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EMPYRIUM |
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Martha Hughes
To call Empyrium metal would not be accurate. To call them amazing and
intensely provocative would be more on the money. This CD set is a bit
doomy, but nothing along the lines of say, Cathedral. It is classically
based and steeped in atmospheric tones. This 3-CD set may be my very
favorite of the year. Empyrium is from Germany. Unfortunately, I can't
say much more because everything is written and sung in German. The
acoustic guitars, the piano, the cello, the deep-breathed male vocals,
and subtle growls; it all conjures nightmares from fairytales. Wolves
wandering thick-wooded hills and castles guarded by red dragons haunt
the band's music. This is the music for early mornings, before the sun
rises, when our imaginations are at their peaks. I think back to our
ancestors and feel the terror in their hearts at the sounds of the
night. Somber and dark, Empyrium never compromise for the sake of
commercial melodies. Recordings like this are found only a few times in
an era. It may be difficult to find, though I don't know, I had to
discover whilst in Europe.
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