Band:	Her Enchantment
Album:	Darkest
Style:	Melodic death metal
Release date:	2005
A review by:	Undercraft

01. The Long Defeat
02. Lakes Of Sorrow
03. Castle Of Indolence
04. Bless For Me
05. Darkest
06. Resurrection
07. Lacrimae Mundi
08. Cloak Of Despair
09. Imposed Disorder
10. Rahasia Spirits

Not really that dark, but obscure enough

Her Enchantment is a band that cannot be labeled easily, I went trough hell to figure out how to classify this, at the end I went with Gothic Death Metal, although I don't think that is the correct term to describe this.

The Dutch combo is a mix of all sorts, a witches cauldron where you can find Death, Gothic, Doom, Heavy and even some Black Metal. The band has the vocal versatility to do it so, male clean vocals, grunts, shrieks and female vocals make an appearance in almost every song, making of this album a diverse listen.

A prime example of this is the opening song "The Long Defeat" you have Melodic leads paired with grunts, female vocals, aggressive parts and so on. Other good examples of this would be "Clock Of Despair" and "Bless For Me".

The artwork and presentation is quite good I must say, the production has a warm, tender feel to it, is not crystal sharp like all of those albums from Finland, it has the right atmosphere for the music it represents.

At the end, what do we have here? A varied, versatile band with an interesting album that probably will appeal fans of any of the aftermentioned genres. Personally I don't find it that good, but I have to admit that at least these guys tried to do something fresh and innovative, and that's gotta be worth something.