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Once again, the eternal spectrum have recreated
and further modified what is the Samael
galaxy! "Reign of Light" is a deeper plunge into trance-like
dark metal fusion of sorts. Hell, all I really know is how far they
have come since their debut album in 1990 (Worship Him). There is
certainly a variation of styles on this album as they have continued
to progress further down the path set forth from "Ceremony of
Opposites". Basically, I can decipher things from death metal
to black metal to industrial to gothic to progressive. However, everything
is pretty much divided equally and distributed in great strength throughout
the album. This is one of those albums that may take a few listens
to get into for some, but I was totally into it as soon as I heard
"Moongate". The lyrics this time around are a little more
down to Earth and a shade less spacey, as is evident on tracks like
"High Above" and "Oriental Dawn". Another slight
difference between "Reign of Light" and their previous two
efforts is the addition of some female vocals and more of the clean
vocal approach. For the most part, though, Samael is still very much
as transparent as they were on "Passage," with a few exceptions,
of course. Basically anyone that was into Samael at all before "Reign
of Light," will quite enjoy their new opus!! I know I do. Rating: 90 Reviewed By: Thomas Mitchell |
