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Rapture - Futile

Excellent melodic, extreme debut!!! - 89%

WitheringToSerenity, September 30th, 2004

Rapture were certainly a pleasant surprise being a fan of music that contains a mixture of extreme elements and lethal doses of melody. Not sure how to appropriately classify Rapture. If not doom metal then think melodic death metal but slower. On more of a dual guitar attack middle pace with guitar melodies that vary in speed but are much more hypnotizing than your average harmonic death metal band. To call it gothic metal would be a stretch despite being extremely catchy for extreme music. Comparisons or accusations of a watered down, accessible version of Katatonia's Brave Murder Day are bound to come up. The influence in all aspects is obviously their however make no mistake. The albums don't sound similar enough to be branded as anything more than influenced.

They do an excellent job in keeping the album from repeating itself too much. Throw in some great acoustic work ever few songs and alternate clean vocals a few times. The lyrics are minimilastic but surprisingly good. The majority are vocals are presented in growls but they are certainly not the strongest growls but they are not mediocre for sure.

I think the obvious main thing that makes Rapture is the melancholic atmosphere they manage to create guitar(lead especially). Particularly the lead guitars because the rhythm guitars are tight but not the greatest and lower mixed in the production. This adds immensely to the atmosphere and the contrast between incredible guitar harmonies and guttural vocals. If you like that type of music you should enjoy this album(or already have it).

The album as a whole is mostly consistent(lost few points) and well worth the 15 dollars paid in my opinion. Not particularly original, but still manages to sound new and more importantly is some very good music. Not groundbreaking but I find it to be excellent. If the words melodic and extreme are your fancy, then you should have already looked this up.

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