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Luckily all black metal bands of today don't follow the same
old path of play-as-fast-as-you-can and the be-as-evil-as-possible concept.
Tvangeste is a Russian band who has dared to cross the borders and create
interesting black metal with a different sound. They still have the raspy
vocals and the pounding drum machine but in addition they also have female
soprano vocals, cellos, violins, symphonic keyboards and beautiful pianos.
Most of the music is not as fast as most black metal bands and there are
plenty of slower passages with nice melodic work and spoken verse. They do
have clear influences from Cradle Of Filth but I don't think they have tried
to copy their sound, at least they don't sound like a CoF clone. It's hard
to describe the Tvangeste sound because they are not simply a black metal band
(if you care to look beyond the vocals that is...). Their music is kind of
like a mix of doom and black metal, classical music and some Iced Earth
riffing. This is one of the most interesting new black metal acts out there
and I´m very curious to see what they can achieve with their next album where
they will take use of a symphony orchestra and a church
choir.
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