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Post by Whisper Supremacy on Mar 19, 2016 7:40:31 GMT 7
Lacrimas Profundere - Memorandum 1999Napalm Records 1. Infinity 03:45 2. Helplessness 06:24 3. ...and How to Drown in Your Arms 03:20 4. Black Swans 04:24 5. Reminiscence 05:52 6. The Crown of Leaving 06:39 7. All Your Radiance... 05:22 8. The Embrace and the Eclipse 05:56 9. The Fate of Equilibrium 02:00Christopher Schmid - Vocals Oliver Nikolas Schmid - Guitars (lead) Marco Praschberger - Guitars (rhythm) Markus Lapper - Bass Lorenz Gehmacher - Drums Ursula Schmidhammer - Harp Anja Hötzendorfer - Violin, Vocals (female) Christian Steiner - Keyboards Marc Patrick Fleischer - Engineering, Mixing, Producer Christoph Stickel - Mastering Martin Fahrnholz - Producer Oliver Nikolas Schmid - Songwriting, Lyrics Christian Steiner - Songwriting, Lyrics (track 4) Marco Praschberger - Cover art, Layout Martin Riedl - Photography (band) Recorded and mixed at Lungfull Studios during April and May 1999. Mastered at MSM.
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Post by Whisper Supremacy on Mar 19, 2016 7:43:06 GMT 7
With Anathema no longer wanting to play Doomdeath let alone Heavy Metal in general it’s a damn good thing that bands like Lacrimas Profundere pop up from time to time (even if they stopped playing Doom Metal after one more album). Calling them clones wouldn't be anywhere near accurate, but they do bare more than a few passing nods to the aforementioned fathers of Doomdeath.
This album has pretty good production. The guitars utilize a mixture of traditional Doomdeath and more modern Black Metal riffs. There are no solos but there are some good leads. The music is perhaps one part palm muted and two parts open chorded. The guitars play with harmonies and a more traditional lead/rhythm structure. Some of the patterns and leads bring older Anathema to mind, but it’s more of an expansion of their sound instead of flagrantly ripping it off.
The bass more often then not follows the guitars but dose venture off on his own from time to time. The drums are solid though somewhat standard. They work well with what is presented here. There is some keyboard in the background which lends itself to the ambiance nicely.
The vocals are curious as they are a mixture of male growls and shrieks coupled with spoken word and laced with operatic female vocals. The lyrics are of love and loss. The female vocals are angelic and compliment the music as a whole.
The only real down side to this is the length of the album as it’s really short given the number of songs. Other than that this is a rather amazing album. The tempos are slow to moderately slow with a few bursts of Black Metal fury thrown in for good measure.
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