Swallow the Sun "Shining" Review (THIS WAS A BIT DIFFICULT TO SWALLOW HONESTLY...)

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@InfernalSomberlain 2 күн бұрын

I saw an interview with Juha and he said that he wasn't trying to make anything like Moonflowers because he would hurt himself. After seeing that I knew not to expect Moonflowers part 2. I enjoyed Shining more than I thought I would.

@thrallsofmetal 2 күн бұрын

Necrotic Nick- I can completely understand that given what he's been through in recent years. I didn't hate this but I'd be lying if I said I'd go back to it as much as the other albums.

@alexperry4691 2 күн бұрын

I like this album personally. Its definitely a lighter, more pop structured album, but for me its not a problem. I like the Katatonia vibes on this one. 4/5

@thrallsofmetal 2 күн бұрын

Necrotic Nick- I think it's well executed but it's such a stark departure from their core sound that it sounds almost like a different band.

@GOLDENRECORDSS 2 күн бұрын

Shefeto - "The Black Angel and the Beast" is a killer debut album, give it a chance 🤘

@matchatttaxdailyvideos420 2 күн бұрын

Bulgarian metal, just checked it out 💀

@Svetlana04082000 2 күн бұрын

It's Rammstein but in different European language. I guess its fine for a debut album but if you can't understand the lyrics, what's the point of listening..

@thrallsofmetal 2 күн бұрын

Necrotic Nick- I'll check it out when I get a chance. It's been a busy weekend so far.

@Svetlana04082000 Күн бұрын

@thrallsofmetal Hey Nick, if you are not a Rammstein fan don't bother! Sounds good but its in a foreign language! Don't be fooled by the title, the artist doesn't sing in English!

@GOLDENRECORDSS Күн бұрын

@@Svetlana04082000So what if they perform in a different language, stop being a hater and appreciate the art! You even admitted that they sound good, whats the problem 🤘

@liametheridge9148 2 күн бұрын

I honestly really enjoyed this album. I didn't expect the change at all as I hadn't heard any of the singles, but I loved it. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing where they take things next, but I do think in terms of polish and the amount of clean vocals in the music, this is absolutely as far as it should go. Any further and it will most likely turn to shit 🤣 still, I really love it and it's almost certainly going to end up on my year end list

@thrallsofmetal 2 күн бұрын

Necrotic Nick- I think I'd probably enjoy it a bit more if it wasn't Swallow the Sun. Definitely a different set of expectations there but at the same time I think this is all well executed. Drastic shifts like this can be hard to digest and I'm gonna jam this one more periodically but honestly if I want to listen to Swallow the Sun there's a better chance I'd grab almost any one of their older albums over this one. I'm not a fan of the very sterile production especially on the drums so hopefully it doesn't much more polished than this. While it's not necessarily for me I think it'll definitely find it's fans. I'm glad you dug it, man!

@lusky0311 Күн бұрын

I really like this one. Took some repeated listens, but it's one of my favs of the year.

@thrallsofmetal Күн бұрын

Necrotic Nick- I don't dislike it but it wasn't what I wanted to be honestly. Still, they executed this change in style pretty well here.

@mindful2864 2 күн бұрын

I love Swallow the Sun, I’ve always been a fan of their melancholic style of doom metal. Albums such as New Moon, Emerald Forest and the Black Bird, Songs from the North I II & III, and When a Shadow Is Forced into the Light are some of my favorite modern doom metal releases. Moonflowers was decent but this new album was the first time I’ve been disappointed with Swallow the Sun. There wasn’t enough great riffs like their was on previous STS albums and it was all over the place musically and wasn’t focused. There was still the melancholy, but there wasn’t enough doomy riffs to balance everything out, leaving this album to be a forgettable bore of an album.

@thrallsofmetal 2 күн бұрын

Necrotic Nick- Same here. This is one of the bands I think of when it comes down to melodic deathdoom honestly since they do it so well. This is quite the change in direction though and while I think it's well executed for what it is, it's definitely not what I wanted.

@earrame1508 2 күн бұрын

Greatest album of all time.

