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Apostasia is a rather young French band that formed in
Orleans in August of 1999 with the ambition to join together elements from
black and death metal with industrial sampling and programming. To some this
may seem as an almost futuristic approach for a symphonic black metal band but
the concept of this band is far from being futuristic. The band has decided to
make each of their albums built on a concept story and the first chapter of
their discographic history is dedicated to the life and death of Anthéa who
lived during the 13th century at the time of enquiry. This was not the easiest
period of history for a woman to live in, especially not if you were the kind
of woman who discovered forgotten arts and tried to fight for spiritual
freedom. Her final destiny was cruel. I appreciate the kind of thing that
Apostasia is going for but unfortunately this album comes across as being too
pale to cause any major interest to rise within me. The song writing is
sometimes a little weak and the frequently used symphonic keyboards often
sound cheap which isn't a good thing when you are playing symphonic black
metal. Apostasia is still a very young band though and I'm sure they are able
to produce something better than this with their second album. Recommended if
you would like to hear what a raw primitive version of Dimmu Borgir would
sound like.
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1. The Prestige Of Sorcery 2. |
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From Mortalitas To Anthéa 3. Anthea, Anti-Theos Witch 4. Beyond |
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The Winds Of Shabbat 5. The Cosmic Dialogue 6. When Lie |
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Struggles Truth 7. Sententia Inquisitorus 8. Back To Orion (To |
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The Kingdom Of The Stars...) |
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