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We have a great marriage of musical styles here,
carried off with much aplomb. Maybe it’s because I’m a big fan
of the country’s Metal output, but there’s just something so
quintessentially Italian about this band. The plaintive
harmonies, the emotional depth and the European feel just
pervade this great CD. Sounding almost exactly like my beloved
Novembre, Klimt 1918 make no bone about incorporating '80s dark
rock and pop influences into their Metal, already redolent with
references to Anathema and Katatonia. One can easily hear The
Cure’s guitar textures weaving their way throughout. The songs are unobtrusive and subtle (quiet,
even), allowing the soft vocals to create a solemn and
melancholy feel. But, just like Novembre, their masterstroke
is the ability to convey a drowsy contentedness in their riffs
as well; and few are the bands that can pull this one off.
Fans of emotional Metal, buy at once.
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