Review by Rexorcist for Sabbat (GBR) - Mourning Has Broken (1991)

With the band having expanded their sound into more artistic territory on their second album, Dreamweaver, further emphasis on that was placed on their third, which was ironically the last thing they ever produced.  Now there seems to be a kind of alienation that the fans felt, which would explain a collective of negative reviews on the internet.  This alienation likely stems from the further forays into standard heavy metal, ballads and prog metal.  As well, there's a new vocalist with a stronger melodic voice rather than the raspy thrash voice everyone who knows the band is familiar with.  Personally, I don't think this is much of a problem.  This new singer seems to fit the more dramatic side of the music that the band was going for.  On top of that, the majority of this music is actually pretty good, sometimes flat out banging.  These guys really pushed themselves in the creativity department, but never once make the album feel inconsistent or messy.  But be prepared for a very different kind of album, this more melodic, focused and versatile album just doesn't sound like the original Sabbat at all.  Having said that, they pushed that specific sound as far as it could go without breaking new territory, so an album like this was gonna happen eventually.

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