Dark Fortress / Eidolon
1. The Silver Gate 06:50
2. Cohorror 05:37
3. Baphomet 06:24
4. The Unflesh 05:08
5. Analepsy 06:01
6. Edge of Night 03:57
7. No Longer Human 05:36
8. Catacrusis 04:34
9. Antiversum 07:22
2. Cohorror 05:37
3. Baphomet 06:24
4. The Unflesh 05:08
5. Analepsy 06:01
6. Edge of Night 03:57
7. No Longer Human 05:36
8. Catacrusis 04:34
9. Antiversum 07:22
Length: 51:29
| Year: | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | melodic black metal |
| Label: | Century Media |
| Links: | myspace |
| In stock: | 3 pcs |
| Price: | 7,90 € |
I am relatively new to Dark Fortress, and was directed to them by a friend. They are a melodic black metal band from Germany, one of the metal capitals of the world. They solidly combine ambient sounding black metal with straight up black metal, and the result is truly an atmospheric, and resonating experience.
The first topic I'd like to mention is the vocals, as they really are one of the stand out elements on this album. Some of the vocals are typical black metal screeches, but there are also a whole lot of very low pitched singing, or droning. They change very frequently, and even some types of yelling and chanting are seen throughout this album. This is a good thing however, as it keeps it more interesting and hooks you into the heaviness more and tends to make you pay more attention to not just the vocals but, of course, the music backing it. As for the classic black metal growls, they sound fully developed and controlled, not too forced and very crunchy.
The music itself is very, very good as well. It really has something for everyone who is a fan of the genre of black metal. If you're like me and enjoy you're black metal very melodic and creative, you will definitely enjoy some of the melodies and chords here, such as the intro to the track Analepsy. It's very dark and depressive, but also has a very disturbing and unsettling sort of melody that really hooks you into the rest of the song. From there on, it dives into a very tight sort of Dimmu Borgir style riff. The whole sound of the record in general really gives a cold and echoing vibe, and successfully pulls off a familiar and welcomed sound, and yet still has enough uniqueness to stand on it's own.
The first topic I'd like to mention is the vocals, as they really are one of the stand out elements on this album. Some of the vocals are typical black metal screeches, but there are also a whole lot of very low pitched singing, or droning. They change very frequently, and even some types of yelling and chanting are seen throughout this album. This is a good thing however, as it keeps it more interesting and hooks you into the heaviness more and tends to make you pay more attention to not just the vocals but, of course, the music backing it. As for the classic black metal growls, they sound fully developed and controlled, not too forced and very crunchy.
The music itself is very, very good as well. It really has something for everyone who is a fan of the genre of black metal. If you're like me and enjoy you're black metal very melodic and creative, you will definitely enjoy some of the melodies and chords here, such as the intro to the track Analepsy. It's very dark and depressive, but also has a very disturbing and unsettling sort of melody that really hooks you into the rest of the song. From there on, it dives into a very tight sort of Dimmu Borgir style riff. The whole sound of the record in general really gives a cold and echoing vibe, and successfully pulls off a familiar and welcomed sound, and yet still has enough uniqueness to stand on it's own.