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Ava Inferi
Blood of Bacchus
Genres: Pop, Rock, Metal

Track Listings (9) - Disc #1
1. Truce
2. Last Sign Of Summer
3. Colours Of The Dark
4. Black Wings
5. Appeler Les Loups
6. Be Damned
7. Tempestade
8. Blood Of Bacchus
9. Memoirs

CD Details

All Artists: Ava Inferi
Title: Blood of Bacchus
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: 101 DISTRIBUTION
Release Date: 6/2/2009
Album Type: Import
Genres: Pop, Rock, Metal
Style:
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 822603120127

Synopsis

Album Description

2009 release, the third album from the Portuguese Metal band. With Blood of Bacchus Ava Inferi serve the musical equivalent to a brilliant wine. Utmost pleasing to the aural palate are the rich and sweet vocals added by Portuguese singer Carmen Simes. Her beautifully clear and emotional singing has already gained her several guest appearances with Moonspell, but it is only in Ava Inferi that her beautiful voice is unleashed to its full potential. A darker tint is added to the barrel by renowned guitarist/songwriter Rune Eriksen, who has changed the course of Norwegian Black Metal with his work for legendary Mayhem. Yet in Ava Inferi, the listener tastes a far more subtle balance born out of a unique blending of Doom and Gothic Metal influences, but always remaining faithful to Eriksen's distinctive style, which is a far cry from any average verse/chorus structure. Nine tracks. Season Of Mist.

CD Reviews

Glorious goth, stunning vocal artistery

Bodhi Heeren | Copenhagen | 06/03/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The Portuguese-Norwegian band Ava Inferi may be labeled as goth metal, but really there scope is far beyond that. Making some highly unique and captivating music that really defies categorization.

The mastermind behind the band is Rune Eriksen (aka Blasphemer in his days with Mayhem). Not only a highly inventive and versatile guitarist and an interesting and adventurous composer (not really so much a songwriter). But also a highly accomplished producer giving "Blood Of Bacchus" a clean, clear and very 'big' sound where every instrument stands well defined in the mix. Not least to the benefit of Jaime Ferreira's bass, deep and melodic and far from the average metal basssound.

But the really star of the show is the formidable vocal talents of Carmen Simoes. Quite simply a stunning singer, very technical and able to reach some incredible high soprano notes with absolute accuracy. But a real artist, using her voice like an instrument and also sensual whispers and tribal-like chanting. Simoes who has worked with Monspell has also written the rather gloomy lyrics.

There is some classical influences, not least in the use of cello. And a fine guestspot from the illustrious Garm (from Ulver).

Quite simply spellbinding and highly recommended to everyone into edge-seeking and visionary music.

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