@thrallsofmetal 2 күн бұрын

Necrotic Nick- Uhhhhh... sure

@tobyfingland8149 2 күн бұрын

Enjoyed the review as always, in hindsight, the singles were a bit of a give away where this album was heading, i agree totally as far as the production and polish, this does not make it bad. I would be very interested to see how these songs fit into a setlist.

@thrallsofmetal 2 күн бұрын

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! Honestly, I didn't get a chance to jam the singles but I didn't think it'd be like this. I figured it was a safe bet that they'd follow up Moonflowers with another banger. Again, I don't think any of this is bad but it's not what I really wanted out of this band. I am curious how this will fit into their live sets since it's so drastically different. Hopefully they don't pull an Opeth around Heritage and essentially just abandon the older material in favor on the new direction.

@tobyfingland8149 2 күн бұрын

@@thrallsofmetal Completely agree with the concern especially after living through Opeth, In flames etc etc

@trollinginparadise1927 3 күн бұрын

I was watching a video from thrashmaniac back in March where he was responding to this female metal KZbinr named Kaiya. The video was called "albums to listen to depending on your mood". During the response, Levi brought up Swallow the Sun's seventh album, When a Shadow Is Forced into the Light, which is easily the band's darkest album, based on real tragedy as Juha Raivio, the guitarist and principal songwriter, lost his longtime girlfriend, Aleah Stanbridge of Trees of Eternity [who had also created the artwork and did the photo shoots for Swallow the Sun's largest album Songs from the North I, II and III], to cancer.

@thrallsofmetal 2 күн бұрын

Necrotic Nick- Correct

@Pebster49 2 күн бұрын

This album is awesome, Charcoal Sky is one of my favorite songs by them. 4.5/5

@thrallsofmetal 2 күн бұрын

Necrotic Nick- I think it's decent. It's just not what I was looking for in terms of a Swallow the Sun album. Charcoal Sky is a banger though.

@michaelc3656 2 күн бұрын

I got into Swallow the Sun with their album Hope, much like Jon did. Their last 3 albums were quite good and gives off their melancholic vibe well. But this one...yeah, I agree with a lot of what you said. I get that they don't want to be depressed anymore, but Shining didn't really hit me the same way and I'm disappointed with it. Too bright and some of the stuff is too poppy for me. The production is far too sterilised. It's not as impactful overall as their last few. I'll concede and agree with you that the vocals are still really good and his range is great. Can do cleans and growls as good as anyone else. Just wish the music surrounding them was better, haha. I'll be skipping this one and will continue to listen to their older material.

@thrallsofmetal 2 күн бұрын

Necrotic Nick- I get that depression is a bitch to get through and I can imagine playing music themed around that can be as tough as it can be cathartic. At the same time the lyrical themes still feel very somber but the music really seems to contrast that this time. I don't think it's bad but it almost feels like a different band this time. The sterile production really doesn't help either. I don't know, maybe it'll grow on me over time but for right now it feels like a really good side project idea that shouldn't have been under the Swallow the Sun banner.

@KevinTarrant-by3fi 3 күн бұрын

I'll blast this one later this evening and come back here with my rating and review and then I'll see y'all tomorrow morning boys!🤘 have a great weekend!

@thrallsofmetal 2 күн бұрын

thnx

@Peyton-omniac 2 күн бұрын

Personally love this thing, but I love this band so that isn’t saying much. Good album but definitely one of their weakest hands down. Great content guys, keep it up!

@thrallsofmetal 2 күн бұрын

Necrotic Nick- I'd say I'm a big fan as well (I finally got a copy of New Moon which gush about in a collection update) but this is a bit too far removed from the Swallow the Sun I know. It's still well done though so I don't hate it or anything it's just not what I really wanted.

@KevinTarrant-by3fi 3 күн бұрын

Just got done blasting this one and it's a 3 of 5 from me 🤘

@thrallsofmetal 2 күн бұрын

thnx

@AlencarFaulkner 2 күн бұрын

I cannot begrudge a band for making a different album or changing direction entirely. But, you know. Mikko Kotamäki's growls were the first I enjoyed and didn't just tolerate because I liked the music. There're artists creating upbeat and bright music with darker lyrics. Swallow the Sun could do the opposite. I wish they would make another Ghosts of Loss. I love that album. There's nothing like it.

