Heavenly Skies Reviews

“Whatever beliefs about sophomore jinxes you’ve had in the past, throw them away immediately because this isn’t just another novice melodeath act. Crepuscle innovatively intertwine harmonized melodies with ambitious song structures that avoid staling motifs or riffing.”
9.3/10
FOLK-METAL.NL
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"Ethereal Waters" is a song whose name brings to mind the lady of the lake in the King Arthur legends. Ethereal truly and resoundingly metal. We are swept away by the atmospheric quality to swiftly carry us to the intense vocals."
9/10
-Metal Temple
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This meticulous and gloriously polished melodic death metal album from Redwood City, California quintet Crepuscle is their second full-length and quite a majestic all-in exploration of the shred-heavy melodicism out of greater Scandinavia in the early 2000’s. ‘Heavenly Skies’ feels arm-to-arm with the finer accomplishments of bands like Insomnium, Thyrfing, and Wintersun.
-Grizzly Butts
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“Heavenly Skies has a bit more oomph, and feels a little more polished, with a lot of momentum to keep things moving. Crepuscle have really stepped things up with this album, delivering one strong song after another and keeping the listener completely focused from start to finish. It’s very engaging and together, and the songwriting is very strong throughout.”
9/10
SOUNDSCAPE MAGAZINE
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“Crepuscle‘s melodic and rhythmic chops alone would make Heavenly Skies recommendable, but their songwriting talents make it borderline essential. Propulsive is an understatement; these compositions twist and turn in often unpredictable ways, jettisoning the listener without ever losing sight of each track’s thesis. “Elapsing Eternity” makes for a prime example of the band’s songwriting philosophy, simmering in mid-paced, wintry majesty before culminating in victorious blastbeats that would send most power metal bands packing with their tails between their legs.”
3.5/5
Angry Metal Guy
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“A lo largo de éste segundo álbum escucharás buenas melodías, y el excesivo protagonismo de la guitarra líder con abuso de solos neoclásicos. Destacaría canciones como "Severed" con una buena melodía en el coro, o una en plan mas denso como "Resignation", y la compleja "Limitless" que va al cierre de éste trabajo”.
82/100
El Gocho
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Draconian Winter Reviews

“Guitars are clearly dominating their sound with heavy riffs, wonderful melodic leads and amazing solos, often influenced by classical music. Their songs are very complex, constantly changing rhythms, moving smoothly from really fast tempos and blast beats to slower acoustic passages. Synths give a symphonic color to their music, sometimes with grandiose bombastic keys and most of the time by simply accompanying the guitars.”
8/10
-Metal Soundscapes
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“While we may be known in the States more for a focus on unrelenting brutality, Crepuscle have a deft touch to their music, conjuring up those frost-covered battlefields, war-torn banners, and weary men that their genre is known for.”
-No Clean Singing
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“Draconian Winter features some great inclusions, such as the mini-epic that is Right Of Revolution, a track whose opening alone features huge vocals and insane drums before things get fully underway, and then you’re faced with a magnificent onslaught of tightly-organised noise with just the right amount of melody.”
7/10
-Soundscape Magazine
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“«An Essence Remain» me da la pauta para realizar una comparación que hasta el momento no había sido capaz, y es su regustillo clásico en los solos de guitarra/teclado tradicionales de los fineses Children of Bodom”
-Rise!
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