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One of the best (symphonic gothic) albums I've ever heard. An ultimate masterpiece.
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Another Gothic Metal diamond.
Too bad albums like this do not come out nowadays.
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13.09.2014 - 18:10Rating: 9
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Magical record. Maybe the best violin work by Pete Johansen too.
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"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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13.09.2014 - 18:48Rating: 9
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Written by NocturnalStalker on 13.09.2014 at 18:10
Magical record. Maybe the best violin work by Pete Johansen too.
Usually there aren't many albums like this one which I've heard about 8 years ago and still I can enjoy it the same.
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Written by Erik M. on 18.02.2013 at 22:09
One of the best (symphonic gothic) albums I've ever heard. An ultimate masterpiece. 
it ha sold school touch, somehow new bands don't know what it is (even I don't know )
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A magic alhum. A must for any fan of dark heavy music
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02.12.2020 - 18:59Rating: 7
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This is the closest I ever found to early Tristania. It is a shame this genre has not many noteworthy bands...
It is not as good as Tristania with Morten imho due to the lack of interesting melodies and the songwriting in general. They needed to add a slow first part in every song in order to make the second part good. But still I really enjoyed this, the atmosphere is right there.
Highlights:
01. My Love
04. Lake Of Sorrow
05. Until The Dark
07. Silent Pain
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I really like this, maybe 2021 will be the year of goth
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You are the hammer, I am the nail
building a house in the fire on the hill
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02.01.2021 - 23:23Rating: 8
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Written by Desha on 02.01.2021 at 21:09
I really like this, maybe 2021 will be the year of goth
You're starting from a high level and your journey is at risk of becoming a very strenous trip, full of privation, maybe even a Trail Of Tears if you don't watch your step. Because in my opinion this is the peak of (symphonic) gothic metal, the only way back is downwards. The first two Sirenia albums and maybe also Tristania's debut are roughly comparable and (almost) on a par, but that's about it.
Godspeed!
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Written by Starvynth on 02.01.2021 at 23:23
Written by Desha on 02.01.2021 at 21:09
I really like this, maybe 2021 will be the year of goth
You're starting from a high level and your journey is at risk of becoming a very strenous trip, full of privation, maybe even a Trail Of Tears if you don't watch your step. Because in my opinion this is the peak of (symphonic) gothic metal, the only way back is downwards. The first two Sirenia albums and maybe also Tristania's debut are roughly comparable and (almost) on a par, but that's about it.
Godspeed!
yeah but I don't really look for an improvement, I kinda just wanna get more into it. And I'm not only talking about this symphonic variant, also something like Tiamat or even Funeral falls under the same kind of music to me and is what I'm gonna listen to more of. Thanks a lot of the recommendations, I'll check em out!
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You are the hammer, I am the nail
building a house in the fire on the hill
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02.01.2021 - 23:53Rating: 8
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Written by Desha on 02.01.2021 at 23:42
yeah but I don't really look for an improvement, I kinda just wanna get more into it. And I'm not only talking about this symphonic variant, also something like Tiamat or even Funeral falls under the same kind of music to me and is what I'm gonna listen to more of. Thanks a lot of the recommendations, I'll check em out!
Then please also check this out and let me know what you think of it.
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04.07.2021 - 12:51Rating: 8
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Great album! The closest sounding album to Tristania and early Sirenia that I've heard, and really liked. It's a shame they only managed two albums. Symphonic gothic metal acts such as these seem to have been lost nowadays.
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Written by Starvynth on 02.01.2021 at 23:53
Written by Desha on 02.01.2021 at 23:42
yeah but I don't really look for an improvement, I kinda just wanna get more into it. And I'm not only talking about this symphonic variant, also something like Tiamat or even Funeral falls under the same kind of music to me and is what I'm gonna listen to more of. Thanks a lot of the recommendations, I'll check em out!
Then please also check this out and let me know what you think of it.
another long gone mid 90's gothic, death doom band, what really should put out new album out, or put band to rest. I really miss the days when I did listen them.
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Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die"

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Velvet darkness they copied. No they did not its just same genre(I disagree its close to Tristania, maybe widow weeds eras) (another band cames in my mind is Dismal Euphony) , but Amita's voice reminds me Liv in that album. Good doom vibes, violins, influences, death metal grunts. Death doom and longer compositions what get moarnful in time when you listen it. Just an amazing album.
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I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens.
Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die"

I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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09.03.2022 - 12:41Rating: 10
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Huh? I sure didn't expect this album to bang this hard. What a thing of beauty.
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You've got a lot of guts. Let's see what they look like!
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Too bad this album is still not remastered
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