@thrallsofmetal 2 күн бұрын

Necrotic Nick- To a degree neither can I but this feels really drastic coming off Moonflowers. Mikko's a solid singer but I really miss the balance of the cleans and deep roars here. It's not a bad album though I just wasn't feeling the direction they chose here.

@Hellenicheavymetal 2 күн бұрын

My thoughts on this album is the same as with the new Unto Others. I don't mind a style change but I think the bands do the melancholic/dark style much better than this bright or upbeat direction they went here. Alcest did it well this year.

@thrallsofmetal 2 күн бұрын

Necrotic Nick- I will say I think Unto Other's shift was a bit smoother than this. While Strength is definitely more metallic than the new one there's still a lot of similar elements and more of their core sound is retained in my opinion. This one honestly feels almost like a completely different at a lot of points. I kinda agree with Jon's notion that this might have been better served as a side project.

@DesolateSolitude 2 күн бұрын

I passed on buying the last Riverside. I may pass on this new StS cd. I liked the bleak sadness Of past efforts. Can’t fault the band. It just is what it is.

@thrallsofmetal 2 күн бұрын

Necrotic Nick- It's their band after all and I guess if they want to gamble with their sound that's their choice.

@DesolateSolitude 2 күн бұрын

@thrallsofmetal _ Indeed. Funny thing is Last year (2023) SHINING from Sweden released Their Self-titled album and that Album was my Top album of 2023. I actually bought 2 copies!

@martinnapier6286 2 күн бұрын

Had this preordered as Swallow The Sun are one of my favourite bands. Definitely disappointed after the first couple of listens but love the song Charcoal Sky

@thrallsofmetal 2 күн бұрын

Necrotic Nick- I bought it as well and while I'm a bit disappointed it's still not a bad album. Charcoal Sky is definitely one of my big stand outs on here.

@IanBullass-h5n 2 күн бұрын

I always had mixed and guilty feelings when anathema kinda got out of their depression after natural disaster . Great they are happy . But the music now is rubbish .. I feel selfish I don't want this guy to wallow in sadness either .. But .. I won't be buying it sorry Feel bad again.. Great video guys as usual

@Hellenicheavymetal 2 күн бұрын

Anathema still wrote sad songs even later than that. The Lost Song Part 2 for example. It just wasn't all melancholic like the early albums.

@IanBullass-h5n 2 күн бұрын

@@Hellenicheavymetal I've really tried but I just find it floaty and nice in the main .. .. it's like the separating the art from the artist quandry in reverse

@thrallsofmetal 2 күн бұрын

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! I didn't mind Anathema's shift to a point but drastic shifts like this can often leave fanbases feeling pretty alienated. I can totally get wanting to shift the direct of the band's sound as a way to get away from the depression but at the same time I don't think I'll reach for this as as much as their other albums.

@blackwaterrust476 2 күн бұрын

Swallow the Sun is Amazing i love them, but i didnt love this album that much of at all. Its not for the fact that they dared to change their sound its moreso, this doesnt sound like Swallow the Sun. And compared to the last album this is a BIG shift. Whereas i feel like Katatonia did it slowly and naturally with each release

@thrallsofmetal 2 күн бұрын

Necrotic Nick- I don't think it's bad but at the same time if I wanted to listen to Swallow the Sun this album would only be on the list because of the name. As Jon brought up, if this was a side project and wasn't under the Swallow the Sun banner I might feel differently but this is such a stark shift from their sound. Yeah, Katatonia took the time to work the new sound in with some transitional albums which might have helped here.

@toddjones546 2 күн бұрын

Been a huge fan since their debut and this album doesn't grab me at all. I'm cool with change, but the songs just aren't that good IMHO.

@tuxodu Күн бұрын

I used to listen to Swallow the Sun back in the 2000's. Ghosts of Loss, Hope, New Moon, those were great albums, but as soon as I finished the first track of this new one, I knew it wasn't for me 👎👎

@thrallsofmetal Күн бұрын

Necrotic Nick- I still think it's good for what it is but it's not what I wanted in the way of a Swallow the Sun album. Maybe if it had been a side project I probably would have liked it more.