![]() ![]() The guitar riffs sometimes are a little banal, nevertheless the support of the piano is interesting, sometimes giving a dark epic imprinting, in other circumstances according to this strange "Balcanic" mood created by the violin. Posted Saturday, Ma| Review this album | Report (Review #1730)Įxcellent mix between the style of Peter HAMMILL within "The Fall of the House of Usher" and such a dark heavy metal, but with a touch of classical music, by using an expressive violin, and an incredible vocalist as well, whose pyrotechnical vocal range, under a lyric "opera-style", covering also the contralto and tenor range excursion in the same time, makes this album well worth checking out!! Overall "Dies Irae" is an excellent album full of innovation and that heavy classical, soundtrack'ish macabre that this music lover loves! Without a question the music is heavily avante garge and should only be listened to by a mature audience. some will love this and find it highly inventive while others will likely not get it. The end result is something that only personal taste can really judge. For those unfamiliar with his singing style may find it a bit out of the norm as he tends to talk his way thru the songs instead of singing. Doctor" who sounds more like a specter of macabre than a lead singer. The vocals are as you would expect are quite contorted featuring once again "Mr. In many ways this album actually runs like a movie soundtrack with full theatrics and animation of imagery. ![]() The musicianship is extremely high with some simply captivating instrumentation. DEVIL DOLL contrast heavy searing orchestral strings with grand synth and organ work with the occasional brilliant progressive rock breakout. Best way to describe the music of DEVIL DOLL is to imagine a dark foreboding horror music soundtrack combined with classical and progressive leanings and you may not be far off this music. The sound on this album is quite enormous with the addition of full orchestration combined with a wide range of instrumentation highlighted by stunning violin work. This album definitely has caught my ear kids! As you would expect this album continues to follow that patented DEVIL DOLL formula with rich orchestral and gothic influences contrasted sharply with piano-led passages that feature the sinister, bizarrely twisted voice and antics of "Mr. LP Hurdy Gurdy Records - HG-10 LP (1996, Italy) Limited editionĬD Hurdy Gurdy Records - HG-10 (1996, Italy)ĬD Hurdy Gurdy Records - HG-10 (2012, Italy) Remastered with 2 bonus tracksĪfter the highly crafted release "Eliogabalus" I felt all later albums were basically a re-hash of this album, but with "Dies Irae" I have been once again blown away. Fraim Gashi / double bass Releases information Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra soloists: Michel Fantini Jesurum / pipe organ (Trnovo Church, Ljubljana) ![]() Francesco Carta / grand piano, composer & arrangements Doctor, man of 1000 voices") / vocals, composer & arranger, co-producer ![]()
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