
Release year: 2000
Label: Epidemie Records
Band website: down
Tracklist:
01. The Tribunal
02. The Orphan and the Demimondaine
03. Absolute Word
04. Advocatus Diaboli/Light Escape: De Formula Tota
05. Black Ring Theatre
Description:
What we have here should be the new definition of underrated in the dictionnary. This young Czech ensemble has been mentioned 11 times on UM these past 5 years, either by Dev, Emi of Code666 or myself. So I guess it's time to shed some light on them again even though they are no more. What they left us with is plainly spoken an epitome of European avant-gardism. Think proficient technical death metal in the vein of Cynic/Nocturnus livened up with a breathtaking scope of ambiances ranging from frantic trip-hop through to oriental textures and baroque libertinism, all the while remaining quite consequently dark and framed by a mystical concept recalling Oxyplegatz's take on "space opera metal". Describing Demimonde's music is a messy undertaking as you've noticed, so I'll let the songs speak for themselves.
Miscellaneous:
- The CD version of this album contains a huge multimedia track with galleries, video and a shitload of mp3s, among which the entirety of the band's very good first album "The Warrior's Poet". Speak of value for money.
- Vocalist Tanyya is t3h h4wt!!!