CSEJTHE - Réminiscence (2013)

Genre: Métal noir québécois

Label: Eisenwald

Rating: 7.5/10

I first heard Csejthe in 2011, early in that year, with their debut album La mort du prince noir. It featured melodic, gripping tunes, and I was very impressed. Then I saw them live, at the first Messe des Morts; they were one of the most captivating performances of the festival. When they announced the pre-order for this album, I was all over it. And I'm glad I was.

This is a great album, let me start off by saying that. It has a flaw, however. It is very cohesive - to a fault. For the first half of the album, at least, I cannot tell which song I am listening to, because, while they are all very good musically, with guitar riffs that make you forget whether or not you heard vocals, moving, fetching, and everything you would want in an album, they all more or less sound the same. It pains me to say that, because it usually means that the band and/or the album suck(s). That is certainly not the case here. I love this album. I think it is everything a MNQ album should be. I even think you should go out and buy this album right now. But just be prepared that, even after perhaps 20+ listens, you might not be able to figure out which song you're on, or whether or not this is an instrumental album. As it says in the description on Eisenwald's site, this is an album to get lost in. For these reasons, I will not be doing a song-by-song review of the album. Look it up, listen, and then you'll be convinced.

You can purchase the album here.