The Sirens of Silence

Saving Metal By Destroying The Ordinary:
Swarm of the Lotus have proven themselves on their Abacus debut. When you first hear this album it will be hard to digest. The riffs are chaotic and the song structures are all over the place. It is a truly amazing piece of work. After a few listens you will come to an understanding that it has destroyed any album you have bought in a while. Songs like "Call To Abandon" and "House at the Bottom of the Sea" highlight the band's creativy and knowledge of music. Other songs like "Hookworm" and "Yan Hou" cover the heavy side of the album as they blast through your speakers. Producer Kurt Ballou (Converge) did a phenomenal job on the production. Several musical passages sound very raw and "Converge-esque." The band has all the potential to rise atop the underground metal scene. Buy this album today!

Buzzband:
This is the second time I've ever bought a CD without hearing a note of the music before (the first time being Dillinger Escape Plans debut). I went off buzz. I will say that this is a good album for fans of the more agressive sides of Isis, Neurosis and Mastodon. I wasn't entirely impressed until the sixth song, then I finally got what I wanted (which was to be blown out of my seat).

Amazing Album:
I Agree one of the best heavy Albums of the year! The live show is Amazing...Go see them!

A Perfect Album:
"The Sirens Of Silence" should not be passed up. This is all that's touched my CD player for weeks. You are mangled by a wall of twisted vines and ivy and slither through the darkest of caves only to be spun out on your feet. There are trenches of emotion that will lift and bury and nothing on this album is predictable which makes for excellent extended play. It's like Neurosis,Today Is The Day and Converge battling for Earth.

"Ocean is mine.":
I first heard about Swarm of the Lotus when they released "When White Becomes Black" and I was so amazed by it, buyt unlike another users review, I find it to be a perfect record. It was like if you combined the sounds Isis and Mastodon together. "The Sirens of Silence" picks-up where the first full-length left off. Now they're incorporated more of Neurosis's sound into their style, and I'm glad they were able to progress and grow as a band writing better music than before. I believe the key tracks on this record are: "Hookworm", "Yan Huo", "Snowbeast", "Vertigo", & "House at the Bottom of the Sea". I hope that many people hear Swarm of the Lotus and see that they are one of a kind!