Krypteria - Bloodangel's Cry
Amid the four year history of Krypteria, this is the first effort that can be qualified as a metal album, by any standard. Behind its conception is a couple of pop/rock albums with perhaps trace elements of what could be a slowed down power metal album, loaded up with heavy orchestration and electronic additives, but nothing that would scream substantial to the typical consumer of the post-Helloween scene. To be perfectly frank, "Bloodangel's Cry" is more of a straight up heavy metal album in the vein of early 90s Dio, though with an angelic voice that still carries the pop trappings of previous efforts.
In comparison to a number of similarly labeled acts such as Nightwish or Epica, this is much more along the lines of a straight away metal album where the guitars tends to be emphasized strongly, and with a much more streamlined songwriting approach. Barring the exception of "At The Gates Of Retribution", which ventures into something of a true Gothic/doom groove at a punishingly slow tempo and channels elements of early Within Temptation, just about every song on here takes on a very rudimentary formula, shifting from verse to chorus in a very predictable fashion and offering up the occasional lead break. Surprisingly enough, despite showing a wildly restrained approach to soloing, Chris Siemons proves quite apt at tearing up the fret board, almost like a modern answer to Craig Goldie.
For the most part, this album tends to come off as a stripped down version of Epica, particularly "Consign To Oblivion" in terms of its orchestral atmosphere and relatively mid-paced tendencies. The only thing that really doesn't command images of the musical collaborations of Mark Jansen and Simone Simmons is the laid back riffing approach, chugging in a very straight line grooving fashion and avoiding any of the elaborate thrashing gallops common to Jansen's repertoire. "Scream" and "All Systems Go" incorporate the occasional speed metal element, but for the most part this album tends to either coast in mid-tempo groove land or slow down to a ballad-like crawl. Nothing quite jumps out as being really gripping in the memorable department, though "Lost" puts in a familiar sounding chorus section that reminds of a number of 80s songs that I can't immediately recall, most of them by female fronted pop outfits, though this version at least has a chunky bottom end to it.
This is one of those albums that qualifies as adequate to moderately entertaining, but it tends to get old quickly as there are few tricks to keep one guessing after multiple listens. The lyrical content is fairly sappy, not to mention that the vocal work sounds frighteningly close to Anette Olzon, but this is actually a step up from what Nightwish is currently churning out. Generally Krypteria is defined by their inconsistency, but this is an example of them being consistent, and is one of the albums that would be worth getting, at least after hearing everything that Mark Jansen and most of what Sander Gommans has been involved in.
copas from http://www.metal-archives.com/reviews/Krypteria/Bloodangel%27s_Cry/140060/
Tracklsit:
1. All Systems Go 04:09
2. The Promise 04:07
3. Time to Bring the Pain 04:50
4. Somebody Save Me 04:58
5. Scream 04:26
6. Lost 04:36
7. Out of Tears 03:55
8. I Can't Breathe 03:20
9. The Night All Angels Cry 06:44
10. Dream Yourself Far Away 03:58
11. Sweet Revenge 04:49
12. At the Gates of Retribution 10:03
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