Dwelling in the Out [Import]

Dwelling in the Out [Import]

Track Listings

1. Living for Yesterday

2. Darkest Day

3. Dwelling in the Out

4. Forgotten

5. Adrift

6. Night Falls Forever

7. Machine Cage

8. Letting Go

9. Agony Column

10. Along the Way

Tracks:

Living For Yesterday
Darkest Day
Dwelling In The Out
The Forgotten
Adrift
Night Falls Forever
Machine Cage
Letting Go
The Agony Column
Along The Way

Album Description

Second album and first national release from east coast dark metal act with appeal for fans of Dream Theater and Megadeth as well as Coal Chamber and Fear Factory. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews:

If You Like Magnitude 9.............2001-08-14

The three preceeding reviews all offer valid opinions on this album, and to be honest there's not a lot I can add, other than -ARE DIGITAL RUIN AND MAGNITUDE 9 THE SAME BAND?

There seems to be a lot of similarities with the vocals and guitar riffing and even the final mix. To be fair though, DR are a little heavier, and those 'irrelevant' keyboard noises I prefer to full on keyboard solos.

Is it an worth buying? - If you want 50 mins worth of staccato riffing at one tempo, YES. If you want ground-breaking music NO. Personally, I rather like it!!

Fantastic Feel.......2000-11-10

This band is NOT trying to be a Dream Theater clone. In fact, they sound NOTHING like Dream Theater. Nor do they claim any elite progressive credentials. What Digital Ruin does is play great power/prog metal with terrific feel. There are good, churning guitars here, an interesting keyboard approach that utilizes poppy, little electronic sounds to add a frenetic element to each song, and rhythm section that is slow, heavy and grooving. But what really makes this group is the vocalist. This guy is just a great SINGER. He reminds me very much of Joe Elliott from Def Leppard. He has that raspy voice and great feel like Joe used to have in the PYROMANIA era. He drags you into these songs one by one, making you feel almost drugged by the music. Nothing here seems outstanding on its face, but put it all together and you have an impressive album. The biggest soft spot of this disc is the production. The sound the engineers produced does not do justice to this band's talents.

If you like metal with great feel and great grooves, get DWELLING IN THE OUT. There's no pretensions here, just solid music.

SCORE!!!.......2000-10-01

This CD is awesome...I don't know what those other reviewers were smoking. I love this CD, I cherish it. I have been unable to find a copy until very recently(my friend found it at a garage sale). When I saw it here, I jumped for joy and bought it.

Dwelling In the Out House.......2000-07-30

Never judge a CD by the cover. Just because the artwork is appealing and the songs hover between the 5-7 minute mark, doesn't mean this is going to be a great listen. I found this album on the whole to be quite meaningless. I'm sure the guys in this band poured their hearts and souls into this, but it doesn't show in the results. If this band is supposed to be progressive metal, be progressive. Don't dwell on the watered-down Dream Theater sound. The songs are all very "safe" sounding, kind of like a progressive metal placebo. If this band is supposed to be progressive, it must be on an extremely superficial level. They certainly aren't breaking any new musical ground. The most surprising thing about this CD is that it wasn't released on the Magna Carta Label. It would fit in with their roster of fourth rate Dream Theater clones. This CD will be dwelling in my dustbin.