Fecha de publicación: 2008-06-23
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Prophecy Productions From New England\'s far woods, a dreamy ensemble shyly steps into daylight for the first time: TODESBONDEN. As a follow-up to an EP, \"Sleep Now, Quiet Forest\" marks the debut of this American quintet, showcasing their proclivities in a magical way: melancholic, hazy Metal is the basic frame of some pieces, calling to mind the gems of early 3rd And The Mortal or The Gathering.
But \"Sleep Now, Quiet Forest\" is more than just an atmospheric Metal release; it is a mystical journey into Celtic melodies, folksy moments, tender Pop arrangements, oriental influences, and monument neo-Classical reminiscences, inimitably enveloping the listeners in a feeling of warmth and shelter, but also of an ever-present melancholy.
With her fragile voice, Autumn Tears singer Laurie Ann Haus lends delicate emotions to tracks that come alive with Celtic fiddle melodies, woodwinds, opalescent piano parts, and heavenly cembalo sounds, painting pictures of ages gone by. The young group\'s lyrics are equally lost in thought and elegiac as their beguiling sounds, they invite us to travel to different eras: Ancient Egypt arises from the dust of times, as does the tragic history of Marie Antoinette, all of this rendered by appropriate musical settings of course. Magical bard A. Tolonen (Nest, Agalloch) lends an unmistakably Finnish air to the title track with his guitar playing.
With these eleven songs, TODESBONDEN fascinate us and create a work somewhere between Dead Can Dance, 3rd And The Mortal and Loreena McKennitt, far surpassing the horizons of Metal.
\"Sleep Now, Quiet Forest\" will be out on June 20, 2008 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, on June 23 in the rest of Europe, and on June 24 in North America.
