Sikth, The trees are dead and dried out..... Review

Overall Rating

When Sikth are good, they're very, very good.....

but when they're bad, they're boring.

Sikth are extremely heavy (on the whole) and complex. In the same vein as 'The Dillinger Escape plan' only not as nuts. Out of the 14 tracks on the album, 8 are very good. The two piano dedications, although worthy and understandable, are just dull. The Nick Cave cover version 'Tupelo' is boring and overlong (much the same as the track 'Can't we all dream?) 'Peep show' is standard fare, showing nothing new. And the final track 'When will the forest speak?' is actually a poem, with no instruments at all. Not too good really, but take a listen to the other tracks ('Scent of the obscene', 'How may i help you' and 'Pussyfoot' come to mind as stand-outs) And it's clear that 'Sikth' are exceptionally talented songwriters and musicians. I hope they cut out all the dead wood next time, and stick to what they excel at.....Extreme, musical, brutality!