The poppier approach will appeal but the metalheads out there are unlikely to be impressed as there is not enough on here, it all sounds like a grunged up hard rock. The album boasts some excellent material such as powerhouse riffer 'Mortar Grind' and a thundering hook on 'Eleven'. I am also enamoured with '', that delightfully sounds like it came from that year, and 'The Physics of Gridlock', with some incredible melodies, and it even features symphonic orchestral sections such as 'Road Salt Theme' and 'End Credits'.
It is not the first time PoS have liked their music to a movie soundtrack and again this feels like it purposefully. I am not into the concept of the album if it even exists but overall the album delivers some compelling music. Daniel Gildenlow dominates the album vocally and often it becomes overbearing, but there is no mistaking his basslines and the guitar work, along with some exceptional drumming of Leo Margarit. The mellotron is always welcome as is all the keyboard finesse of Fredrik Hermansson.
Johan Hallgren is terrific on guitars and the band are a very tight unit as usual, never failing to surprise on this album, as one is never sure what style each track will be, such is the diversity of the material. Overall I don't think the legion of fans will be disappointed though some may take longer to appreciate the new approach than others and that is understandable. I was quite happy with the album but it did throw me as the metal sound was really pushed to the back instead of to the foreground.
It will be interesting to see where PoS will go next on subsequent releases as this one was highly experimental and creative, and not at all like previous albums. Fortunately for me, though, I did. This is, in my opinion, the best Pain of Salvation album since Remedy Lane and this is even coming from someone who liked Scarsick a whole lot. While it doesn't return to the pure progressive metal of their earlier work and instead stays firmly within the kind of throwback-rock that the band debuted on Road Salt One, the second installment of the series has something that the first did not: better songs.
No, there isn't anything that's been drastically changed since part one, but the songwriting is simply much stronger here. As a result, all of the music sounds much more passionate and full, and the songs come off as great songs in their own right instead of just interesting homages. The softer tracks have improved considerably, as well.
Where the ballads in part one seemed to me to be overly melodramatic and even twee I'm looking at you, "Road Salt" the music here sounds much more genuinely emotional, with tracks like "" featuring some of the most passionate singing Mr.
There's a level of subtlety and sophistication in the songwriting here that seemed absent on part one, and as a result this album doesn't suffer from the lulls that killed its predecessor for me. The other great strength of the album is the variance in the music.
There's certainly a throwback flavor to most of the music here, but there's also a touch of the modern to balance out its vintage sensibilities. You'd never mistake something as darkly gritty as "Mortar Grind" for a genuine release of the period, and the music in general feels much more genuinely original on this album than on part one. The prog factor has been upped as well, with the "Road Salt Theme" and "End Credits" giving the album a cinematic, conceptual sense of circularity.
There's even a bona-fide long track, "The Physics of Gridlock," which I think can safely fit in with some of the best material PoS has ever written. Overall, then, Road Salt Two is a powerful statement that good songwriters will be successful no matter what style they choose to write in. The disappointment I felt at Pain of Salvation's "new style" after Road Salt One has been replaced with the realization that one misstep does not mean a band is suddenly "in decline" or "burned out.
It's a very solid piece of work. This second part is an exploration further in this direction, but luckily it also contains more links to the past in the form of some symphonic elements Road Salt Theme, End Credits, To the Shoreline , a bit more of prog The Physics of Gridlock, although I find the end of this song rather boring , an homage to the sound of their album Healing Now and a better singing from Gildenlow. Nevertheless, they continued to explore this strange 70's oriented rock Conditioned, Eleven, Mortar Grind' which makes them sound like some kind of revival band of this decade like Ocean Color Scene or the more modern Greta Van Fleet.
Not bad, but just not my cup of tea and definitely not what I expect from a band like Pain of Salvation. However, like I said this album contains more pleasant moments than the previous one and is also a bit better in terms of songwriting. Best Tracks: To the Shoreline beautiful orchestral melodies for the best track of the album , beautiful lyrics and good songwriting and The Deeper Cut a song which retrieves the old style of the band from the 90's and 00's Conclusion: Road Salt Two is better than Road Salt One in general terms and although it does not get back the old prog-metal style of the band, Gildenlow was able to replicate part of the incredible atmosphere of the first and best four albums of the band with a pair of really good tracks.
Sadly, despite being the best album of the band since Remedy Lane, this record also felt in no man's land being not adequate for metal fans and not really satisfying for prog-rock lovers, making Pain of Salvation to travel further into oblivion.
In , Daniel Gildenlow with only eleven years old founded a band named Reality in Eskilstuna, Sweden. One of the early members of the group was Daniel Magdic, who would remain with the band until after the release of their debut studio album. Daniel Gildenlow won the category of "Best Vocalist". In , drummer Johan Langell and bassist Gustaf Hielm joined the band. Daniel Gildenlow renamed the band to Pain Of Salvation in The name Pain Of Salvation was devised by Daniel Gildenlow, who interpreted the name has having the meaning of balance.
During the next three years, the band competed in contests and competitions while earning recognition in the process. In , Kristoffer Gildenlow, Daniel's younger brother, replaced Hielm on bass. With this ine up, Gildenlow brothers, Magdic and Langell entered in a local studio and recorded the "Hereafter" demo, which the band actively shopped record labels.
Fredrik Hermansson learned of the band through the "Hereafter" demo and successfully auditioned to become the band's keyboardist. So, it was with this line up the band released in their debut studio album "Entropia". With this same line up they recorded three new studio albums "The Perfect Element Part 1" in , "Remedy Lane" in and "Be" in In they recorded their sixth studio album "Scarsick" without the presence of Kristoffer Gildenlow.
He left the band due to his relocation to Holland. On these albums occurs a new change in the line up of them. It follows the same musical patterns on that album. Like "Road Salt One", this is another conceptual album as happened with all previous Pain Of Salvation's studio albums.
However and as happened with "Road Salt One" too, the album was no more song oriented and is streamlined in its production values. You might say that if you've heard "Road Salt One" before, you may already know all you need to know about "Road Salt Two".
After all, the title "Road Salt Two" kind of gives it away that it's a linked album that we have on our hands. You might say that, which isn't completely wrong, but that it's not enough. Because that it would be unjust regardless of whether you like the first part or don't. It's not to imply this album is all that different, or that it will blow your mind.
No, but it's a fine piece of music, with nuances to be discovered on repeated listens. Besides, if "Road Salt" is an own musical project, you must check both parts to have the complete picture.
So, having listened to the album for the first time I wasn't all that impressed because it seemed to me a bit of the same. However, it turned out to be a false sign. I don't know whether it's because it's a second venture in the bluesy territories or because the band seems to understand more where they are heading with this.
Or because things have simply started falling into place better. And those details can make a subtil difference. The concept, the music and the lyrics were made by Daniel Gildenlow, as is usual in the band. So, "Road Salt Two" represents its second part. Even that "Road Salt Two" be essentially a repetition of the overall concept, it still manages to be a bit different.
Its darker feel gives it a noticeable different tone. It also seems to be a more cohesive and consistent work than its predecessor. Despite the first part may be the stronger release, I probably recommend this second part. When you play both albums together that is when you really understand the total musical power of these two excellent albums and what they are all about. Their achievement in create an interesting piece, more than impresses. Here, even more so; Road Salt Two is an improvement on the first album, offering a more solid, enjoyable set of songs to my mind.
Those who loved One will love Road Salt Two even more. There are 0 replies to this review. Last one on Mon Nov 28, pm View and Post comments. Pain of Salvation - Road Salt Two. Reviewed by Goat.
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