16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent debut from Darkwater!, Sep 1 2007
By Robert M. Lisanti "Metal Rob" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Calling The Earth To Witness (Audio CD)
I listened to this album and I must say I hear alot of different influences, Evergrey, Dream Theater, Fates Warning, Symphony X etc.
To be honest the songs are long, but I LOVE progressive music and this fits perfectly. The production is of the highest quality, Bass deep but not overpowering, keyboads clear and crisp, vocals and harmonies excellent. If you enjoy non commerical progressive metal this is the band and cd to get! Very good debut,, this band has a future!.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
LIGHTNING STRIKES AGAIN!!!!!!!, Oct 24 2007
By J. C Cheek "John Gray Wolf" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Calling The Earth To Witness (Audio CD)
Lance, and NIGHTMARE RECORDS has done it again, the latest in the NIGHTMARE distro world from Sweden is DARKWATER. When i got this CD i played it, and thought WOW!!!!! Another lightning strike. Yes, the songs are long, but the band has something to say in those songs and awesome music to bring to your ears. These songs, each and everyone of them are full and complete in every aspect of the terms of music, you can hear some of their influences most noticeable is EVERGREY, in other words Dark Melodic and brooding, but yet with lots of progressive passages. Is this a CD i would recommend to friends? Yes, most definitely. This will probably be in my top 5 for the year. Do your self a favor and get this before they are all gone.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
2007 Rookie of the Year, Feb 9 2008
By Lane R. Miller "Prog Fan LRM" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Calling The Earth To Witness (Audio CD)
Syncopated rhythms, shifting time signatures, soaring solos, crunch-crunch, extended compositions, incredible production and wonderfully layered vocals, Darkwater emerges as 2007's "rookies of the year". There is nothing that seems under developed about this debut effort. Can I buy stock in these guys? Probably not, but I would settle for a US tour.