To be honest, the
earlier stuff I've heard by Trial hasn't really caught my interest.
Sure, I don't remember it being bad in any way, just a bit anonymous,
and they simply got lost in the huge amount of new bands playing
traditional heavy metal. But when the press release and reviews of
the new album Vessel claimed that this was something way superior to
what they've done in the past I immediately got interested.
And just
precisely, Vessel is definitely a way more interesting album that
indicates that this band has found their own identity. All seven
songs feels very well written and thought through. The small tinges
of black and doom metal here and there are doing so much for the
overall impression and makes the album way more interesting. Unique
influences and new thinking is what separates the leaders from the
followers in this age of new bands worshiping the past.
As one of
Sweden's most praised heavy metal bands, In Solitude, just announced
their split-up, there couldn't be a better time than now to
symbolically embrace and welcome Trial up there with the very big
names in Swedish heavy metal. 8/10
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