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And yet what you've described is something that doesn't fit so nicely into the typical goth metal style. This is a great album. And no mention of Waldemar Sorychta?

You should stop reviewing tons of albums each week. No way you can be objective enough. Not trying to be a dick, either.

Typical (fem-fronted) Goth Metal bands don't have male musicians and a sexy female frontperson? News to me. And Waldemar Sorychta? I'm assuming he produced it, something that wasn't mentioned in the promotional material, and even so, so what? He's not exactly a big enough name to warrant mention.

My problems with this album were, as mentioned, the songs being too samey. Don't you find that? Is being objective ignoring what I found from this album after multiple listens? I got it weeks back and have listened all the way through at least four or five times. I'm perfectly objective.

You think like a Hot Topic turd. This is music.


You serious? For his production alone, he's worth a mention. He's one of the top guys out there.


I have no issues with you disliking the album, of course. I simply read you say A, but then describe B.

I just stumbled upon this while surfing around lala.com today looking for new stuff that I may have missed out on. I began listening to it and wondered if MR had written a review yet and look what I found. Zad, I understand your point of view in your review but 'ole Ken does make a good case. I liked the album because it wasn't the same 'run o' the mill' female fronted gothic driven nonsense. There were enough musical twists to keep me interested and her voice is distinct enough to stave off comparisons to other female singers. I felt the same way the first time I listened to Ebony Ark's first CD.

Anyway, for what it's worth I like album and I'm glad to see that MR had already provided a review.

Cheers but I'll defend this forever. Ken basically whined because I didn't give it the 10 points extra he would have. I genuinely found the choruses too samey, and that was enough to take those points off, and I made that clear. Autumn do much better things with Goth Metal, checked them out yet?

I have. I bought 'My New Time' and enjoyed it. I haven't picked up their latest 'Altitude' yet. I'll jump over to lala and give it a listen right now. BTW, I don't dispute the right to your opinion at all. I certainly understand how music affects the listener differently. Thanks for the review all the same sir.

Altitude is miles above My New Time (pun intended!). Check out my review, says it all.

First off, I didn't whine. Secondly, I only replied because your review is contradictory shit. =) It's a clear indication of a reviewer just going through the motions, loving the act of people reading his words but not caring about what those actual words say.

Like I said, stop reviewing so many albums each week.

You should stop being such a douche. Zad, in my opinion, handles reviews fairly well and has turned me on to NUMEROUS bands I would have never heard of otherwise ( Same goes for a lot of the reviewers here ). He, like anyone else doing a review, is going to have an opinion. Naturally, not everyone is going to agree on it.

If you disagree, that's awesome. Share your thoughts, but why do you always gotta start with the insults right off the bat?

I replied to the wahhh it's contradictory point earlier, nice of you to say the same thing twice. Just going through the motions, indeed. Meanie.

Cheers for the kind words, Evil Dead.

Insults? I should hope Zad knows I'm not insulting him. I'm taking some friendly jabs at him, that's all. If you don't know that...well, that's your own fault. Zad can handle himself when it comes to me; he's been doing fine for like 5 years now.

Despite the way it may appear, I like Zad and I think he's a good reviewer. However, having been in the reviewing game for nearly as long as Zad has been alive, I don't for a second believe Zad is giving albums enough playtime to properly—and more importantly accurately—review them. Simple as that. My opinion. Everything else is just friendly banter despite the way it may appear.

Well, it appears I needed to repeat myself since you clearly didn't read what I wrote.


Surely I said no such thing.

Male musicians and a female singer are quite common in the Gothic Metal market right now. What, just because they have a Moonspeller on bass or are from Portugal that changes all that? I was contrasting different aspects of the band with how they fit within the genre, and never once contradicted myself. Read it properly!

And yes, I think you're just bitching because I gave this a pretty good score instead of the great one you would have. Funny how you're the only one to mention this 'inaccuracy' of mine, and funny how you only find the slightest provocation once a blue moon...

BTW, I am rather insulted at being associated with Hot Topic by you when 1. I've never been inside one and 2. you think Korn's debut is a classic. That's the pot calling the kettle black, that is.

You basically said this band your typical goth metal band, but then went on to describe a band and album that is quite different from the typical goth metal band. That's the very definition of a contradiction.


I'm not bitching at all. Just trying to keep you honest.


Hot Topic is a cool store. They have great shirts. Nothing wrong with the store, actually, it's the mentality of those kids that shop there that is annoying.

You reviewed an album of music, but your justification of what makes them typical goth metal is because they have "male musicians and a sexy female frontperson." That has nothing to do with music.

Thus you are a Hot Topic turd.

Balls to all that.



Note the last three words, underlined and coloured in red for your ease. IE, although they might SEEM to be the usual goth malarkey, if you listen to the album you'll see that is wrong. I go on to describe exactly how they're different. Do you even bother to read the reviews properly? I know there are a lot of them, but a bit of attention might not go amiss. PWNED. Keep me honest, ha.

Really? Just for the record, those three words don't help you at all. Regardless of their presence, you're still insisting this album is typical goth metal for the most part. And again, what you go on to describe is anything but that.

Where do I insist that? I even tag it Dark Metal, ffs.

"...Witchbreed fit in easily to the usual Gothic Metal B-set..."

Will someone please find me a facepalm picture to insert here? Ken, read the entire sentence, you numpty:

"From their male musicians to their sexy female frontperson, Witchbreed fit in easily to the usual Gothic Metal B-set, and yet a good listen to debut full-length Heretic Rapture dispels that somewhat."

I'm saying that ON THE SURFACE FROM A CASUAL PERUSAL Witchbreed would seem to be part of the Goth yadda, but if you actually listen to the album that impression is dispelled. So I'm saying musically this is NOT typically Goth Metal. Christ almighty.