The new Macbeth era has begun…This album revels a band grown and wise, that has found into Classic Gothic tunes his dimension.
It’s no easy to be agreeable playing this hackneyed style, but this new album made them follow in Lacuna Coil’s footsteps and it sounds good and will be surely appreciated from the fans.

Most of you will (after a first listening) surely say that this album tries to recover early Lacuna Coil and Theatre Of Tragedy atmosphere; Even the sound traces that style, but we can’t but admit that if you look over this, these songs are absolutely agreeable.
I really appreciate their new course, and the way they dug out again this mood;
Most of Old Gothic bands turned their style into Alternative Nu Metal ( such as Lacuna Coil) or into a more Symphonic style (see Within Temptation) , but Macbeth seems to not take care about the actual musical trend; they are doing what they feel and this is great for me.
The production is not so majestic, it sounds as if this album was produced in 2004/2005, but it’s not a big problem!

Let’s start listening the opener “Scent Of Winter” in which Morena and Andreas immediately shows their good vocal approach to the atmosphere of the song.
The second track gets the power of pure gothic metal and it shows a mature band who’s able to give importance to the mood in a very perfect way; the vocal duet and the work made by rhythmic session, supported by a great guitar and an amazing keyboard !
I really like the magical “Last night in Shanghai” who reminds me of Lacuna Coil (In a Reverie era).A great gothic atmosphere in which you can’t but notice and appreciate a well-finished work for what concern arrangements.

There’s space also for the absolutely Modern Gothic Metal “Little Spark” who puts in evidence a great refrain sung with an exceptional growl by Andreas.
Another great shot is “Dogma” in which I can’t but notice how they become so “fluent” dealing with classic gothic atmosphere! I really like the great refrain in which you notice the great duet between Morena and Andreas; he still confirm to have a great growl, but also good clean ones; Morena gets also a very original and agreeable timbre who perfectly fits into Gothic tunes .
“Void Of Light” and “Opaque” are a dive into Theatre of Tragedy(1997-2000) style; another two fair songs in which the vocals seems to not miss the target; the band is able to create good songs, reminding to those legendary bands but without being an imitation.
Another good song is the last of the album “The Archetype” that is the perfect example of Gothic Metal ten years ago, well made and here proposed again in a great way…a song that still found the perfect groove.

What can I add more? I like the arrangements and the keyboard sound; I really hope they will count on a better production that nowadays is essential in order to make the difference, but besides it, I can affirm that this is a more than ever good album.