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REVIEW: Siebenbürgen - Delictum
Napalm Records, 2000
The "Delictum"
album by the Swedish vampiric metal band Siebenbürgen is one of the best
releases from the metal scene in Sweden during the last couple of years. It
contains ten dark stories on darkness, sorrow and fear accompanied by fast,
melodic metal with hammering drums. The music sounds a little like a mix
between black metal and melodic metal like Mercyful Fate or Iron Maiden. The
vocals are inspired by the new Norwegian bands like Tristania and Theatre of
Tragedy - one growling male voice and one female. Both male and female vocals
are rather good although they don't quite reach up to the standards of their
Norwegian fellow bands. Siebenbürgen has however found their own style, adding
black metal elements (keyboard orchestral arrangements and pounding drums) as
well as lyrics inspired by vampires and darkness to the Tristania sound. If
you like (or don't like...) bands like The Sins of Thy Beloved and Tristania
and haven't heard Siebenbürgen this is a band that is definitely worth
checking out! The album was recorded and mixed at Six String Studio by Micke
Bergström, Markus von Boisman and the band. Keyboards on it was done by
Mathias Norberg and artwork/design by Tor Søreide Design. If you find the
lyrics on track No 6 to be a little weird it's because they are in
Swedish...
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1. Delictum 2. Majesties |
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Infernal 3. Storms 4. Thou Blessed Be By Night 5. As Of |
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Sin 6. Levande Begravd 7. Thy Sister Thee Crimson Wed 8. |
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Opacitas (Queen Of The Dark) 9. A Dream Of Scarlet Nights 10. |
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Occulus Malus |
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