Diabulus In Musica - The Wanderer - review
Diabulus In Musica - The Wanderer - review
Tracklist
01. A Journey's End (Intro)02. Ex Nihilio
03. Sceneries Of Hope
04. Blazing A Trail
05. Call From A Rising Memory (Intro)
06. Hidden Reality
07. Shadow Of The Throne
08. Allegory Of Faith, Innocence And Future
09. Sentenced To Life
10. Oihuka Bihotzetik
11. No Time For Repentance (Lamentatio)
12. The Wanderer
A review by
Susan June 12, 2012
The symphonic metal crowd will find this album full of variety and quite exciting. Epic is certainly the name of the game, and the energy and passions are high. They stick to the symphonic metal roots while still incorporating many aspects of peripheral genres; keeps it a nice and interesting listen. Even after repeated spins I'm still finding countless hidden treasures and new tunes to adore.
What holds this exciting album together so tightly is the mix. This is also where many symphonic bands go wrong, usually as relating to the vocals. Not here. The lovely Zuberoa Aznárez's singing is like icing on the cake, and she assists the music instead of the other way around. They're not showcasing a single diva: this is a cohesive and brilliantly mixed album that conveys complex ideas with each movement.
Lately, some have been grumbling about the state of the symphonic metal scene and even about it being dead. Yes, many of our favorite pioneering bands of the late 90s and early 00s are no more, or have lost their enigmatic front-women. That is of course sad but doesn't mean the death of anything. The torch has been passed, people. Sit up and take notice of the many exciting and capable bands now wielding it. I'm not saying that this album is single-handedly saving the scene or anything; just let Diabulus In Musica serve as a reminder that the scene is far from dead in the first place.
Written by Susan | June 12, 2012
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Posts: 6941 Written by Gelati on 12.06.2012 at 05:22 Haha! Nice one. Music nerd humor 
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Posts: 2311 Written by Gelati on 12.06.2012 at 05:22 Ba-dum tssss! I checked this one out a couple of times and it was enough for me, good record but no replay value for me, same for their debut. And as you said in the review, this band is an example where the front-woman didn't give me the urge to stop the record after two songs 
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Haha, you beat me to the review. But you've said it better than I could (= I had a mind about mentioning the growls worked well in the album
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I will give this another listen 'cause I really liked their debut , great review btw . how can Symphonic Metal be dead when there's a Haggard album coming our way ?
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Honestly had this written of as yet another run-of-the-mill symphonic release based simply on the cover art, I guess I should be regretting that now..
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I love this album. The debut as well. I also like the band though I find them striking similar to Epica
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