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Tracklisting:
1. Fragile: Pictures Of Silence: Melting The Skies
2. Picturesque: Cataclysm Savour: And The Little Things That Make Us Smile
3. Angelina: Chthonian Earth: Her Face Forms Worms
4. Halcyon: The Heavy Silence: In Silent Rain
5. Aphelion: Light Evanescence: Into Extinction
6. Opaque: The Morning I Woke Up Dead: Today Is The Day
7. Aphid: Devil Flower: Fruits Of Lumacy
8. Voyage: Lost Between Horizons: Eaten By The Distance
9. Catharsis: End Of Organisms: Absolute Purification Of Sins
10. Silhouette: In White Rooms: Vacant Bodies
11. Comatose: The World Amnesia: Planet Dead
12. Debris: The Magenta Harvest: Liquid Fresh
13. Nail: An Odyssey In Flesh: Celebrate The New Skin |
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Band Name: ...and Oceans
Album Name: Cypher
Release Date: 2002-09-03
Label: Century Media
Producer: Tommy Tägtgren |
Other Info:
First of all, I should congratulate you for finding such a rare jewel. Few bands can do what ...And Oceans does, Samael being the only other I know of. Cradle of Filth has a song as the last track on the bonus disc on Cruelty and the Beast but it is far from the same. It is really a full techno song with black vocals and lyrics. Also, Dismal Euphony's closing track on Autumn Leaves has a techno edge to it, but it's even worse. Tristania's World of Glass album has a song that tries to mix techno, but it is awful. These bands should stick with what they do best.
So how does ...And Oceans do it? Well, I can't figure it out either! We metal fans should just take them for granted. Some fans of traditional black and death metal won't be disappointed with this sound. Every song is pure death metal (yeah, this album isn't as much black metal as other releases - there are only 2 short blast beats) with OCCASIONAL techno beats. Most of where the techno comes into play is in what would be the "by hand" equivalent of a bass and keyboards. If you want a pure techno song with black vocals, Cradle of Filth's song does the job and the last song on this band's previous release does the job beautifully. Also, what I miss the most on this album are parts like the beginning of "Tears Have No Name" on the previous release. Also, the CD is heavy enough to contain blast beats and sound good, so where did they all go?
So overall, I'm not saying this is a bad release. It is just not atmospheric, making it not quite my cup of tea. I prefer albums "Allotropic Metamorphic Genesis of Dimorphisism" and "Eternal" more than this.
Alright, let's talk about my title. Darkane is a Swedish hardcore band who sounds like black metal with screaming, non-grunting singing. And we all know Dark Tranquility, so that's that. Put the 4 elements together and you have Cypher.
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Members:
Anti "Plasmaar, Anzhaar" - keyboards
Kenny "Killstar, K-2T4-S, You" - vocals
T "Tripster, Neptune" - guitar
Pete (Petri Seikkula) - guitar
Q "Gaunt, Atomica" (Mika Aalto) - bass
Sami - drums |
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