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Artist: RISE OF THE
FALLEN
Album: Bloodline
Year: 2007
Rise of the Fallen is a Canadian band that’s already
existing since 2000. According to the biography they’re
influenced by bands like Einsturzende Neubaten and Joy
Division. The project was created because they wanted to
create some stuff that had the intensity of the pre-computerized
music blended with modern electro textures without
falling in any clichès. Like usually, the biography was
filled with some vague descriptions about their own band
and music, of which I won’t bother you on this matter.
The Bloodline EP is the latest release, and it’s
released by Golem Records in 2006. And it’s, like most
EP’s, a prelude to a full-lenght release.
The first track is the album version of ‘Bloodline’. It
opens with some very atmospheric musical works, to get
accompanied by dark vocal lines and powerful guitarwork.
Its a gentle and dark track in vein of their bigger
influences, but with much more creativity hidden in the
musical parts. ‘Tachutonium’ is a bit slower. It
consists of marching drumparts, cold keyworks and
strong, distorted guitar parts. Next up comes ‘Hyena
(Mutation)’. It continues to walk on the same path as
the preverious songs. Guitarwork that’s darker than
dark, and sampling that’s even darker. Deep and dark
vocal lines. Excellent stuff. ‘Rapture’ consists of dark
electronic couplets and a powerful and atmospheric
chorus. There are also some female vocals hidden here
and there. ‘Indiscipline’ is more guitar based. The
guitar riff is very powerful, and the bashing drum parts
give the song a certain brutality. The electronic
intermezzo after about 2:20 is very well placed.
‘Diluvian’ is again more electronic based. It reminds me
a little to Samael here and there, which is not a bad
compliment. Next track surprised me a lot, because I
didn’t expect to hear an Adam cover on the album... and,
they even picked my favourite track too. The cover
version is the opposite of the dark and brutal
electronic attitude of the original, although it still
has the same atmosphere. The cover song sounds like a
track of themselves, which is the biggest compliment a
coversong can get. Another cover song comes up next:
‘Sun Goes Down’ (Killing Joke). Unfortunately I don’t
know the original track, but I must say that the cover
version took a big impression on me. Total old school
darkness with danceable drum rhytms, excellent vocal
parts and heavy guitars. ‘Armilius (Transfiguration)’ is
an instrumental intermezzo track, followed by another
version of ‘Bloodline’. It turns out to be a more EBM
based remix of the title track, which could be nice for
a cyber party. The final track is an Unholy remix of the
song ‘Succubus’, done by Adam. It’s a dark electro mix
like we’re used to of Adam, without losing a touch of
the original song.
To be honest, I never heard of Rise of the Fallen
before, but what a very big shame that was. True, this
ain’t stuff I listen to every day, but does it has to
spoil the fun? Of course not. Fans of the old school
gothic stuff like Christian Death, Killing Joke, Clan of
Xymox, etc.: let me present your new Gods: Rise of the
Fallen. I can’t already wait for the debut album!
Vote: 92 / 100
Review by: Gerardo |
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01. Bloodline (Album
Version)
02. Tachutonium
03. Hyena (Mutation)
04. Rapture
05. Indiscipline
06. Diluvian
07. Voodoo Nation (Blood
& Earth)
08. Sun Goes Down
09. Armilius
(Transfiguration)
10. Bloodline
(Xenomorphic)
11. Succubus (Unholy
Remix) |
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