The Elysian Fields Suffering G.O.D. Almighty
Black Lotus Records BLRCD082 March 7th, 2005
By Jason Jordan
This is good. The industrial, melodic death trio, The Elysian Fields, have returned with their fourth full-length, Suffering G.O.D. Almighty, which is the threesomes first studio offering in four years. Enough numerals in the previous sentence for ya? I thought so. To get back on track, this is good.
If I were to be outright, Id confess that Ive been having problems weighing in on the latest by The Elysian Fields. The aforementioned dont inspire me to compose paragraph after paragraph extolling the virtues of the band. Suffering G.O.D. Almighty hasnt wrapped itself around my neck like a perturbed, boa constrictor. Hence, its been tough even attempting to formulate a review in my head, much less one on paper thats prime for ingestion. So, putting it bluntly, there are three key elements possessed by this record which you should know about: 1. as per their musical description, theres pounds of industrial within, 2. the death metal side of The Elysian Fields is proficient and subsequently engrossing, and 3. the overall soundscape can be compared to that of Dark Tranquillity with effects akin to The Kovenant, for shorthand reference. Some of the programming also lent itself to Ulver comparisons, though those exemplifications are few and far between. And its almost as if the bands melodic death roots share center stage with the industrial/electronica samplings.
Im still clueless about why this review was so arduous to pen, but Im ever so confident about the quality of Suffering G.O.D. Almighty. This is a welcome return to form for The Elysian Fields, and I am resolute when I say that I have no qualms recommending er. To employ circularity as much as possible, though, this is good.
8/10
Official Black Lotus Records Website
Black Lotus Records BLRCD082 March 7th, 2005
By Jason Jordan
This is good. The industrial, melodic death trio, The Elysian Fields, have returned with their fourth full-length, Suffering G.O.D. Almighty, which is the threesomes first studio offering in four years. Enough numerals in the previous sentence for ya? I thought so. To get back on track, this is good.
If I were to be outright, Id confess that Ive been having problems weighing in on the latest by The Elysian Fields. The aforementioned dont inspire me to compose paragraph after paragraph extolling the virtues of the band. Suffering G.O.D. Almighty hasnt wrapped itself around my neck like a perturbed, boa constrictor. Hence, its been tough even attempting to formulate a review in my head, much less one on paper thats prime for ingestion. So, putting it bluntly, there are three key elements possessed by this record which you should know about: 1. as per their musical description, theres pounds of industrial within, 2. the death metal side of The Elysian Fields is proficient and subsequently engrossing, and 3. the overall soundscape can be compared to that of Dark Tranquillity with effects akin to The Kovenant, for shorthand reference. Some of the programming also lent itself to Ulver comparisons, though those exemplifications are few and far between. And its almost as if the bands melodic death roots share center stage with the industrial/electronica samplings.
Im still clueless about why this review was so arduous to pen, but Im ever so confident about the quality of Suffering G.O.D. Almighty. This is a welcome return to form for The Elysian Fields, and I am resolute when I say that I have no qualms recommending er. To employ circularity as much as possible, though, this is good.
8/10
Official Black Lotus Records Website
Why'd you bump this review anyway? 
