Solution .45: Nightmares In The Waking State-Part II

The first thing about this new Solution .45 release, Nightmares In The Waking State-Part II (AFM Records), is that it isn't technically new, it was recorded at the same time as Part I that was released in late in 2015. The idea being that they were recorded as one long album, but then split into two separate halves as to make each release a bit more interesting. It has made the anticipation for fans a bit fun and thus created a buzz.

Nightmares Part II also contains 10 tracks just as Part I did, but the biggest difference is that Part II is more melodic, while the lyrical theme is about the struggle and art of making it through the harder times of life. This is something that we have all wrestled with at some point in our lives and Solution .45 have devised a soundtrack for you.

Taking you through the darker places within yourself, Solution .45 have served up another 10 tracks of their unique brand of Modern Melodic Death Metal that the Swedes have perfected. Christian Älvestam's eloquently silky clean vocals combined with his gravelly throated bellowing is his trademark and again they work perfectly within these highly orchestrated songs. Songs like "Inescapable Dream" show off Älvestam at his best as he delivers both sides of vocals on a melodic driven tune that has as many hooks as it does pounding riffs. Guitarists Patrik Gardberg and Jani Stefanovic unleash unholy terror up and down their fretboard's with total reckless abandon as they creatively shred unique solos in each and every song.

As in Nightmares In The Waking State-Part I, Solution .45 collectively continue to forge into new territory carving out more and more of a path unto themselves. Songs like the eerie and dream-like "The Curse That Keeps On Giving" adds even more depth and layers to a band that has already, in just 2 previous releases, created a sound of their own within a genre of bands that sometimes sound like one another all too often. "Built On Sand" will leave guitar players dizzy once they hear the fretboard gymnastics of the opening and then you will find yourself lost in the nasty groove ....and then the huge and soaring chorus kicks you ass. "Heavy Lies The Crown" opens with a Djenty detuned thumping of a riff that then expands into dark and beautiful, as well as heavy way to close out this Part II. Complete with soaring vocals and growls throughout, this track covers the spectrum of emotion and ways to deliver the heavy.

Solution .45 crushed it with Part I and now Nightmares In The Waking State-Part II follows suit in a slightly more melodic, albeit heavy way. Fans of For Aeons Past will love Nightmares Part II, as well as fans of Nightmares Part I, it picks up right where they left you on Part I. Heavy, Progressive, Melodic Death Metal hailing from Sweden is a combination for an excellent record and Solution .45 are now 3 for 3 with delivering excellent heavy and melodic music that is unique and down right awesome to listen to. This is a killer album.

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Solution .45:
Christian Älvestam - Vocals
Patrik Gardberg - Rhythm and Lead Guitar
Jani Stefanovic - Rhythm and Lead guitar
Rolf Pilve - Drums

Track Listing:
1. Dim Are The Pathways
2. The Faint Pulse Of Light
3. Mind Mutation
4. Built On Sand
5. Inescapable Dream
6. The Curse That Keeps On Giving
7. Chain Connector
8. What Turns The Wheels
9. Misery Mantra
10. Heavy Lies The Crown

Added: November 30th 2016
Reviewer: Butch Jones
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