| Artist |
| Schwarzer Engel |
| Title |
| Traueme Einer Nacht |
| Format/Cat |
| CD TRI 413 CD |
| Label |
| Trisol |
| Style |
| Symphonic Metal |
| Date of review |
| 20th December 2011 |
| Reviewer |
| Carl Jenkinson |
| Rating |
| 6.5/10 |
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It still tickles me that this particular Black Angel goes under the name of Dave Jason (I wonder if he deliberately doesn't call himself David to avoid any confusion with the famous British actor!!). I doubt it, actually, as it's hard to imagine Del Boy knocking out an album of symphonic metal like this. Yes, all you fans of Samsas Traum, etc will definitely want to give this, his second full-length release, a listen as, style-wise, it treads pretty similar ground with the usual quotient of epic strings, atmospheric piano & heavy guitars, epic strings & admittedly harder than usual drums which make this album a more punchy variant of the style; likewise Jason's vocals which are harsher than many such bands work, sounding not unlike Andrew Eldritch on the opening 'Ein Tiefster Nacht' & working well in combination with the more grinding guitar work on tracks such as 'Tanzende Schatten' & 'Halb Gott' as well as the surging action-packed numbers 'Lebendig Begraben' & 'Fieber Im Blut', the latter of which boasts an absolutely massive sound that is rendered all the more impressive by the quieter chorus that provide such a startling contrast. These contrasts are a hallmark of the album, the moods changing often enough to keep things interesting; that's not to say it does anything that hasn't been done before (albeit not necessarily better) although the more melancholic mood of 'In Zwei Geteilt' & the closing 'Wiegenlied (Totgeboren)' as well as 'Traum Einer Nacht', where the vocals seem especially relaxed, mean that it's not a one trick pony & fans of this style will no doubt find much to their liking here.
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