Consort Of A Dying God is quite hard to take concerning the playing time as well as the pathetic presentation of this concept album. The spoken parts feature a very heroic timbre which is exaggerated in my opinion. In addition, these words are louder than the music – the balance is not the best concerning sound.
The music stomps in felicitous way, but stays really unremarkably without an enormous touch of catchiness. GOAT OF MENDES act in battlesome manner (Course Of Constantine), then again easy-going and elegiac. Last mentioned mood is conjured by the adoption of a violin.
A galloping rhythm dominates The Dark Deceit Of Man; the melodies form the thread, but do not avoid the song’s triteness.
Afterwards, the calm beginning of the tune In Sara’s Tents creates a nicer sentiment, but the chords do not grab me by the throat despite the wonderful mandolin.
In all, the band tries hard to stay variable; many melodies are felicitous, but not outstanding, many moods are convenient, but not enthralling…this monster work does not touch me deeply apart from the mandolin and violin. This album is only nice, convenient and exerted – a partly rumbling charm could nevertheless attract to the target group, catch word Cruachan.