01. Joyless Trance Of Winter
02. Carrier Of The Scars Of Life
03. Frail Expectations
04. Cold Hand Of Retribution
05. Watch You Fall
06. The Architect Of My Downfall
07. Drink Away The Demons
08. Point Zero
09. Dry Well Of Life
10. The Face Of Jealousy
Ronny Thorsen- vocals
Kjetil Nordhus- vocals
Runar Hansen- lead guitars
Terje Heiseldal- guitars
Kjell Rune Hagen- bass
Frank Roald Hagen- synths
Jonathan Perez- drums
mastered at Finnvox Studio
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review by Gianrichy
"Richy" Giamboi ___ 
Everything is honest and good work!
Well,
it seems that I’ ve been pretty lucky this month to get only good
music to write reviews about! Trail of Tears
have definitively done a big step forward in the past years, so
that they are able to present to the audience an interesting output,
that make the listener want more!
Watching
them live as opener for Therion
I honestly had my doubts in this band,
but in fact the new album
shows the qualities of ToT far better. Clean and rough vocals give to
Free Fall into Fear a very individual note, and the hard electric
guitars fit very well with the keyboard melodies that are spread through
the whole cd and put a lot of positive tension into the music.
Sometimes
ToT even drift into Black metal territories, but most of the time, they
simply seal in the sometimes calm and sometimes rough waters of Hard
metal. Also a lot progressive moments await us in this very interesting
album, so that an aurea of elder Vintersong, Morgul or even Borknagar
floats sometimes through the speakers, but this paragons are only caught
to explain a little bit of the atmosphere created, because the music
itself is far
too individual to be described as a copy of the former named. Perhaps
sometimes some riff could have a little more of identity to remain
impressed into ones mind, but for the rest everything is honest and good
work!
A
very good production is also granted, also due to the fact, that the
new cd has been produced at the Finnvox studios. So what comes from
there nowadays always has a very high sound quality.
In
my opinion a very well done, even surprising album where the listener is
able to see how much work and spirit the composer has put in it!
rating: 8/10
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