DRACONIAN - Turning Season Within 2-LP (Black Vinyl)

Black vinyl edition issued in a gatefold cover.

I will admit that almost all the songs on this release follow a similar formula: an instrumental intro, one of the vocal styles (clean female or harsh male) for part of a verse, the other vocal style for the rest of a verse, a chorus with some combination of both vocal styles, some sort of interlude, and then a return to the verse and chorus. That said, the band executes the formula very well and uses the exceptions (both clean and harsh vocals together, occasional clean male vocals, and occasional acoustic guitar sections) to make this a great release.

If you like any track (with the possible exception of the last one) off this release, I would expect you to enjoy all the others. I really enjoy the combination of death, doom, and gothic metal elements that Draconian brings together (even going so far as say I'm a bit disappointed that I can't find any other bands that are similar enough for me), but can acknowledge that someone not into the gothic side as much as me wouldn't be in the same boat.