This is Vampire metal in it’s "natural" form. Doomy and very gothic metal that leave you with a nocturnal desire for blood. The music reminds much of other doom rock and doom death metal bands such as Sisters of Mercy and My Dying Bride, but it’s not deathy in any way other then the music is from other side of the grave. It also makes me think of Moonspell’s "Irreligious" as they have a similar sound. The music is slow and melodical with some faster mid tempo parts and the vocals are normal with a great feeling which might be this bands biggest asset. They use lots of keyboards and some f/x. The only weakness in my opinion is the sucky drummachine on the first tracks. After a few songs it gets much better and is alright, but the first song is horrible. A couple of songs are more in the industrial metal vain which I don’t really think fit with the rest of the album, but they are still very good stuff. All in all I think that they have created a splendid album with lots of feeling that problebly will last for a long time. So if you’re into gothic metal or vampire metal then you should check this out.
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