| Artist: | Tears |
| Title: | Falling Certainty |
| Label: | self produced |
| Length(s): | 21 minutes |
| Year(s) of release: | 2004 |
| Month of review: | [09/2005] |
| 1) | Things Imaginary | 5.00 |
| 2) | Self Destruction Part I | 0.42 |
| 3) | Self Destruction Part II | 5.44 |
| 4) | Self Destruction Part III | 4.45 |
| 5) | Time Master | 4.37 |
| 6) | A Beginning After Each End | 0.58 |
The first part of Self Destruction is a relatively short and sparse one: vocals mainly. This is very different on Self Destruction Part II, which is very proggy and with plenty of bombast. The vocals are catchy, a bit folky even, with plenty of pace. The vocalist is not that great and the music sounds a bit messy here, a bit uncontrolled. This also is a consequence I would think of the fact that the production is not great. This also shows on Self Destruction Part III, which signifies a return the dramatic vocals of earlier. There is something akin to Ange here, but with a sadder feel to it. Listen to that lone guitar for instance. The title of the band is well chosen. The vocals are a bit rowdy, almost like in a progmetal ballad. And later the guitars do set in somewhat so the progmetal feels does not get any less. There are multiple vocals here, and they aren't particularly well-arranged. Hence, the result is a bit of a mess again. I hear some likenesses to Twelfth Night, the underproducedness, almost punkishness, the overall sad effects and also a bit the melodies that are used. It is a glancing similarity, but still.
Time Master is a typical progmetal song, with the band moving this way and that. I do not hope the band will be taking this road, ending in faceless powermetal. A Beginning After Each End is the short closer, with echoey, acoustic guitar.