Style: Instrumental/Experimental
Review by: Dylan
Country: US-WA
Release date: 04-09-2018
EDITOR’S NOTE: This album was originally included in the September 2018 issue of The Progressive Subway.
An 83 instrumental underground prog metal album. Does that sound scary? Believe me, it is. I don’t consider myself the most patient person, however, I never turn away from a long album just because of its length. Because who knows what I might be missing? After all, my favorite album of all time is 77 minutes long. So, what did I get from Crypt of Insomnia for investing 83 minutes of my time into their music?
A brain boil, that’s what I got. Holy fuck, this thing broke me. If you start playing this album when I’m distracted I may get Vietnam flashbacks, it’s that bad.
It works out like this; all tracks have at least 2 minutes of potential (this is what’s holding the album from having no points given at all). There’s hints of good riffing, and somewhat tight songwriting. The problem is, all tracks last at least 8 minutes, and some 10, and one 20… and they all have the same amount of good music. The rest of it is either boring, uninspired, or goes absolutely nowhere. Ambient sections that don’t go anywhere or add anything to the music, mindless, automatic chug riffing, god it SUCKS.
It also makes me kinda sad, cause it’s got good moments, even if it’s just a very minor portion of the album. If the band had a producer that got their shit together, they may have written a tighter, average instrumental album. Instead, they wrote an 83 minute one that will do absolutely nothing to you that will make your time worth it.
Avoid at all costs.
Recommended tracks: Did you read the review?
Recommended for fans of: No seriously, did you? Why are you looking for stuff here?!
Final verdict: 2.5/10
Related links: Bandcamp | Spotify| Official Website | Facebook | Metal-Archives page
Label: Independent
Crypt of Insomnia is:
– Den Kot (all instruments)
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