Cain's Offering - Gather The Faithful

Traveler In Stygian · **Posted:** Sun Aug 02, 2009 9:47 pm

More great power metal from Finland. Highly recommended.

Line-up:
Timo Kotipelto - Vocals
Jani Liimatainen - Guitars
Mikko Harkin - Keyboards
Jukka Koskinen - Bass
Jani "Hurtsi" Hurula - Drums

http://www.cainsoffering.com/index1.html

I really have to say that the clips sound really good. Kotipelto in my opinion sings better than ever before and I really mean it. Listen the clips and find out for yourself.

Lucifer's Son · **Joined:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:52 pm **Posts:** 2016

The generic artwork doesn't make me want to try it.
Thanks for the heads up anyway. :wink:

MetalStorm · **Posted:** Mon Aug 03, 2009 1:49 am

Lucifer's Son wrote:

The generic artwork doesn't make me want to try it.
Thanks for the heads up anyway. :wink:

Yes because everyone buys an album for the artwork like who gives a crap about the music right :rolleyes:

Lucifer's Son · **Joined:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:52 pm **Posts:** 2016

I don't judge a book by its cover but you gotta agree that album cover is pretty awful...

MetalStorm · **Posted:** Mon Aug 03, 2009 2:25 am

Lucifer's Son wrote:

I don't judge a book by its cover but you gotta agree that album cover is pretty awful...

I could care less about an album cover as long as the music is solid. I've bought albums with crappy covers a bunch of times but the music was solid.

flying_guitars · **Posted:** Mon Aug 03, 2009 11:22 am

Dawn of Solace.....my fav....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zUxQF-miN8

Stolen waters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YeZaLje ... re=related

I wont say too much, as I have only heard the promo copy, but I dare say...Timo goes alright on this one...

He has been a busy boy this Timo....He is also on the new Warmen...but dont bother with the new Warmen....only 2 good songs on it...the rest is all radio styled rock....(Yuckkkkk)..

WARMEN Japanese Hospitality New Album 2009 Feat:Timo Kotipelto Eye of The Storm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz4LWJp-MzQ

Ness · **Posted:** Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:57 pm

I'm sorry, but this is amazing! I hate ballads, typically, but they are so damn good on this one. And YES this sounds like early Sonata, not all the time, but I'd say most of the time. At work I'll start humming thinking its a Sonata song and then think, 'what band is that?' I have to think twice becasue I say Sonata at first, but I know it isn't, then I realize it is Cain's Offering. You're deaf if you think different.

Cú Chulainn · **Posted:** Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:27 am

metalNESS wrote:

I'm sorry, but this is amazing! I hate ballads, typically, but they are so damn good on this one. And YES this sounds like early Sonata, not all the time, but I'd say most of the time. At work I'll start humming thinking its a Sonata song and then think, 'what band is that?' I have to think twice becasue I say Sonata at first, but I know it isn't, then I realize it is Cain's Offering. You're deaf if you think different.

Wow. How's that for overrating?
Kidding, Nessie, but I don't find it anywhere near as good as you say. I'm still listening to it for my review (which is taking me ages to write, fucking college apps getting in the way :mad:

).

Radagast · **Posted:** Wed Oct 14, 2009 10:51 am

FrigidSymphony wrote:

metalNESS wrote:

I'm sorry, but this is amazing! I hate ballads, typically, but they are so damn good on this one. And YES this sounds like early Sonata, not all the time, but I'd say most of the time. At work I'll start humming thinking its a Sonata song and then think, 'what band is that?' I have to think twice becasue I say Sonata at first, but I know it isn't, then I realize it is Cain's Offering. You're deaf if you think different.

Wow. How's that for overrating?

Well, we're not all on a mission to prove Sonata Arctica are better than Jani.

Anyone looking for a good early 2000s-type power metal album should be more than happy with this. The only thing I can't stand are the lyrics.

