Madder Mortem - Desiderata
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Music CD Cover Artist: Madder Mortem Edition: Music CD CD Release Date: 2006-05-16 Music Label: Peaceville UK Soundtracks:
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Free Music Notes for Desiderata Album
Free Music Review: M is for Malice
Hit: 4 Stars
Always on the quest for new music, I recently came across Madder Mortem through a list someone had posted of female-fronted metal/rock bands. I didn't quite know what to expect from DESIDERATA but the samples sounded interesting enough so I decided to give it a try, and I must say ~ at first I was a little let-down by the hype. Like Echoes Of Eternity, their music sounded too one-dimensional to me. I like diversity in my music and what I initially heard was the same riff shredding guitar and drum techniques used over and over again. Many of the songs still blend too much together for my taste but despite all this the songs are definitely growing on me, and Agnete Kirkevaag has a strangely compelling voice unlike anyone I've heard before.
Some tracks are taking longer to sink in but instant favorites for me include "My Name Is Silence" and "M For Malice". There's the perfect amount of growling in this song and is hands-down the catchiest here. I also like the slower ballad, if you will, "Evasions". It's got more of a harmony than most others, possibly making it the most accessible on the album. The only song that truly floored me, though, was "Cold Stone". My socks nearly fell off when I heard this one. On first listen I was like, "YES! This is what I've been waiting for..." It starts off rather slow with beautiful melancholic vocals and then erupts into a gradual explosion of sound. I thought I was listening to early Tristania or Virgin Black for a second there and the change in direction showed that they are indeed capable of versatility. I think if Madder Mortem switched things up a bit, incorporating different sounds into their already great dark prog/metal sound, they'd be an amazing band. For now they're just slightly above average for me. Some may find this album to be brilliant but I personally found it to be the stepping stool for something possibly better.
They're definitely worth checking out so I'll for sure be keeping an eye out on Madder Mortem.