Press release promised something very interesting. Of course here we've got it but for MY DYING BRIDE heritage. The album is not very long and not very catching. Three band members (keyboardist, a girl with bass and vocalist/guitar player) perform death doom with industrial elements and perfect lyrics. One can hear English, Italian, Czech and German languages and at Opus Noctis track two languages entwined. The last track Raben Nutte is Sestra version performed by a guest vocalist from Prague. And without booklet it would be very hard to familiarize languages. I also believe that music should come first, still many doom fans will like the album a lot, I am not sure about death metal fans.
GARDENS OF GEHENNA
Mechanism Masochism (2003)
Label: Prophecy Productions/CD-Maximum
★★★½ 7/10
By Kashey
Track Listing
- A Dissonant Prelude to Divine Decay
- The Downfall of Jezira
- Demon’s Diaspora
- Sestra
- Gods of Gloom
- Opus Noctis
- Blood Dark Floods
- The Anatomy of Melancholy
- Dark Angel
- RabenNutte