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In This Moment – The Dream

January 6, 2009 by  
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In This Moment
The Dream

In This Moment – The Dream

Released: September 30, 2008
Record Label: Century Media

7.0 out of 10

Review:

In This Moment’s The Dream marks a departure from their metal-core roots. The new musical direction presents a rewarding experience for the band and its fans.

The most notable change in the band’s sound is how they’ve crafted the songs to allow singer Maria Brink to strut her vocal chops. It was clear on Beautiful Tragedy that she could sing, but her work on the The Dream helps dispel any doubt. Not only can she sing, she sings well.

It’s fair (or possibly not fair) to say that any female fronted band in this genre is going to be compared to the top act. In This Moment’s music sounds a lot like Evanescence, which if you like that style of music is not a bad thing. It’s actually probably better because the vocals don’t grate on nerves after 3 songs.

This is a solid and well-produced album. The band deserves a great deal of credit for successfully putting together an effort that demonstrates a lot of growth and improvement over than their last album, Beautiful Tragedy.

Track Listing:

  1. The Rabbit Hole
  2. Forever
  3. All For You
  4. Lost At Sea
  5. Mechanical Love
  6. Her Kiss
  7. Into The Light
  8. You Always Believed
  9. The Great Divide
  10. Violet Skies
  11. The Dream

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Links:

http://www.myspace.com/inthismoment

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  • steven

    Nice review but they sound nothing like Evanescence. They’re more like Flyleaf if you ask me.

  • http://www.soundofmetal.se Constantinos A.

    Nice review! Evanescence was the first band that came to my mind when I checked this album! But not in the singing style of Amy Lee… more like the music… Nothing to do with their previous metalcore album.

  • Crissy

    They sound nothing like Evanescence. Did you even listen to the album before you reviewed it???

  • http://www.type3media.com Editor

    Crissy: Yes, I listened to it quite a bit actually. While I agree the vocals are not like Amy Lee’s, the rest of the music is strikingly similar.

  • chris

    I really like this new release from “In This Moment”. Maria has a beautiful singing voice. I have read elsewhere that alot of fans are disappointed in the fact that there is so much less screaming on this cd as compared to “Beautiful Tragedy”. My only comment concerning those who feel that way is this….. Have you ever tried to scream for an hour straight without hurting your throat or your voice? Maria’s voice is her meal ticket and screaming, even if done properly, can be devastating to the vocal cords. Even Angela Gossow of Arch Enemy (the queen of female death metal vocals) has been the victim of throat problems such as growths on her voice box due to the damage that screaming has done to her throat.

    As far as the Evanescence comparison…While Amy Lee and Maria Brink do not sound alike, the music itself is quite similar. The exception being that Maria’s voice does not make me want to slit my wrists 2 songs into the cd like Amy’s voice does.