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Abigail's Ghost ? D_Letion 3 stars

A sophomore slump.

The band quickly takes a new step in their fresh career, and this goes to a heavier one. It doesn't come off to well as the musicians just sound like they are just keeping themselves busy rather than focusing on their strengths which is writing dynamic songs and flushing out those smoothing passages between the soft and loud parts. The vocals took a change for the worse of well, taking perhaps a more monotonous sound which can never be a good thing. What as surely lacking here is the melodies, the backbone of their first album. There is nothing memorable at all on this disc which is why it was just barely 'good'. Their energy was the only thing that made this album vibrant and worth listening to.

I'll keep this one in the shadows of the debut.

When trying to work out a unique style ABIGAIL'S GHOST have made a step forward. With intent or not - the predecessor album 'Selling Insincerity' sounds like provided with obvious Porcupine Tree references (well done though). This time you will be aware of a heavier tendency as immediately documented with the title track for example. The songs once more are made up with sense of melody - the band's preference without a doubt besides Joshua Theriot's voice. They are mixing up Art Rock and Prog Metal elements tending to the latter with a powerful rhythm work and hard riffing guitars appearing.

Romantique Life could be mentioned as another suitable example. The song consists of some calm melodic parts but is mainly contributed with a very heavy behaviour. The band's emphasis is on the compact guitar work where instrumental solos as rare to find. And you will only detect decent keyboard/synth contributions. With the balladesque exceptions Sneak Peak and Grave Concerns ABIGAIL'S GHOST are consequently alternating between mellow and heavy, sometimes even crushing sections within the songs. The longest track Annie Enemy can be noted as a highlight here.

'D_letion' is not that spectacular but offering proper, more prog metal oriented songs anyhow which are enjoyable for sure. Fans of music made by Porcupine Tree, Riverside, Dream Theater resp. other melodic prog metal bands won't fail when looking into this - 3.5 stars.

ABIGAIL'S GHOST have traded in the lush synths and atmosphere for a heavier more mainstream sound, and i for one am disappointed.I was glad to see ProgBagel mention that the vocals had taken a turn for the worse because i feel the same way.I just felt their debut was a special album regardless of the PORCUPINE TREE-like moments.I like heavy music but this fails to captivate me overall.These guys can play though.Actually the drummer and rhythm guitarist are attending Berklee College of Music in Boston, and the lead guitarist/vocalist has already graduated from this prestigious school. "D-letion" is a top three track.Very heavy and thick guitar intro before the drums come crashing in.Vocals before a minute.I like the chorus.Killer sound before 3 1/2 minutes and check out the guitar and drums that follow.Excellent opening track. "Black Lace" has this catchy beat with vocals.I like the spacey keys and we get some power at times. "Romantique" has this heavy duty intro before settling with some good bass as the vocals join in.It picks up during the chorus and i like the finish to this one. "Plastik Soul" has this tribal-like drumming throughout and some heaviness that comes and goes.It pretty much stays during the second half. "Cinder Tin" has a nice dark sound to it.This is mid-paced and drum led.Heavy 3 1/2 minutes in and i like the guitar solo a minute later. "Gemni Man" is a mellow tune with reserved vocals until the guitar makes some noise before 2 minutes.A nice guitar solo late as well. "Sneak Peek" has these almost whispered vocals with keys and light drums.A tasteful guitar solo late. "Visceral" is another mellow song but it gets fuller after 1 1/2 minutes.Keys and atmosphere a minute later(yay) before it kicks in with guitar.Acoustic guitar to end it. "Easy A" is another laid back track.It kicks in at 2 1/2 minutes and i like the synths. "Annie Enemy" is by far the best track on here.Acoustic guitar to open as soft vocals come in.It kicks in around a minute and the contrasts cntinue.An outburst of heaviness 5 minutes in and before 7 minutes to end it. "Grave Concerns" features acoustic guitar and reserved vocals. So lots to like here but the vocals hinder my enjoyment at times and i miss the atmosphere.

d_letion is the second album by US act Abigail's Ghost, following two years after their initial outing. It's a pritty grim production, where the songs generally comes across as dark and bleak in mood and style. Musically the foundation this time around seems to be modern hard rock, with elements from progressive metal and indie rock blended in - with some subtle space-tinged synths often residing in the back of the mix.

The ingredients are intriguing, but I did find the compositions lacking. Both the harder hitting ventures and the more ballad-oriented material comes across as predictable, the compositions more or less follows a very similar structure and only on a few occasions subtle additions to the proceedings manage to conjure themes or atmospheres out of the ordinary.

There's a few strong tracks to take note of, title track d_letion and the creepy ballad Sneek Peak first and foremost, but apart from these songs the highlights are few and far between. Good songs for the most part, but lacking the finer details to make them great and quite a bit off from perfection.