Review by Adam M on February 1, 2018.

Fallujah brings the same ethereal atmosphere as their previous full length The Flesh Prevails to the table with their newest release. Dreamless. It has all of the gyrations of the previous album, but now features a longer runtime. Unfortunately, with all the depth, the album does not surpass its predecessor. It just doesn't have as many memorable elements to it and results in it being much more over-indulgent sounding and less tight than its predecessor.

The songs here are intricate, but we don't remember the best parts of them as easily as we do on The Flesh Prevails. The songs seem to become convoluted and don't have the immediacy that the predecessor had. This leads to long excursions of metallic bliss that are hard to memorize and form visible patterns for. The songs are still written fairly well, but the level of song-writing has taken a step down from the last album. This all leads up to an album that is a difficult listen and not as rewarding as it could be. The good news is that the shoegaze elements of the band are still interesting and lead to a great deal of payoff on the part of the listener. The songs are still very original sounding and one of a kind for a death metal experience. The freshness of the release has been diluted somewhat since the last album, however. There simply isn't that new feeling of listening to this style of this album anymore.

However, it is still a very cool sounding album and despite its flaws smokes most death metal on the market at the present moment. Just be prepared to be taken in by a similar and more challenging experience to the predecessor and you should like what you find on this recording. It is a deep and rewarding listen for those with patience.

Rating: 7.7 out of 10

Review by Adam M on February 1, 2018.

Fallujah brings the same ethereal atmosphere as their previous full length The Flesh Prevails to the table with their newest release. Dreamless. It has all of the gyrations of the previous album, but now features a longer runtime. Unfortunately, with all the depth, the album does not surpass its predecessor. It just doesn't have as many memorable elements to it and results in it being much more over-indulgent sounding and less tight than its predecessor.

The songs here are intricate, but we don't remember the best parts of them as easily as we do on The Flesh Prevails. The songs seem to become convoluted and don't have the immediacy that the predecessor had. This leads to long excursions of metallic bliss that are hard to memorize and form visible patterns for. The songs are still written fairly well, but the level of song-writing has taken a step down from the last album. This all leads up to an album that is a difficult listen and not as rewarding as it could be. The good news is that the shoegaze elements of the band are still interesting and lead to a great deal of payoff on the part of the listener. The songs are still very original sounding and one of a kind for a death metal experience. The freshness of the release has been diluted somewhat since the last album, however. There simply isn't that new feeling of listening to this style of this album anymore.

However, it is still a very cool sounding album and despite its flaws smokes most death metal on the market at the present moment. Just be prepared to be taken in by a similar and more challenging experience to the predecessor and you should like what you find on this recording. It is a deep and rewarding listen for those with patience.

Rating: 7.7 out of 10

Review by Adam M on February 1, 2018.

Fallujah brings the same ethereal atmosphere as their previous full length The Flesh Prevails to the table with their newest release. Dreamless. It has all of the gyrations of the previous album, but now features a longer runtime. Unfortunately, with all the depth, the album does not surpass its predecessor. It just doesn't have as many memorable elements to it and results in it being much more over-indulgent sounding and less tight than its predecessor.

The songs here are intricate, but we don't remember the best parts of them as easily as we do on The Flesh Prevails. The songs seem to become convoluted and don't have the immediacy that the predecessor had. This leads to long excursions of metallic bliss that are hard to memorize and form visible patterns for. The songs are still written fairly well, but the level of song-writing has taken a step down from the last album. This all leads up to an album that is a difficult listen and not as rewarding as it could be. The good news is that the shoegaze elements of the band are still interesting and lead to a great deal of payoff on the part of the listener. The songs are still very original sounding and one of a kind for a death metal experience. The freshness of the release has been diluted somewhat since the last album, however. There simply isn't that new feeling of listening to this style of this album anymore.

However, it is still a very cool sounding album and despite its flaws smokes most death metal on the market at the present moment. Just be prepared to be taken in by a similar and more challenging experience to the predecessor and you should like what you find on this recording. It is a deep and rewarding listen for those with patience.

Rating: 7.7 out of 10

Review by Adam M on February 1, 2018.

Fallujah brings the same ethereal atmosphere as their previous full length The Flesh Prevails to the table with their newest release. Dreamless. It has all of the gyrations of the previous album, but now features a longer runtime. Unfortunately, with all the depth, the album does not surpass its predecessor. It just doesn't have as many memorable elements to it and results in it being much more over-indulgent sounding and less tight than its predecessor.

The songs here are intricate, but we don't remember the best parts of them as easily as we do on The Flesh Prevails. The songs seem to become convoluted and don't have the immediacy that the predecessor had. This leads to long excursions of metallic bliss that are hard to memorize and form visible patterns for. The songs are still written fairly well, but the level of song-writing has taken a step down from the last album. This all leads up to an album that is a difficult listen and not as rewarding as it could be. The good news is that the shoegaze elements of the band are still interesting and lead to a great deal of payoff on the part of the listener. The songs are still very original sounding and one of a kind for a death metal experience. The freshness of the release has been diluted somewhat since the last album, however. There simply isn't that new feeling of listening to this style of this album anymore.

However, it is still a very cool sounding album and despite its flaws smokes most death metal on the market at the present moment. Just be prepared to be taken in by a similar and more challenging experience to the predecessor and you should like what you find on this recording. It is a deep and rewarding listen for those with patience.

Rating: 7.7 out of 10

Review by Krys on July 14, 2001.

Looking for some new melodic thrash-death albums? Look no further, Impious delivers one of the best albums in this genre and does it with such power and aggression you might want to remove any sharp object from your room before you hurt yourself in a convulsive mash while listening to the “Terror Succeeds”.

These four Swedes are definitely sick of the world around them and they do everything that’s in their power to let you know about it through their music. Furious drum beats, outstanding guitar riffs, screaming solos and angry vocals are their medicine. The vocal performance by Martin Åkesson is just awesome, varying from clean parts and thrash vocals to brutal death growl he can change the mood of the song in a split second.

One of my favorite tracks ‘Terror God’, would be the perfect example of all the aforementioned elements in just one song. To mention the countless number of great riffs and breathtaking jobs of the rhythm section I would have to write the whole track list, which I won’t cause you can check it above. But let me tell you, those guys know when to hit you with a hammer and when to create an outstanding melodic groove or implement classic guitars to add variety to the song’s structure and… so you can catch a needed breath.

The only flaw that I found is the production quality, specifically the sound of guitars; in my humble opinion they need more bottom to sound a little more powerful but that’s a matter of personal taste and it doesn’t take anything away from this great release.

Bottom Line: Keep an eye on these guys cause they’ll bring you a lot of excitement to your miserable life in years to come but for now why don’t you run to your nearest store and buy this CD.

Rating: 9 out of 10