scnicely

This is one of the few flawless albums that I've ever listened to. The transition into Death of Me is a little jarring, which is why I didn't give it the full 100%, but goddamn, this album put Dallas in the top tier of singer-songwriters.

Um... boring, yeah? Kinda boring. There are some hard hitting tracks, and the acoustic interlude "Revival" sounds good. Songwriting is decent, production is okay, vocal delivery is interesting. But in general, quite forgettable. Not painful to listen to by any means, but nothing head turning.

The first thing I noticed about Meliora is how ridiculously campy it is. It's like Flash Gordon decided to worship Satan and asked Queen to make a soundtrack for his morning jog. Musicianship is fine, songwriting is okay, mixing is good, but the entire ensemble together comes off as silly at best and boring at worst. Overall decent album, but nothing special. However, if you are a part of the faux-epic metal world, or worship Satan but don't like your music too metal, this album is for you.

This collaboration in doom and gloom is one of the best I've heard in a while. "Terrible Lie" is by far my favorite track and is actually a well-written song musically. The rest of the album, while not as creative, delivers a hard, depressing, dreary, and despairing piece of sludgy awesomeness.