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Trail of Tears is yet another Norwegian band following in the
footsteps of bands like Theatre of Tragedy, Tristania and others. The strange
thing about these new Norwegian bands is that they can't seem to stop
producing great metal. Trail of Tears is of course similar to these bands but
they still have their own personal style (otherwise they wouldn't have got to
this point, would they?). Their music is perhaps a little softer than their
fellow countrymen's but it's very melodic and they stick to the classic
vocal line-up - one growling male voice from Ronny Thorsen and one female done
by Helena Iren Michaelsen. These two are also responsible for all the lyrics
on this album. The lyrics deal with human acts and emotions like sorrow,
betrayal, disappointment and so on but in their nature they are far from the
complexity of Tristania lyrics or the poetic lyrics of Theatre of Tragedy. The
female vocals by Michaela are stronger and more powerful than the ones of
bands like The Sins Of Thy Beloved and Theatre of Tragedy but they are not as
well-arranged. They haven't got the same atmosphere and power to their songs
either - they try to create one by using keyboards but it doesn't work out
that well. You have probably understood that I don't find Trail of Tears as
good as some of their fellow countrymen but this album is still a nice release
and if you like this style of metal you would probably like this
one.
| Tracklist |
1. When Silence |
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Cries... 2. The Daughters Of Innocense 3. The Day We Drowned |
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4. Mournful Pigeon 5. Swallowed Tears 6. Illusion? 7. |
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Enigman Of The Absolute 8. Words Of The Fly 9. Temptress |
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Bonus Track 10. The Burden |
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