Search - Cruxshadows :: Quicksilver

The Cruxshadows have done it again!

A. Johnson | Kirkland, WA | 09/08/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Before I begin my review I should point out that Amazon's preview for Avalanche is incorrect - it is currently playing a remix of Quicksilver. Avalanche is, however, its own song and is not a remix of Quicksilver.



Quicksilver was a surprise at first: it comes off as more aggressive and a little angrier than one might usually expect from The Cruxshadows. Also absent is the defining, enchanting violin solo that I've come to associate with some of The Cruxshadows' best: Foreverlast, Return, Sophia, and Birthday (among others). But Quicksilver grew on me with repeated listens: now I think of it as Marilyn, My Bitterness's angsty cousin, but with more inspiring and hope-filled lyrics.



However, the star of this single is Avalanche. Avalanche is The Cruxshadows at their best - it's deep, ethereal, and epic, and I can't stop listening to it. It is utterly haunting and stands as proof that despite the addition of new band members and the departure of some old familiar ones, The Cruxshadows have not lost their talent for creating songs that invite you into the darkness before revealing the light hidden within.



I'll be first in line for a follow-up album!"

Cruxshadows Never Disappoints!

Equa | Nightfall | 09/09/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I think the subject of this message probably says it all. I've been listening to Cruxshadows for years. There's something about the genuine lyrics and honesty in this music, combined with their haunting darkwave/goth sound that just gives me goosebumps. I'm really happy I purchased this CD. They've really outdone themselves with the Quicksilver, Avalanche and Roland tracks. Beautiful."

Another Excellent Cruxshadows Album

Broo | Atlanta, GA | 09/12/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I picked up a several copies of Quicksilver (one for me, others as gifts for friends) at the start of the CruxShadows North American tour at DragonCon in Atlanta, GA. They held a concert the same weekend featuring a few of the tracks from the single.



The single is very good- and easy to re-listen to several times in the car as it gets much better as you go beyond the music and begin deciphering the meanings of the lyrics.



The B-sides of the single feature the songs 'Avalance' and 'Roland'- and both songs are hauntingly addictive. There is something about the single releases from the Cruxshadows; I find myself almost immediately loving the B-tracks (such as 'Titan' and 'Adrift' from Sophia, 'The Eighth Square' from Birthday) and it is not until later that the main single seems to 'click'- but that is just a a personal observation.



As someone pointed out, the track listings on amazon have tracks #3 and #4 transposed- so if you play the Amazon sample of #3 'Quicksilver (Remix)' you will hear the sample for 'Avalance'.



So who is Roland?"