There are chorale vocals bringing a really demonic texture. This is very symphonic and very powerful. Mellow and quite pretty, there is a dark otherworldly sadness to this piece.Ĭlassical in nature, this is pretty and dark with swirling lines of sound creating the melody and the tension of the piece.Ī spoken voice recites the “abandon all hope” quote from Dante’s “Inferno.” From there we get a driving composition that again calls to mind Holst a bit. This sets the scene for a short spoken narration that adds to the feeling of dread. Spooky raven sounds and atmospheric layers of sound are combined with non-lyrical vocals that call to mind a theremin. It’s got a killer slow building melody and lots of mystery. It grows out in a rather classical motif that calls to mind “Mars The Bringer of War” by Holst, quite a bit. The sounds that start this are even more ominous. Familiar elements are in place and in some ways this almost resembles a twisted “Carol of the Bells.” No one would mistake this as Christmas music, but the pronounced dominance by the bells gives that sort of impression in some ways. It continues from there in a rather subdued musical tone. In keeping with the title, a tolling bell opens this up. It has a lot of dark and powerfully mysterious tones. There is definitely a symphonic air to this number. After continuing in a straightforward pattern, it drops way down for a mellower interlude that’s pretty and still a bit unsettling. Waves of non-lyrical vocals and symphonic sounding organ weave a powerful and intense musical tapestry as this continues.ĭeep, dark, slow moving and yet pretty, this rises up like some sort of fog coming up from a graveyard. This grows up with an almost classical texture. Mysterious and dark musical elements create the backdrop here. There is a great dramatic spoken recitation with creepy words and sounds drawing the maximum chill from the music. Ominous and dramatic sounds bring this in with non-lyrical voices hanging overhead. This review is available in book format (hardcover and paperback) in Music Street Journal: 2011 Volume 6 at /strangesound. Sure, this is creepy music that’s best appreciated around the time of Halloween, but it’s also very beautiful and powerful. It’s got all the dread and doom one expects from Nox Arcana, delivered with a sense of beauty that one might not anticipate. The latest musical adventure from Nox Arcana is The Dark Tower.
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