Search - Sikth :: Death of a Dead Day

Can't Quite Put My Finger On It.....

Joel Israel | Cedar City, UT United States | 11/14/2006

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Sikth are a British avant-garde metal band; purveyors of a hybrid style of metal/rock/electronica/hip-hop which is difficult to pull off, and in this case success seems limited.



Genre-blurring styles seem all the rage in heavy music these days, which certainly encourages artistic freedom. However, for each band that manages to fuse disparate styles into something coherent (Isis, Giant Squid, Unexpect) there are others who fail.



The problem with Sikth for me is the lack of direction. They certainly have chops, and some of it is interesting and quite enjoyable, but much of it seems chaotic and almost unlistenable, with lots of nearly incoherent instrumentation competing with multiple singers and vocal styles for space and structure. It never really seems to gel into a compelling whole which rises above it's complicated separate elements, which is very necessary in this style of music in order for it to have the desired impact. The listener is left wondering what exactly they were going for...lots of potential, but probably a C- at best. I would recommend many other "post-rock"/metal bands before this one.



A greater focus on song structure as a foundation for the music punctuated instead of overwhelmed by their chaotic quirkiness might be a better direction for this band."

This album isn't for everyone.

Ajaz N. Khan | San Antonio, tx | 07/21/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Even if you considers yourself a diehard metal fan, this album may not be for you. The song structures and melodic content are in one word; unconventional. If you're into the kind of metal that's written in the verse-chorus-verse pop standard, then don't buy this album. If you're into the kind of metal that still flirts with the same rehashed, tonal melodies, then don't buy this album. If you're totally capable of accepting a different approach in compositional structure and dissonant harmonies, then by all means buy this album. It's culturally relevant."

Are sikth going to eventually take over the world?!

Ms. C. H. Sanderson | 08/08/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"i have been a sikth fan for a long time now......... they as a band have inspired my band in many different ways and are also very sound blokes.

I have been waiting for this new album for ages, ever since i heard the first one actually,but when i put it in my cd player and listened to it i realised that sikth aint a tiny under grund british band with a cult following any more, but are begining to hit the global and main stream industry, hardcore. This shocked me....i wasn't prepared for this, and when i heard it i wasn't too sure if i liked it. I beleive getting this big warner bros. deal and going over to america to do the recording really killed the quaintness of the tech metal lords and has takn away a part of sikth that really apealed to me

basically.........the new album is very PHAT with mental and inovitive parts to it. IT IS BASICALLY THE LAST 20 YEARS OF METAL ROLLED UP IN TO ONE ALBUM! you get meshuggah, dream thearter, metallica, slayer, pantera, allan holdsworth....thelist goes on and on. you wont hear another album like and is deffinately worth the £10 out of your walet (or purse)..........BUT (for old school sikth fans) if you are looking for the old sikth we all loved, you aint really gonna find it hear! this album has seen the extinction of the infamous sikth breakdowns and rests from the intensitys of the bands music, also part of the british charm and wit is missing (but not gone). Dont get me wrong, its still sikth and its still way better then 98% of the music thats out there but my over view of the album is that it is OVER PRODUCED and americanised! the guitars get lost and entagled with the vocals and the bass to the point where its very hard to tell what is going on, this i belive is not down to sikths writing but the balance of the recording....over all the album is good and you should buy it!









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