I had never heard of Soren; but I decided to take a chance and buy this intriguing CD. I am glad I did! This is the most interesting and inspiring CD I have heard in a long, long time. It drips with the blood of sorrow, compassion, and strength; while carefully escorting you from one emotional land scape to the next. I found it impossible to predict what was coming next and had to listen to the CD several times before I began to understand the subtle underlying themes and (almost) hidden messages. Finally, the whole album seemed to open up for me. Maybe I am reading too much into it; but, to me, the lyrics seem to contain dual (or even triple!) meanings that all reinforce each other. Imagine dark, almost tribal, rhythms underneath layers of sympathetic guitars, trance inducing synths, and the most pained and powerful vocals you have ever heard. Soren is intense and this CD will rock your body, mind, and soul!

I knew nothing of this album and took a gamble. What I got was something truly original. The dark lead vocals create a real aura of despair and pain that is both reflected in the lyrics and brooding production. A must have for those with a taste for unique and emotional Goth music. Take a step into darkness with Soren I guarantee you come back out a different person.

„The Dying Man“ is a very many-sided album which will please a lot of people, who like dark, independent music. The album opens with the title song „The Dying Man“, a Neo-Folk song with certain Death In June/Sol Invictus influences and a bit of New Wave feeling, too. Next comes the wonderful, „Beautiful For You“, which reminds me a bit of some acoustic tracks of New Model Army or The Mission. “Cipher“ has some Christian Death (Valor incarnation) moments and is really good, too. The right track for Gothic-Rock fans is „Atro City“, which comes along like a more doomy version of The Mission, but also has some electronic pieces in it. „Vicious Circle“ is a bit harder, but Gothic again and the voice reminds me on Peter Spilles of Project Pitchfork. Then follows the best song on this album, „The Devil´s Fault“, which is a fine Gothic-/Death-Rock track with great guitar work. More Dark-Wave with really good rhythms is „Ritual Surrender“. „Sacrifice“ is a fine ballad, which sounds like a mixture of The Mission and Sol Invictus again, but with very own vocals. Last track is „The End“, some kind of Outro, which closes a great album. „The Dying Man“ will be loved by all fans of both, Neo-Folk and Gothic-Rock, but has its own style, mostly because of the likeable vocals of Soren.