This time around we are going to Spain to check out the new mini CD from the band Dawn Of Tears. I think this is my first encounter with the band, at least I can't recall the name or any of their previous record titles, though who knows, this old head of mine, isn't keeping the recordings in order as well, as it once did. The band delivers 5 tracks on this album, and serves metal with the main base in melodic death metal, a genre that has been made, eaten, shit out, eaten back to life, puked into daylight and stomped on. Though with 'Dark Chamber Litanies' it seems there are some hope ahead.
It is tough to write melodic death metal tunes that won't resemble anything that haven't been heard before and it would be quite easy to go through the tracks on this album and point out that part sounds like that band and this part like this band, though the songwriting is quite good and Dawn Of Tears accomplishes to put their own mark, sound and soul into the music. The base of the songs are well driven and are spiced up with many different elements, like good leads, discrete technique, piano parts, female vocals and an overall epic slight melancholic atmosphere.
5 quite strong tracks with an overall own identity, great songwriting the captures a lot of different elements into an overall direction, that makes whole songs with power and dedication. Good atmospheres and musical performances, the vocals are also well incorporated into the sound picture and works quite well, though are might some of what sounds the most like other bands, as it leans heavily towards some Swedish idols here and there, consciously or not. If you likes the genre and miss the period when it was at it heights in the mid and late 90ties, this record will do you good, classical melodic death metal sounds, innovated a tad without losing too much of the original feel and atmosphere, the style had back then.
http://www.dawnoftears.com
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AUTHOR: Nocturnal DK
A Danish metalhead on the way to become old, enjoys most types of metal, though brutality and darkness are mostly preferred, and too modern takes on metal are not always positively looked upon. Have been writing about metal for 10 years in own and at other publications as Fishcomcollective, Ancient Ceremonies, Northern Shadows and now Corazine and the upcoming Terror Propaganda (might have forgotten a few, come and kick my arse!).