1999
1999
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SALEM
A Moment of Silence B.N.E. Already five years have passed since the release of previous Salem's disc "Kaddish," so I've already forgotten about their existence. The silence is over, and the new album shows again that Salem are the best band from Israel(well, maybe not counting Orphaned Land). The style has changed comparing to their previous two albums, now it is much more melodic, rocky; we can compare it to blackened death metal with a touch of more recent Paradise Lost. The producer of this disc is Colin Richardson who produced such acts as Fear Factory or Machine Head. He didn't add the modern industrial metal touch but made this album to sound clear. I don't know whose influence is that "A Moment of Silence" has got this catchy, melodic character, but that's only for good, because now Salem can be bravely be added to dark metal's hall of fame. This disc also has two special tracks, a cover version of Pink Floyd's "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" which marks that Salem can get psychedelic, and a catchy gothic remake of "Eyes to Match a Soul" which together with such tracks as "Winter's Tear" shows a new direction in group's creation. Though atmospheric doom (like on "In Another Dimension") is still present in Salem's world, it is interesting where this group will go in future. EDGE OF TIME |