Cadaveria – Silence

Black metal is something I’ve started to get into recently. So when I was asked to review Silence, the fifth full length release by Italian black metal / gothic metal musician Cadaveria and her band, I jumped at the chance.

Opening track “Velo (The Other Side Of Hate)” grabbed my interest by the throat straight from the off, with a relentless and fast paced funeral dirge that has moments of thrashy riffs and others of haunting soundscapes. The first time I heard it I honestly wasn’t sure what to make of it. Was it black metal? And if not, what the hell was it? Whatever it was, I liked it a lot, so I kept listening.

And the more of the album I heard the more apparent it became that it’s actually impossible to classify the album under a specific genre. Yes, it’s black metal in some places, but it’s also gothic metal, symphonic black metal, and even death metal in others. As a result, this is an incredibly interesting and entertaining album – because Cadaveria perfectly combine all those different styles to create a unique sound of their own that I find really refreshing.

The band have created an amazing musical tapestry of extreme music with passages of haunting horror and others of near brutality, but it’s all done in a catchy as hell you-can’t-get-these-riffs-out-of-your-head way.

And throughout the album Cadaveria’s vocals are simply amazing – switching between a beautiful clean style and a rasping witch-like one so effortlessly that you find yourself doubting that it’s actually just one person.

If you’re a fan of black or gothic metal, or just fancy listening to an album where the band aren’t afraid to try something a little different, then I would highly recommend picking yourself up a copy of Silence. I will definitely be checking out Cadaveria’s back catalogue, and will be watching her future releases with real interest. Awesome stuff !!

Score: 9 out of 10

ALBUM INFO

Tracklist
1. Velo (The Other Side Of Hate)
2. Carnival of Doom
3. Free Spirit
4. The soul That Doesn’t Sleep
5. Existence
6. Out Loud
7. Death, Again
8. Exercise
9. Almost Ghostly
10. Loneliness
11. Strangled Idols

Record Label
Scarlet Records

Release Date
18 November 2014

Links
http://www.cadaveria.com
https://www.facebook.com/cadaveria