Atrium Noctis
Aeterni
Sliptrick Records
I thought that sound from previous album (Home-2010) of the band was a little behind their time and needed a little push for better understanding their music but no... Aeterni still, has quite similar production to that album but they have better songs. This time, Atrium Noctis answers to me through music with more persuasion. I understand that it is what they have chosen to do, what the band is about and it is not a sound that define them above all. That`s OK, I can accept that now but you should know that they do not sound like Dimmu Borgir super productions. Instead, they offer more organic and obscure sounds and such.
Aeterni is a metal album with basic keyboard parts that creates bombastic atmosphere at some points but mostly, it is element that surrounds music with deep, dark aura and sort of melancholy. Keyboards on behalf of female vocals have touch of symphonic metal. All those go very well with black metal side of the band, which are guitars parts...Those are based on fairly melodic but also gloomy, atmospheric riffs. However, along with guitars go interesting orchestrations and hymns. ATRIUM NOCTIS sometimes sounds like music in pantomime theater, in times that remember knights but they do not dare to have much of the comedy on Aeterni.
Black metal vocals are very important on the album as well. For elevating the sound of Atrium Noctis with another shade of darkness. Vocalist have that well known black metal expression and is a little wicked with his distinct, German words. This band has had some folk and pagan metal influences before which you can hear again in ADE I and in few other songs, too. Really; they do not care if their music is black, doom, epic or anything like that in its momentum. In fact, this is dark and diverse album when comes to genres but rather simplistic which I find as their strong side for myself. I think, it is generally best description but you have to remember that they have some other music surprises for you if you are into classical music and famous compositors...
...Lyrics of the songs varies from stories about creatures like Leviathan to story about Zerberon who punishes lost souls in the underworld and keep them away from everlasting peace...
... I received a hand written letter from one of the band member and while a lot of people have stopped doing this nowadays... I am telling you, the words written on piece of paper, have magical, dark feeling attached to it, like in old times! Thank you Hydra...
Line-up:
Hein – voc
Kalliope – voc
Sturm – guitar
Rhadamanthys – guitar
Tyratus – guitar
Hydra Gorgonia – keyboards
Nemrod – drums
Track list:
01. Datura Noir
02. Zerberons Erwachen
03. AD I
04. Leviathan
05. AD II
06. Die Nacht des Falken
07. ADE
Review by Slawek Migacz
Added:21.11.2017
Aeterni is a metal album with basic keyboard parts that creates bombastic atmosphere at some points but mostly, it is element that surrounds music with deep, dark aura and sort of melancholy. Keyboards on behalf of female vocals have touch of symphonic metal. All those go very well with black metal side of the band, which are guitars parts...Those are based on fairly melodic but also gloomy, atmospheric riffs. However, along with guitars go interesting orchestrations and hymns. ATRIUM NOCTIS sometimes sounds like music in pantomime theater, in times that remember knights but they do not dare to have much of the comedy on Aeterni.
Black metal vocals are very important on the album as well. For elevating the sound of Atrium Noctis with another shade of darkness. Vocalist have that well known black metal expression and is a little wicked with his distinct, German words. This band has had some folk and pagan metal influences before which you can hear again in ADE I and in few other songs, too. Really; they do not care if their music is black, doom, epic or anything like that in its momentum. In fact, this is dark and diverse album when comes to genres but rather simplistic which I find as their strong side for myself. I think, it is generally best description but you have to remember that they have some other music surprises for you if you are into classical music and famous compositors...
...Lyrics of the songs varies from stories about creatures like Leviathan to story about Zerberon who punishes lost souls in the underworld and keep them away from everlasting peace...
... I received a hand written letter from one of the band member and while a lot of people have stopped doing this nowadays... I am telling you, the words written on piece of paper, have magical, dark feeling attached to it, like in old times! Thank you Hydra...
Line-up:
Hein – voc
Kalliope – voc
Sturm – guitar
Rhadamanthys – guitar
Tyratus – guitar
Hydra Gorgonia – keyboards
Nemrod – drums
Track list:
01. Datura Noir
02. Zerberons Erwachen
03. AD I
04. Leviathan
05. AD II
06. Die Nacht des Falken
07. ADE
Review by Slawek Migacz
Added:21.11.2017
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