Review by Shezma for Weakling - Dead as Dreams (2000)

Solid Black Metal. Has all the best moments, riffs, and atmosphere of what is considered black metal drawn out for an hour and 15 plus. The melodies are infectious, and then beaten over the head. There are only 5 songs for this epic long album. That doesn't take away from the fact that all of this is really good though. There are some memorable moments, if anything because of the infectious repetitive aspects, and creepy ambient soundscape of a dark atmosphere. Their is a doom metal element here, underneath the looming eeriness of the black but it's too far in the background. If this was either more doom or cut almost in half run time this could be a genuine classic of an album. I do understand this as being one to check out for the 2nd generation, but I don't see many people returning to this multiple times. I feel this review could be me just repeating myself of talking about the highs and lows in this album in each song so my final thought is just that this is a great album that's too long.