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This is the second release from one of the new gothic/doom
metal bands from Norway. As all these bands they are often accused of being a
Theatre of Tragedy wannabe but I can tell you right now that Trail of Tears
has a sound of their own. Sure they have male growling and clean female vocals
like Theatre but their music is much more similar to Tristania, another great
band from Norway. However, Trail of Tears lack a little of the heavy guitar
riffing that Tristania has but they make this up by composing some pretty nice
keyboard arrangements, using the keyboard as yet another guitar like on the
latest Opera IX release. The music is emotional but lack a little in melody if
you compare them to Tristania. The growling is not bad at all but doesn´t have
the right musical background all the way through. The female vocals however
are very beautiful indeed with the opera voice from Helena I. Michaelsen. She
manages to create an atmosphere even without music which the male growler
Ronny Thorsen doesn´t fully succeed in. Something I really like with Trail of
Tears is the beautiful piano melodies that Theatre of Tragedy used on their
first release. This may not be a perfect album but it is really great, only a
little more melodic riffing missing for me to give it full points. The album
was recorded at Jailhouse Studio in Norway January 18th-March 5th, 2000,
produced by Hans Eidskard and the band.
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1. Countdown to Ruin 2. Driven through the Ruins 3. Fragile |
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Emotional Disorder 4. Profoundemonium 5. Sign of the |
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Shameless 6. In Frustration´s Preludium 7. In Frustration´s |
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Web 8. Released at Last 9. Image of Hope 10. |
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Disappointment´s True Face 11. The Haunted |
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