DARKSEED “Spellcraft” /Digipack CD/

Remastered re-release of the second full-length album by the cult German Gothic Doom Metal band.
Bavarian quintet Darkseed have successfully married modern Death Metal with elements of Progressive Rock, 80's radio Metal, 70's riffery and Gothic overtones. It's a winning combination that makes for one of the most satisfying Metal albums in recent memory.
One of the first things you notice about Darkseed is their unique combination of vocal styles: clean, high-pitched male vocals give way to growling and thunderous bombast, followed in turn by a counterpoint female interlude. This arrangement is laid on top of some very complicated, very mature songwriting, which moves from acoustic guitar to keyboard to Metal guitar with fluid ease, and then back again. The lyrics are dreamy and ethereal, and are written with the flair of high poetry.
While Darkseed is certainly not the first band to add Gothic keyboards and female vocals to Heavy Metal, they may be the first to do it so well in the short-song format. These are three to four minute tunes, each of which carries the majesty of a church organ taken over by a madman and his guitar-wielding friends. Especially notable are "Self Pity Sick," a brilliant choice for the "Death...Is Just The Beginning" compilation, and "Senca", a strange song with a bizarre climactic vocal interplay. "Be Ever Heard," aside from an opening that makes you fear that someone has slipped a Ted Nugent disc in your player, features some vocals that you would swear belong to Geddy Lee.
It's a terribly diverse album, with a varied sound that makes it interesting to listen to countless times over!!
Digitally 24-Bit remastered re-edition on 24kt Gold CD!
Nuclear Blast GmbH/Metal Mind Productions, 1997/2008 (MASS CD 1161 DG). Made in Poland.


Tracklist:
1. Craft Her Spell     1:31 
2. Fall Whatever Falls     4:20 
3. Self Pity Sick     4:05 
4. You Will Come     4:11 
5. That Kills My Herat     3:46 
6. Be Ever Heard     3:20 
7. Walk In Me     4:12 
8. Spirits     4:44 
9. Nevermight     3:49 
10. Senca     4:30 
Bonus Track:
11. Chariot Wheels     4:52
Total playing time: 43:20