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 5. Ultima Thule 

 6. At The Crystal Stairs Of Winter 

 7. To Wield The Tempest's Hilt 

 8. In The Garden Of The Wounded King   

 9. Triumphant 

10. Ye Cloude Of Unknowing 

11. Spectres From The Sea

Gianluigi Girardi 

Melodic Vocals

Emanuele Rastelli

Guitars, Bass, Keyboards and Vocals

Mattia Stancioiu 

Drums and Programming

Guest female vocals by Milena Saracino

CROWN OF AUTUMN: "Splendours From The Dark"                      

Recorded and mixed by Mattia Stancioiu at Elnor Studio. Mastered by Jurgen Lusky at House Of Audio Studio.
Artwork and Layout by Federico Rebusso.    

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 My Kingdom Music 

Pearl of Folk Gothic Metal.

I cant but remember this “underground” Italian band that in 1997 realized a very enchanting album …that in that year was very appreciated from all those who liked this kind of sound; After then….I never heard any longer about them, but, with my big surprise, I see that they’re back and, under the wing of Francesco Palumbo and its MKM, they have realized a very good come back!
As  in the past, the new album is  influenced by gothic metal, medieval folk, rock, and prog. This trio comes back with an album that makes me nostalgic of and let me remind of that sweet jewel called “The Treasure Arcane”.
They  never have abandoned  their main influence  and this album is another pearl of folk gothic metal that will be the joy of all fans who appreciate this style!

The guest vocals of Milena Saracino adds value to the great approach made by the two singers Gianlugi Girardi (melodic voice), Emanuele Rastelli (growl)..but also guitars, bass….The trio is completed by Mattia Stancioiu…that is also Labyrinth’s drummer!!!!

The album doesn’t get a very production and in my personal opinion it’s the most important problem, because besides it, I have to say that band gets very good ideas and is able to mix in a wise way …gothic , metal and folk and shadows of prog…without  ever making the listeners bored…

The album goes from deep and dark  sensations to a finicky search of different atmospheres …that can be mellow but also full of wildness….
There are shadows of a lot of famous bands and …as I said before, the essence of this music is in the message…full of depth expressed by affected lyrics…and I’m sure that a song like “Ultima Thule” could be appreciated  not only by gothic metal fans…  

 There are surely very heavy moments like “At The Crystal Stars Of Winter” that remind of their debut album…but on the whole I say that this band is another precious one that I hope will amaze us for the future….
This album is very good but the production is not up to the value of the songs…so  I hope they’ll improve this  aspect in the future.

8/10

written  by Salvo Russo 

Salvo Russo is editor for gryphonmetal.ch since 2001.

He is based in Italy, reachable at this e-mail address nightofdreams@hotmail.it.

03.08.2011

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