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Anima In Fiamme – Promo 99
‘Black Velvet chokes my Mind…Bitter Tears flow down my face…’
(translation taken from ‘Ieratico Buio’). A delicate marriage
between Classical-Baroque and Modern Ambient tunes, melted together to
reach a common aim: digging, digging down in the deep, in the deep of
the Pain that tears the Illuminated Souls. 5 polish compositions present
in 6 different compilations (since we have 2 versions of ‘Ferite’,
and I personally prefer the 2nd one more funereal and with disquieting
whispers…): 5 sublime acts plus a fabulous cover of ‘Michael’
(Fire+Ice).
ANIMA POETAE – “Same” Demo’98
Born during the Winter ’96 as duo, Anima Poetae completed their line-up
in 1997, when the violinist Simone joined the Band. The result is this
35 minutes debut demo, which contains an Intro and an Outro (elaborated
with computer), 3 songs composed by the original line-up and an instrumental
composition for classic guitars. Decadent and passionate Music, exalted
by my dear violin (the saddest instrument ever), acoustic guitar and a
whispered effective voice (I would avoid the rare screams in the future,
they ruined the immaculate velvet atmosphere of your compositions!). Even
if the recording isn’t that good, emotionally speaking, this demo
has perfectly reached its aim!
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CROWHEAD – ‘Love Letter’ DEMO
CD’2000 (Neodawn Productions)
From the ashes of the eclectic Shadow Dancers a new creature has fructified…a
bitter fruit, a delicate and soft scream of Pain…this is in short
Crowhead, melancholy and slow goth metal…taste this fruit if you
are a romantic Soul, taste it and be slave of this vortex of joyless emotions
and charming atmospheres…an excellent 3-track demo-Cd, with a godly
voice performance…I’m looking forward to hear more about ‘Crowhead’!!!
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DEN – “Odinns Ring” EP ’98
5 compositions of minimal ritual ambient, hypnotic, oneiric, influenced
by medieval tunes…as the twilight conquers the weak light of the
dying day once again, a soft mist penetrates in your weak flesh, and the
spirits begin to dance in circle...
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GOTHICA – ‘Proserpina’ Demo
’98
Born in 1994, after some changes of line-up, they recorded their first
demo tape and now they present us this stunning opera made of 8 impassioned
songs (Dead Can Dance docet!) enriched by the poems of the very talented
female singer Alessandra (except ‘Proserpina’ by Dante Gabriele
Rossetti and ‘The Grave’ by Gustavo Adolfo Bècquer).
Oneiric ethereal interpreted by the charming voice of Alessandra (just
listen to ‘Nothingness’!) and enriched by ‘tribal’
and ‘Arabian’ rhythms, soft keyboards and an hypnotic male voice…
Well, their talent has conquered the Cold Meat Industry family as they
now are recording the debut full length for the Swedish Label, more on
these pages soon!
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MACHINA COELI – ‘Finitor Virus Nostri’
Demo-CD ’99
What a surprise! There’s a ‘nephew’ of Mortiis in my dirty
city! Yez, this solo project reminds to the golden times of the Norse
Elf. A 8-tracks warrior’s tale: instrumental funereal marches, medieval
tunes and classical piano escapades that converge in the final spoken
Epilogue, the quest of the Ideal!
MANDYLION – ‘Haunted Heart’
Demo-CD ’99
Mandylion has born in the grey mist’s veiled Autumn 1997 by the union
of two other Bands, Soliloquy and Encined, and as the Autumn leaves felt,
the tree of Mandylion prepared to fructify this little pearl of melancholy,
ready in June ’99. Doom-heavy metal (with a strong work of guitars,
just listen to ‘Fountain’) with clean vocals, 4 nocturnal acts.
‘As ghosts of night would grace the Moon…’
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