Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Wildhoney/Gaia - Tiamat on AllMusic - 1994 - Metal boundary breakers Tiamat see two of their… To this day, Wildhoney gets played heavily in my household twenty years later. One thing is for sure, "Wildhoney" is an album for open-minded freaks. }); 77080-2; CD). If I do then that means I view the album as a classic, one that I could take to a desert island and not get bored with. and the answer is "yes, and it was a cruel nightmare". A farewell to metal - 85% The_Desolate_One, September 29th, 2019 Written based on this version: 2007, 2CD, Century Media Records (Remastered, Enhanced, Digibook) Before you even put Wildhoney to play, you’ll know there is something up here. { The guitar work is at times a distorted mass that saws through your speakers at while being perfectly crystal clear in other certain parts. googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); What does it have to do with the music? height: 220px; As an alternative to the groovy/grunge/industrial invasion it worked on all counts, wildhoney the default antidote for all kinds of physical and musical ailments, but with its metal merits very debatable in the second half it might as well have been placed elsewhere, outside the metal scope. This song will get in your head. minLength: 3, Wildhoney is almost perfect, a pocket size sun is one of the best tracks ever, do you dream of me is melancholy in its purest expression and the singles are solid and cathartic as hell. "A Pocket Sized Sun" is usually a great song to listen to whenever anyone is in one of those calm, but somewhat dark mood to clear the listeners mind from any stress or drama. $('#hidebox').hide(); While it is easily assumed that any band that gets rid of its heaviness and rawness loses its appeal rather quickly, Tiamat were one of those bands that got quite more interesting after they released their occult-obsessed death metal debut. $('#slidebox').show(); Album Rating: 4.5I embrace this album you fag >, Album Rating: 4.5hey Jacktiger7x Initially released via Century Media Records in 1994, “Wildhoney” is TIAMAT’s fourth studio album. apstag.fetchBids({ Album Rating: 4.0Blah. All tracks on this release re-mastered by Ulf Horbelt / DMS The drums come in to set an uneasy atmosphere, and the whispering clean vocals are very mysterious. }); There are no harsh blast beats, no necrotic screaming, and the production is excellent. googletag.pubads().refresh(); No surprise this is love as well. var gads = document.createElement('script'); 77080-2; CD). But it’s a misleading track because, despite Sabbath + Pink Floyd being a sweet combination, as the album goes on, there’s not much doom there anymore, and every following track has the gothic and psychedelic influences slowly weeding out the metal. Tiamat – Wildhoney (1994) – Review Is it good or bad to be reminded right away of another band, when starting on a review of one? return; #slideshow ul { } Copyright The Closure Library Authors. Most of the time they give off the atmospheric illusion that you are outside in the wildnerness listening to birds chirping, rain falling, the wind blowing, etc. $(document).ready(function() padding: 0; As they combine a string ensemble effect with ooooh-choirs and a piano too, the effect is a bit New-Agey, which, given the “nature will wipe us all out” lyrics, is probably what Johan was aiming for. Most of the members have been gone from the band, leaving only founder Johan Edlund and bassist Johnny Hagel as the remaining members. gads.src = (useSSL ? It goes back into the light sounding atmospheric verse, but is then followed by that same heavy riff with an brilliantly-written guitar solo in a minor scale. Type: Full-length Release date: September 1st, 1994 Catalog ID: 77080-2 Label: Century Media Records Format: CD Reviews: 8 reviews (avg. 2007, 2CD, Century Media Records (Remastered, Enhanced, Digibook). googletag.cmd.push(function(){ I've got to agree with the other reviews on here. (function(){/* However, Wildhoney would place Tiamat as one of the creators of dark metal (shared with the likes of other adventurous-at-the-time acts such as Moonspell, The Gathering, and Samael, all of whom were labelmates of theirs). Featured peformers: Johan Edlund (guitar, vocals), Johnny Hagel (bass), Magnus Sahlgren (lead guitar), Lars Sköld (drums), Birgit Zacher (vocals), Waldemar Sorychta (producer, engineering, keyboards), Siggi Bemm (engineer), Kristian Wåhlin (cover art). View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1994 CD release of Wildhoney on Discogs. Best viewed without Internet Explorer, in 1280 x 960 resolution or higher. 77080-2; CD).