as time goes,....and after 18 FUCKING years of being a HIM fan, i cant believe how this years passed!!!!!!! .... i think that Screamworks has just one solid song on it - Shatter me with hope. I like Sword of Democles version, but album version is great too. Even demo of the song is solid.
The rest of the album is boring. I used to like Love the hardest way, but maybe only because of the first verse of the lyrics. The song is catchy yeah but its like Boyzone played HIM song. Sorry but Screamworks is so FAR from His Infernal Majesty, that its even impossible to call it HIM. Yeah of course Dark Light is more or less pop too, DSBH either. But these albums have one important advantage - songs. When you play DL - there is not a single weak song. Maybe someone will fight over Dark Light song or maybe The Face Of God, probably Drunk on Shadows too... these songs are much better than any of Screamworks songs. Actually i used to skip The Face of God, now i usually listen to this song mainly from the entire DL album....DSBH has only one weaker song - Close to the flame and one lame album filler and unimportant song - Dont close your heart. Again song was fucking AWESOME - it should have been a single
So Screamworks is an album that i really dont need.
On the other hand - i cant imagine my life without GLS666 - the first album is always the best. Its All Tears one of the most badass songs ever, cruel riff, so fucking perfect.