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I Am Infinity = Digipack = (CD)
After the monumental Let There Be A Massacre, Sol had a mountain to climb to even equal his debut's forcefulness. One must commend his diverse approach to music; sophomore I Am Infinity is a huge step away from the debut, an evolution that, although falling short in places, seems natural, the unofficial second chapter of Sol. It seems that in the year between the two albums Sol listened to nothing but death metal, and this is very evident in the structure of I Am Infinity; the anguish-ridden and brutal brand of doom found on Let There Be A Massacre is all but gone, with the majority of I Am Infinity's songs fast-paced and focused on different forms of death and black metal inspired riffing. There does exist the obvious doom influence on parts of the album, as does Sol's affinity towards melody, but they are few and far between amongst the albums meagre 4 tracks (opener 'Cosmos Reshaping' and closer Cosmos Reborn are purely instrumental tracks made up of various sound effects). Ultimately, it's easy to see that Sol took a big jump in the direction of his music; the risks were obvious and the album is to be praised for being reasonably enjoyable in its difficult fusion of genres, as well as its tendency to be rather hard to digest. The formula proves true in particular instances on the album, but as an album overall, especially in comparison to his debut, I Am Infinity lacks that much needed hook to raise it to greater heights.
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