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A few months ago, I remember I told you about an excellent Italian melodic
death metal band named Novembre and about their record "Dreams D'Azur". This band
seems making equals and their young favourite one's got a monicker that
couldn't be more mysterious, that of Klimt
1918. But this 4 piece (bass, guitar, drums and voice) differs a bit from their
masters, placing themeselves into a kind of metal less heavy and I'd say even
more 'joyful'. What then? Some happy doom? Well, almost. If the subject of the
album talks about the adolescence, of its fears about the future, its rebellions
and its sufferings, the music, her, seems dragged towards brighter horizons. A
music that reminds of the first records of Tears For Fears or New Order, instead
of the vague doom proposed by bands such as My Dying Bride or Anathema.
Surprising for an album labeled as metal and presented like that.
A huge serenity bursts out from these 9 songs, a sort of research for
tranquillity, just like the title of the record itself suggests. But guitars
think about making the rhythm faster, when this becomes too slow. The singing is
pleasant. There are no cries of despair, nor loud howls, and therefore such a
voice should allow most of
you to listen to this album and, why not, play it even on the radio. The
passages of synths here and there give a bit of more romantic charm to this particular
work into the dark world of doom, supposed that we can still talk about doom.
What matter the labels, this album brings a wind of
freshness very pleasant into this ugly world that, in the end, is the most
important thing.
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