Sindustries

Gardenian is a gothenburg style band that i feel is a bit underrated. It seems that very few people know who they are, and very few people care. Although they are not particularly outstanding, I feel they are pretty damn good at what they do. Even though they are gothenburg, they lack alot of the death and sometimes even the maiden elements that some of these bands have. They sound more like a traditional metal band with gothenburg vocals i suppose, its kind of hard to describe. The playing is all pretty good, and the songwriting is also really good. The lyrics really suck however, and its too bad because the vocals are all very good and fit the music perfectly.

The album opener, "selfproclaimed messiah" begins with a nice acoustic piece that explodes into some excellent melodic riffage. Once again the lyrics here are all very unoriginal and rather terrible, but its alright because the music is pretty good. "Doom and Gloom" is next, which is a pretty good song that features some decent clean choruses. "Long Snap to Zero" is next, which is one of my favorites, because its got some nice melodic riffage and good vocals. Its a pretty uplifting song, as well, but still remains pretty heavy. "Heartless" is a strange song in that it is not really a ballad, but has the feeling of one. Its got some heavy riffage but remains wonderfully emotional and beutiful. Most of the vocals are clean but a little bit of growling shows up in the middle. One of my favorites on the album. "Sonic Death Monkey", although having some bizarre lyrics, is a very good song and incredibly catchy. "scissorfight" is another good song that has some crazilly catchy riffing and some intense vocals. The title track showcases some of Gardenian's worst lyrics, "lets go crazy lets lose control" but still remains a pretty damn good song. Funeral begins with an absolutely AMAZING acoustic intro, but unfortunately is completely ruined by an absolutely terrible song. WHY???????? They should remove the song and just leave the damn acoustic part.

Overall, I would say this a pretty damn good album. There are some weak spots, but it is well worth the purchase. I wish more people could appreciate this band, but hopefully this review helps.