Tristania - Widow's Weeds

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Free Music Review: Perfect? Not quite... but almost
Hit: 5 Stars

The Preludium and Postludium are a nice touch, but I tend to skip them when listening. The first full-length song, "Evenfall," is one of the most majestic songs ever written. It features powerful choirs combined with Morten's rich, deep growling, and seeing as all the vocals are interwoven perfectly, it's one that can be played over and over in its nearly seven-minute entirety. "Pale Enchantress" takes a while to get into, but is the first we get to hear Vibeke Stene as a solo vocalist. "December Elegy" features much more of Vibeke's vocals and is more mellow, with heavier parts thrown in and mixed perfectly. It also has a beautiful segue in the middle with (synthesized) flutes, violins, and Vibeke whispering. "Midwintertears" is the longest song, at eight and a half minutes. It's very melodic but not really the heaviest song. "Angellore" is different than the other songs; the guitars are a little faster and less bassy, and it features the clean male vocals of Osten Bergoy. "My Lost Lenore" features a nice piano opening, along with very ethereal female vocal parts featuring Vibeke whispering with the choir singing in the background. "Wasteland's Caress" is another standout track, and is the most aggressive. It has faster guitars, more prominent drumming, and features Morten opting for more of a black-metal scream than a death growl.

A lot of people complain about the use of extreme vocals. My advice for them is, if you don't like the music, don't listen to it. Did it ever occur to you that that's how they WANT to make their music? If you only want the pretty female voice, listen to Nightwish or something like that. As a musician, I appreciate the fact that true passionate musicians make music the way THEY like it, not the way some loudmouth critics tell them to. That's my $0.02 on that matter, you can take it for what it's worth. For the people who aren't going to whine and complain about the vocals, give this CD a try, because even if you don't really like the music, you can't say they didn't put their hearts and souls into this masterful recording.

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