Ava Inferi - Onyx
| Release date: | 14 February 2011 |
| Style: | Gothic doom metal |
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01. Onyx
02. The Living End
03. A Portal
04. ((Ghostlights))
05. Majesty
06. The Heathen Island
07. By Candlelight & Mirrors
08. Venice (In Fog)
02. The Living End
03. A Portal
04. ((Ghostlights))
05. Majesty
06. The Heathen Island
07. By Candlelight & Mirrors
08. Venice (In Fog)
Review
Lyrics Recorded in TapRoom Studio (Grindvoll, Norway), Ultrasound Studio (Moita, Portugal), and Bandido Warehouse Of Stolen Bikerparts (Lisboa, Portugal).
Additional sounds created and recorded at My Home - Your Tomb (Almada, Portugal).
Produced by Rune Eriksen.
Engineered by Jaime S. Ferreira (TopRoom) and Hugo Andrade (Ultrasound).
All vocals supervised, co-engineered, and co-produced by Daniel Cardoso.
All recordings were done between June - August 2010.
Mixed and mastered by Dan Swanö at Ultrasound Studio, Sweden.
All artwork by Costin Chioreanu, www.twilight13media.com.
All music and arrangements by Rune Eriksen.
All lyrics by Carmen Simões & Rune Eriksen.
Rating:
8.3
8.3
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Rating: 8.3 |
Portugal has its own dynamics in the atmospheric gothic/doom metal scene, of course every band affiliates more with some of the aforementioned characteristics and I don't place every one of them in the same generic category. To be more precise, Ava Inferi move towards a gothic metal destination while they infuse a doom-driven vibe within their compositions. Read more ›› |
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| Blasphemer1992 Posts: 71  |
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| RavenKing Posts: 1941  |
There's already an album titled Onyx.
---- They shake your hand and they smile and they buy you a drink They say we'll be your friends we'll stick with you till the end But everybody's only looking out for themselves And you say who can you trust I'll tell you nobody
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| Tenski Posts: 90  |
Written by Blasphemer1992 on 14.02.2011 at 21:14 Agreed Gothic Angel
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| R'Vannith ghedengi Elite Posts: 3099  |
Written by Blasphemer1992 on 14.02.2011 at 21:14 I agree, its very atmospheric. Reminds me of Madder Mortem at times.
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| Blasphemer1992 Posts: 71 |
Written by Tenski on 21.02.2011 at 13:02 I like especially tracks "Onyx" and "Majesty" And what's your favourite on it ? 
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| Dominus The Shooter Posts: 375  |
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| Tenski Posts: 90 |
Written by Blasphemer1992 on 25.02.2011 at 15:39 Yea the opening track and Majesty, has a Blood of Bacchus tinge to it, seems like they don't veer too far away from their sound after 2 years or whatever. Good choice with Majesty though 
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| joaonvno2009 Posts: 7 |
I'm loving the album, is very atmospheric and has great melodies and melancholy shares. Great attention to the beautiful voice of Carmen Simoes and the composition of Rune Eriksen. Favorite songs: Onyx The Living End Majesty By Candlelight & Mirrors 
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| SceneryOfLoss Posts: 196  |
I don't understand how bands like Amaranthe have a greater rating than Ava Inferi. This is music!
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| Jeeers Posts: 195  |
Wow, this is good album, I like it. Way better than previous one, which had annoyng & mediocre vocals (at least this time the solist doesn't try to sing notes, she can't). My favourite one is "Venice In Fog"...
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| Ag Fox Angel No More Elite Posts: 4774  |
Is it only me that hears a bit of Enya in "Majesty"? =P
---- loves 小巫
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| Draugen Posts: 501  |
This album is my first experience with Ava Inferi so I can't compare it to their previous releases but what a fantastic album it is! Right from the start I felt that it was going to be something special. All the songs are captivating in one way or another with varied melodies and vocal approaches by Carmen. The album manages to be dark, cold and beautiful at the same. It is an enjoyable addition to the otherwise stagnant female fronted gothic metal scene of today and I'm really curious to see what the band will come up with next.
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| Susan Smeghead Elite Posts: 6941  |
Does anyone know what film they sampled into this album? Very lovely music, indeed!
---- "A life all mine Is what I choose At the end of my days" --The Gathering "A Life All Mine" from Souvenirs
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| R'Vannith ghedengi Elite Posts: 3099 |
Written by Susan on 30.12.2011 at 13:59 The '73 film 'The Wicker Man'
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| Susan Smeghead Elite Posts: 6941 |
^Thanks!
---- "A life all mine Is what I choose At the end of my days" --The Gathering "A Life All Mine" from Souvenirs
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306  |
Written by Susan on 04.01.2012 at 16:00 Agalloch also sampled quotes from the same movie on their White EP. And for the record, the remake made me want to burn alive in a giant wicker cage.NOT THE BEES
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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| Night Sight Posts: 260  |
I don't see any thing special with this.i love the genre, gothic doom is my favorite genre but their music is very boring with boring and repetitive female vocals. nothing with Portugal's and making good gothic music.it reminds me of moonspell.
---- Alone in birth Alone in the darkness Alone in death Alone in the daylight
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| Midrel Posts: 2 |
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| Paradox0 Unasuming Madnes Posts: 592 |
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| NocturnalStalker Metal Addict Posts: 889  |
Beautiful and captivating album.
---- "And we are not who we think we are We are who we're afraid to be" - Lux Occulta "The Opening of Eleventh Sephirah"
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| omjaimes omjaimes Posts: 99  |
This album impressed me, beautiful atmosphere in a very intelligent music... without doubt Portugal has the present and the future of gothic/doom metal
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| R'Vannith ghedengi Elite Posts: 3099 |
Written by [user id=137345] on 21.12.2012 at 12:24 I agree somewhat there (not about the witch thing, or about her being average  ) she sounds much more comfortable here than on previous albums. Seems to have found a better way to fully express her voice. I think it might be the denser atmosphere that makes her sound more at home.And something about this album just pulls me in time and time again. Once I start listening there's no stopping it.
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| R'Vannith ghedengi Elite Posts: 3099 |
Written by [user id=137345] on 21.12.2012 at 13:45 Maybe I'm just under the witch's spell Can't say the lyrics struck me as "pagan" or "wicca", they have something to say about nature but that's not uncommon in metal I think.
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| Mehdi Taba Mehdi Taba Posts: 436  |
Just check it out these tracks: 04. ((Ghostlights)) 08. Venice (In Fog) My final rating is "8.3".
---- Stop seeing things and people in a binary way. Everything has its own spectrum and complexity. Be patient and learn about the world.
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