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"Be My God" Lullacry |
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First thought upon hearing the opening surge of "Embrace Me" is that at long last Heart's finally made their historic comeback! Shortly thereafter it's clear that Lullacry's resemblance to Heart, while comparable, turns the power up just a tad more and true to their word, this is "Heavy Rock so play it loud!" Coincident with female vocalist's
Tanya's entrance into the band, Lullacry, Finnish and formerly
darker, "coarser" as their name once suggested, took more to
the melody, tapped And while there'll be no confusing
Lullacry with the likes of a Lacuna Coil or operatically inclined
Theater of Tragedy types, an accurate comparison to Holland's The Gathering
or on the more propulsive side, Synergy, Tanya's savage yet soothing
voice soaring high above the median on the driven "Embrace Me,"
the seductive strains of "Be My God" This is a very "Metal" album in the traditional sense-heavy dual guitar work and harmony, strong beats-a Gothic beauty and thunderous beast that works about as well as anything you've heard from their likeness before them-admittedly there's the sometimes too formulaic approach lent to predictability-I mean it'll take maybe four or five tracks but you'll be mouthing the chorus before they've even gotten to it yet… There's no denying the Finn's their right to darkness only here they've managed to rein in a shining bright light that should help Lullacry extend further from the start without expending their integrity as so many other enlightened minds before them. This CD is released by Century
Media Records. Review by Vinnie Apicella [va85@columbia.edu] |