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The Dutch metal scene is
only growing stronger and stronger for each year and new national labels are
bringing forth the best that the country has to offer. Cold Blood Industries
is the label of God Dethroned's Henri Sattler and they have managed to find
this very unique and promising new gothic metal act called To Elysium. They
actually remind me a little of their countrymates After Forever but their
approach to the music is more aggressive. In comparison with After Forever the
vocals are not as strong and this is something they should try to work on in
the future. If they could make the growling sound like Tristania and the
female vocals like Therion I would be very impressed but that is almost
impossible to achieve. You have to be realistic and this band has definitely
done the best possible with the capacity of the band. When the gothic doom
metal explosion started out with Theatre Of Tragedy, Tristania and others
there were a lot of bands trying to copy their sounds or refine it slightly
but To Elysium doesn't need to copy. They have found their own sound and to
tell you the truth they are one of the few interesting new gothic metal bands
out there today. They are also a very young band and if you are recording your
debut album for a label so quickly (the band was formed in 2000) you have to
have something out of the ordinary in
you.
| Tracklist |
1. Harangue 2. He Rears His |
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Head In Laughter 3. In Collision 4. Bug 5. The Devil |
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Herself 6. Dana In Darkness 7. Chaos Sun 8. Seas Of |
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Starvation 9. Meridians Fall 10. To A Flame 11. |
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Doomcraft |
: 37.04
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