Artist: Crimson Glory
Label: Spitfire
Release Date: 10/19/99
Average Rating: 4.5
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Title: Astronomica Artist: Crimson Glory Label: Spitfire Release Date: 10/19/99 |
There are currently 2 Reader Reviews of this album.
Average Rating: 4.5 Go to Judgment Committee Reviews of this Album |
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Submitted by Musashi (1/13/00):
Wow! I almost forgot I owned this little gem! My friend at Spitfire Records sent me a promo back in August or September. I remember listening to it and thinking it was pretty cool but maybe not heavy enough compared to Testament's The Gathering.After rediscovering Astronomica today and giving it a few more spins and reading the reviews, I must agree that it is a solid album. It doesn't blow me away musically, but the songs are good-- really good. The vocals kick ass, although I must admit, I get tired of the high register screaming. Wade Black is tasteful. He doesn't abuse his upper register. He uses his whole range and punctuates certain parts with ear shattering screams. It's, dare I say, musical!
I still won't go so far as to say I am a Crimson Glory fan, but I like Astronomica and think it is a 4 skull album.
Submitted by The Associate (1/9/00):
Yes! Yes! Fucking A, Yes!! The galaxy’s most kick ass Melodic Metal band has finally returned and allows us to once again bask in its divine resplendence! Crimson Glory... merely mentioning the name gives me chills. The fond memories of Transcendence come flooding back, as Crimson Glory was always a band that could make you feel like you were being caught in a musical whirlwind which defied both time and space. Astronomica continues this grandiose tradition of metaphysical travel with ten brand new tracks of prophetic wisdom. Songwriting-wise, CG has added elements of progression and flamboyant technical genius to their repertoire and mesmerizes you with riveting anthems, soul-piercing ballads and complacent compositions, all of which are lyrically loomed over by Otherworldly themes. New vocalist Wade "War Machine" Black, fills Midnight’s shoes as best he can (though no one could possibly ever match Midnight’s golden throated luminescence) and reminds us of a holy blend of Ripper Owens’ (JUDAS PRIEST) raging wails and Charles Rytkonen’s (LEFAY) dismal melancholy. Many of the album’s songs have already grafted themselves to various parts of my brain, causing a symbiotic relationship between myself and the essence of Astronomica! The lead-off track, "March To Glory," originally composed by New Age mogul ENYA, depicts the ignorance and ironic glorification of war throughout the years on this planet. "War Of The World" is a punchy, aggressive, bass-fluent war cry from alien beings against the Earth. "Edge Of Forever" echoes heavily of TESTAMENT’s "Return To Serenity" and is a somber piece questioning the afterlife. "The Other Side Of Midnight" might as well be called "Lost Reflection, Part II," because it continues the cryptic tale of the darkness within one’s soul, accompanied by quite a haunting melody! The album comes to a head with "Cydonia," which tells of a region of Mars that may have at one time been inhabited...or may still be! The music within the song also rings of a hopeful future, where knowledge prevails over ignorance and wisdom is achieved through experience! Astronomica is a necessity for Metal to successfully traverse to the next millenium.
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