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░ ██ ██ Artist: Blaze of Sorrow ██ ██
▓ █░░ ■█ Album: Echi █■ ░░█
■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2012 █ ▀▓█ ░
█ ▓ Rel. Date: 2013-03-10 ▓ █
▒ ▒ Genre: Black Metal ▒ ▒
█▄ ░ Label: Sun & Moon Records ░ ▄█
░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█
░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░
▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓
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█ Blaze of Sorrow is back again with their third █
█ full length Echi. Echi or "Echoes" continues along █
█ the same cold, wintry path set forth by its █
█ predecessor, Eterno Tramonto. From the warming █
█ folk, acoustic passages to the raw atmospheric █
█ black metal arrangements, everything weaves █
█ together in a beautiful soundscape of nature and █
█ human emotion. For the release of this second █
█ album, Blaze of Sorrow has moved to the Romanian █
█ label Sun & Moon Records which released Echi in █
█ October 2012. █
█ One of the first things that strikes me from this █
█ new album is actually the album cover itself. It's █
█ quite nice with the soft, warm colours of the sky █
█ sweeping in a mist from deep red to blue. It's a █
█ great contrast to the dark, shadowy landscape. The █
█ cover is a nice reflection of the music which is █
█ also full of contrast. Soft, gentle, █
█ clean/acoustic guitar melodies set a tranquil mood █
█ which flow seamlessly between distorted guitars, █
█ double drum kicks and black metal screams. The █
█ album flows through the 8 tracks effortlessly like █
█ one long, beautiful song. The mix and production █
█ of Echi as a whole is an improvement over Eterno █
█ Tramonto. It's a bit more polished and well █
█ rounded if dare say. █
█ Once again the lyrics are in full Italian. Since █
█ English is a second language for the band, Peter █
█ has said in the past that he feels he can better █
█ portray his true thoughts and feelings in his █
█ native language. This is fine by me since the █
█ music really speaks for itself. The music is █
█ seeping with feeling and Blaze of Sorrow does a █
█ great job of creating these emotions in a very █
█ natural and sincere way. █
█ Right from the start, the first track, All'Ignoto █
█ is a beautiful introduction to this album. A good █
█ melodic intro sets the mood of the album before it █
█ gives way to faster tremolo picking and drumming. █
█ It doesn't matter if the arrangement is soft and █
█ peaceful, or heavy and fast, the melody is always █
█ present and pleasing to the ear. Echi as a whole █
█ is a very easy album to listen to. Every song has █
█ its place and demands the listenerÆs interest. █
█ There are no fillers on this album. █
█ Some of highlights include the first track █
█ All'Ignoto which sets the mood and feel for the █
█ album, In Memoria with its clean yet catchy █
█ melodies, the pure acoustic track Alberi and █
█ finally the title track Echi. You really can't go █
█ wrong with any of the songs. These are just the █
█ ones that stood out to me. █
█ Blaze of Sorrow have managed to take all of the █
█ good things from their previous album Eterno █
█ Tramonto and make them better. Echi is a beautiful █
█ album full of contrast that will send listeners to █
█ lands of shadowy forests and colourful horizons. I █
█ highly recommend this album to fans of folk/black █
█ metal. █
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░ 1. All' Ignoto 6:43 ░
░ 2. Empatia 8:27 ░
░ 3. In Memoria 5:11 ░
░ 4. Il Soffio del Sole 8:18 ░
░ 5. Alberi 3:25 ░
░ 6. Echi 6:35 ░
░ 7. Ma il Vento Ricordo il Mio Nome 7:40 ░
░ 8. Aspettando il Tempo 6:14 ░
░ 52:33 ░
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