Leaves’ Eyes
Elegy (Napalm)
by Scott Hefflon
Goth metal/dark metal/whatever is easy to do reasonably well. There are a ton of filler bands, and they’re all quite pleasant to listen to, even if you can’t tell them apart, and you can’t remember a melody or song title or lyric 30 seconds after it’s gone. It’s mood music, romantic and lush, and like a good kiss or caress, no one moment really stands out, it’s all good.
Elegy is a six-song mini-CD following up last Fall’s glorious Lovelorn, and a teaser for this summer’s Vinland Saga concept album. Anyone into Evanescence, Lacuna Coil, Theatre of Tragedy (Liv’s previous band) oughtta dig this, or if you ever thought Clannad/Enya/Dead Can Dance would sound pretty bad-ass with plodding metal guitars mixed in the back, well, here ya are.
(www.napalmrecords.com)