Tag Operatic
The Russian metal scene is always interesting, but I tend to associate it mostly with brutal death metal, and it is these death/black metal elements that I remember most clearly about Karcinoma’s 1998 debut ‘The Night… Apogee of Madness’ although… Continue Reading →
Swiss symphonic metal band, Elyria has released their debut effort, “Reflection and Refraction” and straight away I have to say that this is a powerful album. The four piece band fronted by talented vocalist Patricia Cooney, have used a backing… Continue Reading →
Sometimes a little tricky to review, this is one of those stop-gap re-recordings EPs that Napalm and other companies are so keen on when a band get a new singer. Visions Of Atlantis are probably keen to do this too…because… Continue Reading →
I’ve had quite a few Israeli bands in my review pile this month from various quarters as this sextet releases a debut of ambitious power metal complete with soaring operatic vocals. I have a penchant for this scene that started… Continue Reading →
I really enjoyed the 2009 released ‘Wicked Polly’ by this band as it was a refreshing take on an oversaturated subgenre. Utilising the very natural sounding operatic vocal talents of Tampa Florida based singer Katy Decker and Polish born multi-instrumentalist… Continue Reading →
Apparently this Spanish symphonic and operatic band formed in Spain in 2005 and recorded just one song which got immediate airplay and inspired the band to write more. I would kind of like to go and find whoever played the… Continue Reading →
The band’s name gives a clue. “Lure of Ephemeral Beauty” is indeed eclectic in style. It is also strange. After a brief film track introduction, the album proceeds with a deliberately raw 90s style black metal riff, accompanied by high-pitched… Continue Reading →
Welcome to the V-Lodge. Founded over 100 years ago in Victorian times, this was a place all about decadence when visual beauty was an aesthetic that had to be followed by anyone with serious notions about joining the aristocracy, well… Continue Reading →
Vitriolic is not a word I would use to describe this work from the Italian band Evenoire. A bombastic opening leads us into female-fronted majesty. The female in question has an angelic voice to bring on lazy comparisons with Tristania,… Continue Reading →
Artist: Xandria Title: Neverworld’s End Type: Album Label: Napalm Wow. Now this is not what I was expecting when I offered to take something from the growing Goth Frock pile. Wow. I mean rightly or wrongly I’d always considered Xandria… Continue Reading →