Day Without Dawn Understanding Consequences Advance CD FLAC 2008 FORSAKEN

FORSAKEN Proudly Presents

Artist: Day Without Dawn
Album: Understanding Consequences
Label: Forgotten Empire
Genre: Progressive Rock
Source: CD
Street Date: 2008-03-04
Quality: 898 kbps / 44.1kHz / 2 channels
Encoder: FLAC 1.2.1
Size: 334.14 MB
Time: 46:53 min
Url: http://www.eastofthewall.com
1. The Wake 7:21
2. After the Banquet 4:32
3. The Sea of Fertility 1:19
4. Seducing the Dead 3:36
5. The Deeper Wells 6:53
6. A Cruel Statue 4:40
7. A Fast-Paced Futuristic Thrill Ride 1:27
8. The Second-To-Last Page 4:19
9. Your Diminutive Hand 4:58
10. The Undertide 7:48

This is an advance copy of the album as you can see. There is
only a generic white sleeve for the disc, there is no artwork or
cover or anything whatsoever

Originally known as The Postman Syndrome and now known as
Biclops, Day Without Dawn's final album, "Understanding
Consequences", stands as a glowing aural cenotaph, that in a
perfect world, would be paid tribute to by many. Despite the
bands relative mainstream obscurity, the music they continue to
create encompasses a wide palette of influences while
simultaneously pushing them all forward in vast, haunting
directions

As their multiple name changes and line-up shifts could attest
the group have continued to evolve over the years and so have
their songs - most of which have now taken on an almost ethereal
life of their own. While the band have seen fit to indulge in
some relative excess, they rarely go far enough to alienate the
listener, even with stunning complexity in place. This is in part
thanks to the ever-crafty rhythm section which sees deftly tapped
basslines spiral in and out of focus as kinetic drumbeats
continually till the foundations

Despite its constant shifting, this strong and engaging
infrastructure lends itself to a bond of solidarity between the
often celestial guitar melodies and charming vocals. While these
elements definitely draw favorable comparisons to that of dredg
and Tool, there is far too much intoxicating emotion and artistry
present to write them off as clones. Meanwhile, despite the bands
luminous display of prog and technical chops, not to mention
external instrumentation, they also retain a bestial edge that
can erupt at any given time. Far too often bands like this fall
victim to a lack of balance that leads to a schizophrenic
rigidity

Day Without Dawn on the other hand have hit a near-perfect
mixture that fully envelops the listener in waves of ethereal
melody and jaw-dropping beauty. They can just as easily astound
with a bare bones The Police-styled arrangement as they can
bruise with a beefy metal-laden pummeling. Bored of metalcore
deathcore and the 'neurisis'? Look no further for "Understanding
Consequences" is practically essential listening to maintain
sanity and hope for music in 2008