October Tide - A Thin Shell (2010)^{Release ID: 3369}

Tale of Two Halves.

Overall, the sound is much more atmospheric and modern production-driven than on the classic death/doom of Rain Without End. Very little emphasis on riffs this time around. Sounds like a slowed down version of melodeath band In Mourning, essentially. It works powerfully at times. The potential is there, but... too much filler in the back half.

Tracks 1-4 are excellent but 5-7 bore me. This could've been an amazing album if all seven tracks were as good as, say, "Deplorable Request".