Album Rating: 3.0

jammed this one. v much agree with willie and hawks here. some cool stuff but it's just a bit too corny and theatrical for me. i really don't dig the cleans, that operatic push he does just sounds bad lol. some cool riffs and some really cool atmospheric moments scattered throughout though.



i dig the opener and closer easily the most here, closer is more straight bm which was refreshing. i can see why others get more out of it, i just can't do that over the top stuff. i'll have to try a few more of these guys.

Album Rating: 2.5

The album after this (Irrelegious) is sooooo much better.

Album Rating: 3.0

good to hear, i'll get to that one soon for sure

Album Rating: 3.0

^^^ What Hawks said is true ^^^



Start with that one, but keep in mind that Night Eternal, Extinct, and 1755 are their best (in that order).

Edit: I'd also recommend Daemonarch, which is this entire band minus the drummer doing black metal.



https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/13443/Daemonarch-Hermeticum/

Album Rating: 3.0

appreciate that willie! i think i'll go irreligious and night eternal at minimum. that side project is interesting too because i dug the heavier parts of this one.

Album Rating: 3.0

That side project is all heavy and dark with only token goth influences (and almost no clean singing until the last song, if I remember correctly).

Album Rating: 4.0

Cool album. If the whole LP had the level of 'An Erotic Alchemy' it would be a proto gothic goofy metal classic.

Album Rating: 4.5

But the whole record has the level of An Erotic Alchemy....

Album Rating: 5.0

But the whole record has the level of An Erotic Alchemy [2]



Which naturally makes it a goofy classic.

Album Rating: 4.0

After witnessing this being played live I gotta say it so much better. These guys absolutely kill it live, one of the best bands to watch gothic infused extreme metal on a live setting, absolutely incredible. I think a score update is coming very soon

Have this shit on cassette, gotta play at last

Album Rating: 4.5

Lol this is funny, usually I am calling you out, Hawksy, because of liking too corny stuff... But I am really on team cheese here. Yes theatrics are on the edge, and at least a few songs (Vampiria!!!!) fall way beyond any threshold of good taste, but this album is so eclectic and has some of their very best songs. ...Of Dream And Drama (Midnight Ride), Trebraruna, An Erotic Alchemy and Alma Mater are so freaking perfect. Irreligious is awesome too though, no disagreement on that.