primarily listen to metal so i'm usually screaming/growling along with the songs or "moshing". There are few albums that can get me to just shut up and listen. Review Summary: There are few things I would describe as flawless-this is one of them.
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