Lullacry - Weeper´s Aeon demo I 1998
1) Whisper in the Chaos
2) Weeper´s Aeon
3) The Autumn
4) I Will Make My Paradise
RGhost
Today's post is yet another thing from master Sorvali's hoard he sent me last year, thanks as usual and yes, it might seem a neverending trove but we are nearing the bottom of that vault. This is also probably an unexpected name to pop up as Lullacry got pretty well-known in the mainstream media as well before calling it quits last year (2014). Some folks may remember Coarse from which Lullacry evolved, they initially played death metal that got more and more melodic over time and actually some of the material from the later demos was re-recorded for the Lullacry debut album. The switch to female vocals from male grunts (though I haven't heard the late Coarse demos so I'm not sure if they were death metal vox or clean ones or a mix then) was a large enough change to warrant a new name. A reasonable move in my opinion. Full cover scans included.
I was slightly surprised to notice they never re-released the demo material as bands have been doing for a while now, to be honest I was under the impression the "Legacy: 1998-2014" compilation would have it but nope, that's not the case. Three of the songs here were used on the debut album, the title track seems to be exclusive to this release. I've never actively followed Lullacry so I can't honestly make very good comparisons between the demo and later album material, despite having seen them live several times (drunk, naturally) and having been subjected to quite a bit of second hand listening (plenty of that drunk as well). However, I can say the material here is still clearly metal (I am under the impression they went basically hard rock at some point), with some traces of the melodeath past, heavy metal and a gothic overall feel. To which Tanya's (aka Whisper Lilith of Soulgrind and formerly Gloomy Grim) vocals admittedly contribute a lot. The riffing brings to mind stuff like later Sentenced and at times Amorphis, to do extremely easy and lazy name drops here. And yup, Lullacry was more or less part of the same bunch of bands as Tanya's other bands and this demo was actually recorded at Lord Heikkinen's studio. And someone called Ville Valo offered some vocal assistance. Kind of easy listening, casual, fit-for-radio-play material, not very exciting in my opinion but not too bad or annoying either. Makes me a bit curious to try again some of their albums.
What would you like next? The options this time are:
More death metal! - 0
Even more gothic metal!! - 1
Lo-fi German demo racket!!! - 1
Curiosities of the Orient!!!! - 3 - WIN
Greek stuff!!!!! - 1
Leave a comment and exert your will to shape the future to your liking!
14 kommenttia:
gothic metal plz
Gothic metal? Well, that's one vote!
I will place a vote in for an oddity of Eastern origins.
Thanks for this brother Velkaarn & Master Henu \m/ Now I could throw away another tape from my collection :)
I would like to see something Greek-BM... little bit sarcasm you know ;)
Anyway... must go, but thanks for all the latests post on your mighty blog!
Gentlemen, you're welcome and thanks for your votes! One for each of gothic metal, treasures of the East and Greek (BM) stuff so far.
Lo-fi German demo racket
Thank you, this seems to be an evenly divided bout.
Thank you sirs Sorvali and Velkaarn. Haven't listened to this yet, as I will first cast my vote for Curiosities from the Orient. Since apparently there is no BM from Zambia, which I didn't see on the list.
@king:
You're welcome and thanks for the vote, that puts the Oriental option to lead. The voting will end later today and I'll post whatever it is I will post.
@king... I just thinking blackcore band from Nigeria or Funeral Doom from Somalia...
Orient please.
That concludes this little vote and the winner is Curiosities from the Orient!
@Grev & king:
Sadly I don't have any of the options you suggest, but I do have black metal from Angola. Or at least I'm told that's where they (?) hail.
@Grev:
Great calls on Nigeria and Somalia. It seems our illustrious host is promising BM from Angola, so you're right on the mark. I'd expect death metal before black metal from Angola somehow, but let's hear what Velkaarn's got, eh?
@kp:
Yeah, death metal is more likely to be found in unusual places than black metal, thrash too, but wouldn't that be too pedestrian? Though it does have some death metal influences, I admit. I suppose I'll post that soon then, though there are minor issues with it (no tracklisting, extremely minimal info, "new" item).
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