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Artist: Mono Inc |
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Mono Inc are a four
piece German gothic rock band (so they sound similar to HIM). This
disc was a promo given at Club Antichrist's Halloween party and features
songs from 'Voices of Doom' and 'Viva Hades'. The slightly more
upbeat rock is a definite change from normal gothic rock, and also uses
English lyrics against a backdrop of drums, guitar and synth. The
first song, 'Voices of Doom', is from their 2009 album and uses a
mixture of male and female vocals to push the song forward – possibly
a reverse Nightwish effect, that is powerful yet fragile. The use of an organ
lends a different feel to this quartet. It is primarily used as
either an introductory tool or to provide a backbeat for the not so
easily discernible drums, and guitar. It then takes a second place
against the vocals – with some songs taking a battle element between
the light and dark/male and female. The one failing is that many of the songs sound the same, it would be nice to hear something a little heavier or to be able to hear the drums more, but the formula they have seems to work particularly well already. Review by: Kerry H |
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