Credits:CandlemassDescription:TalesofCreationmaynotcontainasmanyclassicsassomeofCandlemass'previousefforts,butthebandhasneversoundedbetter,andtheexceptionalproductionjobfullyhighlightstheoperaticvocalsofMessiahMarcolinwithoutsacrificinganyoftheband'slow-endguitarcrunch.Unfortunately,thegroupwastespreciousspaceonshortspoken-wordinterludes,which,althoughtheyaremeanttotieeverythingtogether,actuallydetractfromthealbum'scontinuity.Anotherperplexingblunderistheinclusionof"IntotheUnfathomableTower,"averyuncharacteristic,frenziedguitarworkoutwhichsoundsmorelikeaYngwieMalmsteenouttake.Still,thebandoffersenoughwinnerswiththetitletrack,"DarkReflections,"and"Tears"tokeepthingsinteresting,andthestunning"UndertheOak"issimplyoneofthebestsongsoftheband'scareer.Whiledefinitelynotafirstchoicefornewfans,thisalbumwillcertainlysatisfyseriousdoomsters.~EduardoRivadavia