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Talking about strange band names lately, Klimt 1918 seems like a name that
doesn't make sense at first, but if you do a little research on the web,
you'll find out that Mr. Gustav Klimt was an Austrian painter and founder
of the school of painting known as the Vienna Sezession. And the 1918?
Well, that was the year of Mr. Klimt passing. So what kind of music could
you expect from a band that is named after a painter? Let's see.
First, for some purists, this could be hardly classified as Metal at all,
but for me is it, a mellower, melancholic type of Metal. Klimt 1918 mixes
2 types of music in their cauldron, we have in one side, Gothic Metal
mainly influenced by Katatonia, Paradise Lost and Anathema; on the other
side I found this very 80's influenced by bands like Depeche Mode, The
Cure, Tears For Fears and even some U2; could you imagine both styles
merged into one album? Well, here it is.
As I said , this is mellow stuff, very catchy but not too aggressive,
vocals are great and the use of double bass in some songs gives a special
touch to many tunes. I found many hits in the album, like "Pale Song" a perfect opener track (after the intro), a lot of 80's influences here,
until the guitar kicks in; "Parade Of Adolescence" is another cool song
with the enchanting yet melancholic vocals of Marco Soellner; "We don't
need no music" is my favorite song in the album, after the strange intro
spoken in French, they start singing in Italian, and let me tell you that
the Italian Language fits the music of Klimt 1918 better than English, I
was disappointed because this was the only song featuring Italian vocals.
"Undressed Momento" is a slow-paced melancholic song, and "That Girl" is
like listening the cure with heavy guitars. The album closes perfectly
with "Stalingrad Theme" a great song, really aggressive, filled with
double bass, at first glance this could have been a Melodeath song, trust
me, what a fantastic way to close the album!
As you can see, this album has a wide variety of emotions and feelings
attached to every note, every melody, every song, I really enjoyed this
one, is good to hear once in a while people that are ready to push
boundaries and take things a step further to create something new and
original. My vote goes to Klimt 1918.
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