Blind Stare – 2005 Symphony Of Delusions

3 Comments 2009-11-13 lovedark 802 views 金属极端 Extreme/Black Metal

www.lovedark.com 乐队名称：Blind Stare
提供专辑：2005 Symphony Of Delusions
音乐风格：旋死
所在国籍：芬兰
推荐指数：★★★★★

专辑介绍：近段时间在重温的另一张旋律死亡金属佳作，依然是来自伟大的金属国度——芬兰。这支名叫Blind Stare的乐团成立于芬兰旧都图尔库，其实算是一支历练相当丰富的老团。乐团在成立前期发行了一大批EP和Demo之后，终于才大器晚成的于2005年发行了这张正式专辑《Symphony Of Delusions》，让乐团倍受好评。“Blind Stare於1999年成立，原始团员是吉他手Anders Öström、另一位吉他手Heikki Raisio和鼓手Henry Valkonen，不久贝斯手Tuomas也相继加入，於是就开始了’地下活动’(underground)在欧盟各国建立起不小的名气。2001年春天延揽主唱Eino Tuominen，这时他们的音乐风格以旋律死亡金属为主要乐风，之后键盘手Zacharias E. Aarnio 前来报到，於是乐风转由趋近叙事史诗，经过一段磨合期，由於创作理念的差异，Henry、Heikki、Tuomas三人相继离团，取合代之的是吉他手Jaakko Lehtinen 、鼓手Timo Palokankare和贝斯手Kalle Lahti，这时他们相继录製一些试听带寄至各大唱片公司，辛苦耕耘是有代价的，於是Blind Stare被西班牙金属大厂Arisemetal相中，2004年10月与之签下一纸出版合约，2005年五月处女作” Symphony Of Delusions”发表。由於多年的表演经验，团员默契十足，作品表现的一鸣惊人，难怪欧洲各大金属杂誌都给几乎满分的高度评价。”(介绍转自网络)

This album is a piece of unique melodic death metal, drawing it’s sound from a variety of influences, of which the most clear one is Kalmah.So what makes it different? In my opinion, it’s the diversity in the songs. This is what diffrenciates this album from generic melodic death metal, which can be quite monotonous. The use of keyboards on the album is extensive. Of all the instruments, the keyboard stands out the best.On the music front, the guitars are very well played, with timely and diverse riffing. Influence is drawn from many genres of metal, including speed, folk and industrial metal. The production is clear, making it easy to lose yourself in the music.

Another highlight of this album is the effects. For example, at about 2:30 in “The Black Letter” the riffing has an almost industrial feel to it. In the beginning of “Thornhearts”, an orchestral feeling dominates. “All For The Unspoken” begins with a heavy, almost melancholic note. Soon, insane riffing follows.Apart from this, the vocals are a show of great skill as well. Many songs are a perfect blend of growls, clean singing and screams.Overall, this is a revolutionary piece of melodic death metal, and is a must-buy for fans of the genre.Highlight Tracks : All For The Unspoken, Shotgun Symphony