CLOUDSCAPE — Cloudscape (review)

CLOUDSCAPE — Cloudscape album cover Album · 2004 · Progressive Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3/5 ·
martindavey87
I’ve had this album on my playlist for quite a while now, mainly because I just couldn’t think of anything in particular to say about it! ‘Cloudscape’ is the self-titled debut album by Swedish progressive metal band, uh, Cloudscape. Released in 2004, this sounds very typical of bands in this genre, but with an emphasis on strong writing, melody, and catchy hooks.

The band members are all excellent musicians, and I particularly love the blending of melodic keyboards and heavy, crunchy guitars. And this album has that in abundance, as well as powerful vocals, interesting lyrics, and a fantastic production. There isn’t anything overly unique about this band, but that’s fine. Not every album needs to reinvent the wheel. Sometimes good music just speaks for itself.

Admittedly, with that said, at one hour in duration, the album does drag a little at times, with some of the songs sounding kind of similar to one another. But on the other hand, some of them are absolutely fantastic! ‘As the Light Leads the Way’, ‘Witching Hour’, ‘Everyday is Up to You’, ‘Under Fire’, ‘Out of the Shadows’ and ‘Slave’ are all amazingly well written songs, and should be more than enough to satisfy any progressive metal fan.
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