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This fabulous melodic death metal quintet
is still fairly unknown in the United States, til now. Hollands' Callenish
Circle have actually released 2 albums prior to the Metal Blade
releases, giving them 4 albums. This, however, is not their fifth
album and Candlelight records have been gracious enough to present
this to us. "Forbidden Empathy" is a double disc collection
of their remastered earlier material (1992-2002). Everything from
their early sold-out demo material, to their first two full-lengths,
and also their acclaimed "Escape"-mcd!! The music on these
discs is, of course, reminiscent of the music they play now with a
bit more of a melodic edge. Kind of the same direction Dark Tranquillity
went from their early material to their more straightforward melodic
aggression. Back to Callenish- the music doesn't sound aged at all
either. What I mean by this is, the tightness of the band is great
and there aren’t a lot of amateurish, raw-sounding performances.
I like this a lot! I'm glad they decided to release this for us over
here! As many other 'zines have mentioned in one way or another, this
is an essential release and most certainly, an essential band to have
book-marked in your metal collections!! Great stuff. You must check
this out... and also, look out for their new album later in 2005 on
Metal Blade! Rating: 94 Reviewed By: Thomas Mitchell |
