A great surprise! I was initially drawn to the cover, but didn't think that the music would be this good! Gothic metal just the way I like it.

Great album. and tht's it!

It's just criminal how a band that should be on top of the world had to go underground due to unfortunate business decisions. Truly awesome album in every way shape and form!

Written by Karwyn on 05.04.2011 at 06:33

It's just criminal how a band that should be on top of the world had to go underground due to unfortunate business decisions. Truly awesome album in every way shape and form!

What kind of business decisions, may I ask?

Written by [user id=109200] on 07.04.2011 at 14:54

Written by Karwyn on 05.04.2011 at 06:33

It's just criminal how a band that should be on top of the world had to go underground due to unfortunate business decisions. Truly awesome album in every way shape and form!

What kind of business decisions, may I ask?

From what I can gather (hardly any specific info seems to be out there), they were ripped off by their old label and were pressured into churning out the same kinds of albums without musically evolving. Pretty typical stuff for musicians but it seems to have hit them harder than most. They also had some internal problems such as Ernesto just "disappearing" for two years.

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You Doc Godin for picking this. I would have missed this masterpiece otherwise.
<3

Written by Karwyn on 07.04.2011 at 23:15

Written by [user id=109200] on 07.04.2011 at 14:54

Written by Karwyn on 05.04.2011 at 06:33

It's just criminal how a band that should be on top of the world had to go underground due to unfortunate business decisions. Truly awesome album in every way shape and form!

What kind of business decisions, may I ask?

From what I can gather (hardly any specific info seems to be out there), they were ripped off by their old label and were pressured into churning out the same kinds of albums without musically evolving. Pretty typical stuff for musicians but it seems to have hit them harder than most. They also had some internal problems such as Ernesto just "disappearing" for two years.

Thanks for the insight, mate.

I am not Gothic Metal fan firmly but i must confess that "Abyss Masterpiece" is Really a good album! ... My fav is " Poem For Matilde"

Excellent album. Some really brilliant tracks.

Written by DevilishSong on 09.04.2011 at 19:16

I am not Gothic Metal fan firmly but i must confess that "Abyss Masterpiece" is Really a good album! ... My fav is " Poem For Matilde"

I wouldn't call it a Gothic metal album really. Overall it's aggressive and the guitars take away from the atmosphere, making it more of a melodic death doom album. Similar to Draconian (minus the chick, plus balls) and Swallow the Sun (minus the self-pity, plus anger). And it's pretty fun, but I wouldn't give it credit for anything more than that.

Masterpiece my ass.

Wow. This is a very great album-- not quite the masterpiece that people have proclaimed it to be, but worthy enough for a 9. The sheer catchiness and strong songwriting of these tunes are enough to warrant an 8-- the lyricism is lacking in parts, but the vocals are comprehensible and very well done. I haven't seen multiple vocals done this well since Noumena's Absence. I do wish there was a little more technicality to it, and perhaps a few more segments of harsher vocals, but this is quite a special accomplishment nonetheless. In fact, what propels this to a 9 for me is how these musicians have completely and utterly mastered how to convey emotion, particularly melancholy and frustration. My first experience with Heavenwood, and it certainly will not be my last.

Heavenwood did It again! They never fail \oo/

Wow. Great album. Its really beautifully arranged. I can't get enough.

Leonor is the best track on here.

The more I listen the more I like It.

That was my first listen with heavenwood
and it did not impressed me

It's a pretty solid album, don't get me wrong.....but it's definitely no masterpiece.

Written by Night Sight on 11.07.2011 at 10:11

That was my first listen with heavenwood
and i did not impressed

like no one is impressed with your grammar. if you don't like the music, it's fine, but if you judge the lyrics having only basic knowledge of English then I pity you...

Written by muska on 05.08.2011 at 10:38

Written by Night Sight on 11.07.2011 at 10:11

That was my first listen with heavenwood
and it did not impressed me

like no one is impressed with your grammar. if you don't like the music, it's fine, but if you judge the lyrics having only basic knowledge of English then I pity you...

wtf? we're talking about music,not lyrics or english speaking

Written by Night Sight on 05.08.2011 at 13:13

Written by muska on 05.08.2011 at 10:38

Written by Night Sight on 11.07.2011 at 10:11

That was my first listen with heavenwood
and it did not impressed me

like no one is impressed with your grammar. if you don't like the music, it's fine, but if you judge the lyrics having only basic knowledge of English then I pity you...

wtf? we're talking about music,not lyrics or english speaking

common sense looks lost to you so i stand by my original statement

Written by muska on 07.08.2011 at 20:58

common sense looks lost to you so i stand by my original statement

She didn't even mention lyrics and simply because her English isn't flawless that means she can't comment on the music?

Although how someone could give this a '2' is beyond me, I quite enjoyed the album.

Ya a 2 is pretty harsh, but obviously she didn't mention the lyrics so her understanding of the English language doesn't really come into play here. It's just a matter of differing opinions.

That was exactly my point in the original post, how can someone judge an album if they don't even understand it. I always thought that if you rate something you take into account the whole product judging a book by it's cover springs to mind

Written by muska on 09.08.2011 at 14:03

That was exactly my point in the original post, how can someone judge an album if they don't even understand it. I always thought that if you rate something you take into account the whole product judging a book by it's cover springs to mind

Consider Falconer's latest, I can't understand a word of the lyrics, would I therefore be incapable of judging the music? Lyrics are a great part of music, sure, but not an essential element I would say.

Written by Night Sight on 11.07.2011 at 10:11

That was my first listen with heavenwood
and it did not impressed me

I don't really think lyrics or English has something to be called here.

But how someone rates this album with a "pure shit" is definitely something anyone with at least minimal metal knowledge will never understand, simply cause it's ridiculous. It's not even a matter of taste. Even anyone who don't like it, which is ok, can't rate this with a 2. It's simply nonsense.

Far from a masterpiece but good nonetheless.

Written by Vonpire on 13.09.2011 at 19:54

Written by Night Sight on 11.07.2011 at 10:11

That was my first listen with heavenwood
and i did not impressed

I don't really think lyrics or English has something to be called here.

But how someone rates this album with a "pure shit" is definitely something anyone with at least minimal metal knowledge will never understand, simply cause it's ridiculous. It's not even a matter of taste. Even anyone who don't like it, which is ok, can't rate this with a 2. It's simply nonsense.

i just think this is very boring album.there is no interesting moments in this album.i like the genre very much.but it is not my type of music.it is all about the taste in music and nothing more.just this
and i respect to all the people who love this album

I just upped my rating.

Subsequent listens have proven this to be a totally different album than I heard the first several times. Only now am I seeing how incredibly DIFFERENT each and every song is, yet how beautifully they bleed into each other. At first it was a gorgeous, well-composed album with some great melodies and moods. Now I finally see the masterpiece It's almost startling how many different styles our composer has weaved in and yet made work together. Stunning.

Written by Susan on 29.09.2011 at 16:53

I just upped my rating.

Subsequent listens have proven this to be a totally different album than I heard the first several times. Only now am I seeing how incredibly DIFFERENT each and every song is, yet how beautifully they bleed into each other. At first it was a gorgeous, well-composed album with some great melodies and moods. Now I finally see the masterpiece It's almost startling how many different styles our composer has weaved in and yet made work together. Stunning.

That's my exact thought on this album.

But hey, it's something heavenwood always did since beggining, amazing albums. I'm glad to see how they born and how they evolved.