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Nine sad stories of a tormented soul's voyage through a life
filled with agony and pain - in short that's what this album by one of the
top English doom metal bands is all about. Musically it sounds a little like
My Dying Bride (same label and country...) with some influences from bands
like Paradise Lost and Cradle of Filth although I don't find it to reach the
same high quality of the My Dying Bride albums. The music consists mostly of
slow heavy guitar melodies fortified with drums and bass and accompanied by
vocals somewhere between death and classic metal, sometimes also spoken parts.
On "Alone" you can also hear female vocals done by Rebecca Wilson. The
lyrics are sad and emotional and in my opinion better than the music itself on
this album. If you like bands like Paradise Lost and My Dying Bride this might
be worth buying, but I advice you to listen to it before doing so. The album
has got it's bright moments but they are unfortunately not too many. At least
the album has a very beautiful cover picture, a painting called "Lady In
Milton's Comus" by J. Wright. The tracks on this album were recorded at Lynx
Studios, Newcastle, engineered by Kev Ridley and produced by the band together
with Hammy from Peaceville.
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1. Restless Oblivion 2. |
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Shroud Of Frost 3. ...Alone 4. Sunset Of The Age 5. |
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Nocturnal Emission 6. Cerulean Twilight 7. The Silent Enigmas |
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8. A Dying Wish 9. Black Orchid |
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