VÖ: 2005 (Reissue 2007)

Genre: Melodic Death Metal

Label: Deity Down Records

Herkunftsland: Niederlande

Für Fans von: Melodeath ohne cheesy clean vocals


Tracklist:

01. Transient In Oblivion
02. The Eucharist
03. Dead Of Tomorrow
04. Fear Based Denial
05. Kill Mode
06. Terrestrial Radiation
07. Battle Order
08. Shadow Zone
09. Dimension Crossed

Spielzeit: 45:03

Zitat:Established in 1996, Escutcheon hails from Borne (The Netherlands) and plays vicious yet melodious death metal in the Gothenburg style of bands such as At The Gates, Eucharist, Dissection and (old) In Flames. In the past the five some (which holds members of Cromm Cruac, Pulverizer, The Lament Configuration and Devious) released the ”˜In Tranquil Chaos”™ (1997) and ”˜Into Orbit”™ (1998) demo”™s, a full-length entitled ”˜Unexplained Deep Space Phenomenon”™ (2001) and a DVD called ”˜Live Stage Phenomenon”™ (2004). After sharing the stages with bands like Pungent Stench, Pleurisy and Altar, all went quiet and activities seized.

In 2007 Escutcheon reformed and wrote and recorded songs for their new album ”˜Battle Order”™ which was recently released through Deity Down Records. Well I must admit that Deity Down Records strikes again with a great release, because the band plays melodic death metal the way it was meant to be played: fast, harmonious, loud and angry as hell. Big arrangements, small details, smashing vocals and great musicians make this a diverse and intriguing effort which is a must-have for maniacs who adore aforementioned bands. Support the Dutch metal scene and check out ”˜Battle Order”™ as soon as possible.
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VÖ: 2005 (Reissue 2007)

Genre: Death / Doom

Label: Eigenproduktion

Herkunftsland: Niederlande

Für Fans von: Novembers Doom


Tracklist:

01. These Lonely Eyes
02. And Now I Will...
03. My God It's Him
04. I Never Noticed
05. Sweet Dreams
06. She Softly Starts To Cry
07. Dead Man Walking
08. Left To Die
09. The Bee Queen

Spielzeit: 46:00

Zitat:Opening track 'These Lonely Eyes' starts in a mysterious way, making you prick up your ears immediately. It becomes a smooth sung death/doom song wherein intelligible grunts are intermittent with clean vocals. All of a sudden I think of the dark dynamic which makes a band like Whispering Gallery so engrossing. Also in this first track, one hears graceful atmospheric passages. The oboe comes more in front in the quiescent 'And Now I Will', which evolves eventually into grunts and accessible death in the vein of Godgory. This bombastic, open sound is maintained in 'My God It's Him', while 'I Never Noticed' is a magnificent calm track which has a continuation in the to Pink Floyd referring 'Sweet Dreams'. Whispering vocals are accompanied by thunder until another outburst with grunts follows. How the band works passionately its way towards a climax is illustrated in the agitated 'She Softly Starts To Cry'. As evident sources of inspiration for Another Messiah bands like My Dying Bride, Gorefest and Orphanage are tenable. This last one is reflected mostly in the angular and dominated by rhythm changes 'Left To Die'. This brilliant debut occludes with the experimental 'The Queen Bee'.

Production was in the hands of Joost van den Broek (Ayreon, After Forever) who added some keyboard parts too. This is an album of a Dutch band that belongs in the collection of every fan of inspired doom/death. In Poland they are convinced by now, since the band recently toured successfully for the second time in that country.
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Rock Hard schrieb:All jene, für die "Gothic" noch immer DAS Paradise Lost-Album ist, die "Tales From The Thousand Lakes" noch immer buchstäblich in sich hineinsaugen, und jene, die "Mandylion" zwar für ein gutes, aber letztlich doch zu geschliffenes Album halten, können in diesen Tagen vor Freude Luftsprünge machen. Die Holländer ORPHANAGE, die vor einem knappen Jahr mit "Oblivion" einen respektablen Erstling vorgelegt hatten, bieten all das, was leider zur Seltenheit geworden ist: superb umgesetzte Ideen, feurige Hymnen, stilistische Offenheit - ohne den geringsten Verlust an Aggression und Härte. Hier muß kein Abdriften in seichte Gefilde mit "Weiterentwicklung" entschuldigt werden. ORPHANAGE sind eine Death-Gothic-Band mit unzähligen Facetten. Mächtiges, aber nicht nervendes Grunzen des Sängers George Oosthoek verschmilzt mit der warmen Engelsstimme von Rosan van der Aa so exzellent, daß Bands wie Theatre Of Tragedy blaß werden müßten. Gregorianische Chorgesänge, die ein geheimnisvolles sakrales Feeling in den Sound tragen, bewirken Faszination und Gänsehaut. Allerdings hat die Band dazu keine namhaften Goldkehlchen angeheuert (wie es heutzutage Usus ist), sondern alles, wirklich alles selbst eingesungen. Was natürlich den Vorteil hat, daß die Sechs selbst die üppigsten Elemente live umsetzen können. "By Time Alone" birgt ferner keltische Passagen in sich, die das Gesamtwerk um einen Hauch mittelalterlicher Klangkunst bereichern. Und welchen Song man auch gerade hört: Es ist immer ein fesselndes Stück harter Musik. Aber das Allerschönste: Der Opener 'At The Mountains Of Madness' hat das Zeug, zu einem Renner der Marke 'Black Winter Day' zu werden. Resümee: Eines der stärksten Alben des Jahres, mit dem sich ORPHANAGE getrost als Hollands Nummer eins bezeichnen dürfen.

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