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Barren Earth - On Lonely Towers



7.9 | 149 votes |
Release date: 24 March 2015
Style: Melodic death metal, Progressive metal

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01. From The Depths Of Spring
02. Howl
03. Frozen Processions
04. A Shapeless Derelict
05. Set Alight
06. On Lonely Towers
07. Chaos The Songs Within
08. Sirens Of Oblivion [Limited edition bonus]
09. The Vault

Additional info
Produced by Barren Earth.
Mixed by Petri Majuri.
Mastered by Tony Lindgren at Fascination Street Studios.

Artwork by Travis Smith.

Staff review by
R'Vannith
Rating:
7.7
Considering Barren Earth as a supergroup has never been necessitated. It's true that the musicians in question are already noteworthy for efforts elsewhere and currently lead busy lives in other bands. However, status external to Barren Earth no longer solely upholds the name, as the name has come to uphold itself with a tenable style their own. A third effort, On Lonely Towers, represents the band's continued development and change.

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published 23.03.2015 | Comments (1)

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28.01.2015 - 19:57
MetalDoomMaster

Please be better than the last album.
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28.01.2015 - 20:01
Rating: 7
Risto
Wandering Midget
Some kind of concept album, it seems.

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01.02.2015 - 20:46
Rating: 9
MelancholiaC

Wow, I was always so-so on this band until I heard they recruited Jón Aldará from Hamferd; now I must say I love this new doom direction they seem to taking and am definitely looking forward to the new album!
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09.04.2015 - 00:03
joshsteph

Probably needs more than 2-3 listens from me, because I just couldn't connect with this album musically. The first two tracks (Howl, Frozen Processions) and the middle part of The Vault got me instantly, but the rest, darkish, doomish part of the album just seem to be forced. There is no question, the musicians are amazing, every each and one of them, but something's missing for me. I'll give it another chance these days, because I really want to like it.
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11.04.2015 - 15:25
Rating: 10
Therapy?

For some reason I cannot stop listening to "Frozen Processions". I just love the vocals and guitars. It kind of reminds me of Before The Dawn's "Deathstar Rising" album, just a little less straightforward. More diverse.
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13.04.2015 - 16:13
Rating: 8
Ag Fox
Angel No More
Wow... the best Barren Earth album by far. The last one was a waste of time, the debut was hyped too much due to the supergroup nature. This... shows the band has really come to their own (=
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loves 小巫
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13.04.2015 - 16:41
Rating: 7
Risto
Wandering Midget
Written by Ag Fox on 13.04.2015 at 16:13

Wow... the best Barren Earth album by far.

I think it's inconsistent, but still not bad. Feels too cut-and-paste a lot of the time, but some tracks even out the cons a little. Unfortunate as the line-up change improved their musical ability.
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13.04.2015 - 16:49
Rating: 8
Ag Fox
Angel No More
Written by Risto on 13.04.2015 at 16:41

Written by Ag Fox on 13.04.2015 at 16:13

Wow... the best Barren Earth album by far.

I think it's inconsistent, but still not bad. Feels too cut-and-paste a lot of the time, but some tracks even out the cons a little. Unfortunate as the line-up change improved their musical ability.
Each to their own (=
This one really yanked me away from what I was doing while I played it in the background!
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loves 小巫
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31.05.2015 - 22:48
Rating: 10
Therapy?

Many listens later and I'm digging it more and more. I really like the vocals. The music Is a bit like Amorphis but with it's own distinct style.
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21.08.2015 - 04:56
Rating: 9
MelancholiaC

Written by joshsteph on 09.04.2015 at 00:03

The first two tracks (Howl, Frozen Processions) and the middle part of The Vault got me instantly, but the rest, darkish, doomish part of the album just seem to be forced. There is no question, the musicians are amazing, every each and one of them, but something's missing for me. I'll give it another chance these days, because I really want to like it.


It's funny that I share your overall sentiment of the album but about the exact opposite aspects/parts - it's the doom and the atmosphere that have won me over, especially in songs like A Shapeless Derelict and On Lonely Towers, but the uptempo melodeath and rock moments that lost me (e.g. Frozen Processions). While I appreciate the variety like I would on any album, as a whole I feel it's more "progressive" than it needs to be here - detracting from the experience a bit. The vocals are certainly the strong point and as I anticipated, better than previous albums.
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