| CD review: Dimlight - Obtenebration |
| Emotion Art Music, 2009 | Review published: 2010/03/25 |
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 Dimlight is a young band from Greece formed in 2005 in Athens. Obtenebration is their debut album which came out sometime in 2009. I had the chance to see them live last year and I can say their live performance was as good as the one here on the CD.
As the band's name implies, Obtenebration is a dark journey through the Gothic and Symphonic female fronted metal. The brutal male vocals give a more extreme vibe in the already dark sound, making me feel there's more than just music in this album. I don't know why I get this feeling, but it seems like I'm in front of a dark theatrical play where the sweet, angelic voice of Sanna Salou is confronted by the demonic voice of Invoker. The whole album's music leads me to that direction, with the guitars playing tunes of sadness, the piano sharing poetic moments with us and the whole music programming being magnificent. Even the acoustic part in the song Requiem gives a tragic ending in the whole story.
I don't know if there's more to ask from a band, than give us truly emotional and poetic music. The brutal vocals maybe sometimes too much for me, but I guess they play their role in this whole tragic concept. I can't be pleased more than releases like Obtenebration, which take Greek bands to higher and higher standards of songwriting and quality.
Constantinos Alexakos
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01. Preludium
02. Dimlight
03. Path of Ritual
04. Pt1 Confession, Pt2 The Demon
05. Absense of Light
06. Dark Emotion
07. R.I.D.
08. Lost In A Dream
09. Death Premonition
10. Requiem
11. Postludium
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