why does "The Gathering Wilderness" suck so much?

[Alex78]

So I was totally loving Primordial's Spirit The Earth Aflame and especially Storm Before Calm, but damn, I can't get into The Gathering Wilderness.
Somehow, it seems like they tried too hard to create an epic feel...also it's really too fucking cheesy or whatever you may call it. "I could feel my heartbeat thundering!!!" and such...sure, this kind of lyrics was already present on the preceding albums, but to me it's too prominent this time.
Plus, and most importantly, songwriting-wise it's just a huge step back. the songs drag on without leaving any lasting impression. damn, even the production is horrible.

 

[Scourge of Malice]

I think the other albums are much cheesier. Their old sound has been played out now anyways, I'm glad they did something different. But to each his own!

 

[unknown]

if you don't like, then don't listen to it.

 

[Stormwatch]

Probably because the singer cant sing.

 

[Susperia]

I love the Gathering Wilderness the most out of all their albums I've heard.

 

[unknown]

as do I...with STEA and A Journey's End tied for second

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

I like it, muchly.

 

[Pitiless Wanderer]

Probably because the singer cant sing.

yep, he has an awful voice.

 

[Susperia]

I love his voice, oh well.

 

[Life Sucks]

I think Alan is a great vocalist, and The Gathering Wilderness is a great album. I do like Spirit the Earth Aflame better, though. That album is an absolute masterpiece.

 

[CF87]

His voice is great. Not in terms of singing but how his vocals sound. In the genre of metal you don't hear something like that so it's refreshing.

 

[Hammer of Might]

What's so bad about the production?

 

[Life Sucks]

His voice is great. Not in terms of singing but how his vocals sound. In the genre of metal you don't hear something like that so it's refreshing.

I agree. Have you checked out Spirit the Earth Aflame? His vocals on that are amazing. Most of the time clean, but as dark and creepy as hell, enahnced by the fact that the lyrics are so morbid.

 

[byrne]

I love the Gathering Wilderness the most out of all their albums I've heard.

me too.

 

[WNxScythe]

STEA and TGW are the only ones I can really get into... and a few songs from the other albums. That being said STEA is so incredible that it alone makes Primordial one of my favorite bands.

 

[MasterOLightning]

I didn't find the vocals to be either good or bad. I did think the album was rather unremarkable.

 

[unknown]

Alan's best vocal performance, imo, was on Void of Silence's Human Antithesis. What a fucking amazing album

 

[Carcassian]

me too.

...and me, too.

 

[Necro Joe]

He can't sing? Well done for completely missing the point guys.

The Gathering Wilderness > You posers

 

[Stormwatch]

He can't sing? Well done for completely missing the point guys.

The Gathering Wilderness > You posers

What's the point? To just shout tunelessly apparently. Well, yeah, I did rather miss that, I just don't like the guys vocals if that's alright. Sorry for posing.

*goes to put on "Look What The Cat Dragged In"*