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Date: 2018-03-29 ▓ █ ▒ ▒ Genre: Metal ▒ ▒ █▄ ░ Label: Solitude Productions ░ ▄█ ░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█ ░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░ ▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓ ▓ █ █ ░ ▓ ▄ ■ ■ ▓ ■ ░█ █░ ▀ █ The noise of the surf, the melancholic sounds of █ █ an acoustic guitar, accompanied by the soulful █ █ voice of vocalist envelop you from the first █ █ seconds, and now you are somewhere on the Atlantic █ █ coast, observing the leisurely flow of the waves, █ █ listening to the sounds of the wind which brings █ █ simultaneously freshness and coolness, and looking █ █ at the grand mountains... IÆve never been to █ █ Iberian Peninsula but by virtue of the music I █ █ found myself there. Just for one hour. On this new █ █ atmospheric, melodic, and yet not devoid of █ █ powerful heavy sound record, A Dream Of Poe pulls █ █ off all the ingredients that youÆd expect. █ █ Particular attention should be paid to the singer █ █ of the band û Kaivan Saraei, whose work is █ █ actually titanic. His vocals are filled with █ █ permeating melody that penetrates the soul with a █ █ touch of sadness and sorrow, like if he looks you █ █ in the heart and subjugates you with his voice. █ █ The lion's share is just clean tenor singing, █ █ whilst growling appears only in moments of █ █ apotheosis, bringing a state of despair to the █ █ high water mark. And I was hooked by this █ █ delivery. CanÆt help it û I do love clean vocals, █ █ excessively sometimes. If youÆre tired of hearing █ █ constant extreme vocals then ôA Waltz For █ █ Apopheniaö will be a delight for your ears. █ █ As the ode to the man behind the microphone is █ █ finished, I turn to the instrumental part of the █ █ bandÆs third full-length album. Everything here is █ █ shipshape, fulfilled with massive riffs, excellent █ █ melodic passages, gentle acoustic arpeggios and █ █ mystical keyboards tones. ItÆs a nice change of █ █ pace, and the music is no less compelling because █ █ of it. Yet most of compositions are performed in █ █ mid-tempo although sometimes there are explosive █ █ dynamic moments. The music on this album █ █ associates with calm tidal waters of the mighty █ █ ocean, which does not hesitate to show its █ █ strength. And when it happens - double-bass █ █ drumming and sixteenth notes enter the scene. █ █ Everything is perfectly balanced. █ █ ôA Waltz For Apopheniaö is one of those albums █ █ that you can speak too long about, describing all █ █ the charms and disadvantages, but now itÆs up to █ █ listeners to decide if they appreciate this █ █ original creation. And one more thing û itÆs █ █ better to be alone while you give it a listen! █ █ DonÆt let anyone to disturb you with idle talking. █ █ Also you canÆt use it as the background music for █ █ whatever purpose. It is necessary to immerse █ █ yourself fully and let the music overwhelm you. █ █ This is the only option for one to be completely █ █ imbued with unearthly sound of ôA Waltzàö █ █ P.S. A little bit of a fly in the ointment: with █ █ the fourth song I noticed that the clean vocals █ █ parts are starting to become monotonous, due to █ █ the fact that the singer clearly does not use his █ █ full tessitura potential and sings only in one █ █ octave. It would be nice to hear more high or low █ █ notes from him. █ ▓ ▓ ▒ ▒ ░ 1. La Mort Blanche 6:30 ░ ░ 2. Abyss, My Lover 8:17 ░ ░ 3. Pareidolia 8:33 ░ ░ 4. Vultos II (The Apotheosis of 7:25 ░ ░ Deliverance) ░ ░ 5. Abyss, The Destroyer 7:45 ░ ░ 6. The Voice of Fire 6:33 ░ ░ 7. A Valsa dos Corvos 10:52 ░ ░ 8. 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