Thomas · **Posted:** Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:13 am

Let's put it this way. Like someone mentioned in the days of gays thread, Flag in the Ground is better than every song on this album. But, every song on this album is better than all the remaining songs on Days...

Cú Chulainn · **Posted:** Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:40 am

Radagast wrote:

FrigidSymphony wrote:

metalNESS wrote:

I'm sorry, but this is amazing! I hate ballads, typically, but they are so damn good on this one. And YES this sounds like early Sonata, not all the time, but I'd say most of the time. At work I'll start humming thinking its a Sonata song and then think, 'what band is that?' I have to think twice becasue I say Sonata at first, but I know it isn't, then I realize it is Cain's Offering. You're deaf if you think different.

Wow. How's that for overrating?

Well, we're not all on a mission to prove Sonata Arctica are better than Jani.

Anyone looking for a good early 2000s-type power metal album should be more than happy with this. The only thing I can't stand are the lyrics.

Kotipelto's voice sounds horribly bored to me, I just can't get over it :S

Cú Chulainn · **Posted:** Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:41 am

metal_xxx wrote:

Let's put it this way. Like someone mentioned in the days of gays thread, Flag in the Ground is better than every song on this album. But, every song on this album is better than all the remaining songs on Days...

coughbullshitcough

Come on, Deathaura, The Last Amazing Grays... Bah. De gustibus non est disputandem, I guess.

Radagast · **Posted:** Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:21 pm

FrigidSymphony wrote:

Radagast wrote:

FrigidSymphony wrote:

metalNESS wrote:

I'm sorry, but this is amazing! I hate ballads, typically, but they are so damn good on this one. And YES this sounds like early Sonata, not all the time, but I'd say most of the time. At work I'll start humming thinking its a Sonata song and then think, 'what band is that?' I have to think twice becasue I say Sonata at first, but I know it isn't, then I realize it is Cain's Offering. You're deaf if you think different.

Wow. How's that for overrating?

Well, we're not all on a mission to prove Sonata Arctica are better than Jani.

Anyone looking for a good early 2000s-type power metal album should be more than happy with this. The only thing I can't stand are the lyrics.

Kotipelto's voice sounds horribly bored to me, I just can't get over it :S

Bored? On Elegantly Broken? Our ears work differently.

scud · **Joined:** Mon Nov 01, 2004 10:34 am **Posts:** 636

I like it, I have gone back to this more than SA's latest.

Ness · **Posted:** Wed Oct 14, 2009 1:09 pm

I must admit that I am not a Kotipelto fan, but he doesn't really sound like Strato Kotipelto. Like I said, I'm liking everything about this and that includes Kotipelto's vocals, except for the occasional slip.

Radagast · **Posted:** Wed Oct 14, 2009 1:54 pm

metalNESS wrote:

I must admit that I am not a Kotipelto fan.

But a big Strato fan? :huh:

Ness · **Posted:** Wed Oct 14, 2009 5:56 pm

Radagast wrote:

metalNESS wrote:

I must admit that I am not a Kotipelto fan.

But a big Strato fan? :huh:

Yeah, I think he is ok, but sometimes his voice gets to me. Some songs he is awesome, but most of the time he just tries too hard. Black Diamond is an example of Kotipelto sounding good and Paradise is a song where he sounds horrible. When I saw Strato live, he would sing the high notes in a much lower tone.

Radagast · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:10 pm

metalNESS wrote:

Radagast wrote:

metalNESS wrote:

I must admit that I am not a Kotipelto fan.

But a big Strato fan? :huh:

Yeah, I think he is ok, but sometimes his voice gets to me. Some songs he is awesome, but most of the time he just tries too hard. Black Diamond is an example of Kotipelto sounding good and Paradise is a song where he sounds horrible. When I saw Strato live, he would sing the high notes in a much lower tone.

Well yeah, he's not as young as he used to be (strangely enough). He definitely hits a lot less high notes on the CO album.

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