What do you get when you take one part beauty, one part
beast, and mix excellent production and lyrics?
You get one of the finest releases of 2015.
Tattermask’s Carpe
Noctem is a rare musical feat, one that perfectly balances the harmony and
beauty of music with the brutality and drive that defines excellent metal. Between the gnarly riffs and pounding drums,
the voice of their female singer shines through and adds a certain amount of
depth and skill.
I’ve found through the years that there is a great deal of
sexism in metal music today. Women are
often not respected as vocalists within this type of music. I can’t and won’t quote anyone on this, but
look at how many female fronted metal/rock bands there are.
If you can name more than Kittie, Flyleaf, or Paramore (old
Paramore anyway), you’ve done your research.
Make no mistake, Tattermask’s singer brings plenty of balls
to the proceedings. In fact, this group
has released an early favorite for my album of the year.
I won’t do you the disservice of going through each song. You need to purchase this album and listen to
it yourself. However, I was constantly
delighted with what I was hearing.
With a chunky bass tone and crystal clear drumming to tie
together the obviously skilled guitarists and angelic vocal melodies, you have
a masterful group of musicians who obviously know how to write great
songs.
In reality, this band reminds me of Evanescence in their
golden years, stripped of the silly emo nonsense that drug that band into poppy
and whiney obscurity. There will be no
tragic over-dramatics here. This band is
focused and has a lyrical intensity to match the style. The words flow like honey, and they are
heart-felt and wonderful.
Do yourself a favor and buy this album. If you love shredding guitars, heady lyrics,
and soaring melodies, this cannot be missed.
-The Professor
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