Label: Nuclear Blast
Review by Alysha Harden
Swedish doom metal band Avatarium are back with a brand new album “The Girl With The Raven Mask” who is their second full length album. The band is led by a very talented vocalist in Jennie-Ann, her strength and versatility reminded me of Katey Segal, a pure compliment let me assure you. “The Girl With The Raven Mask” opens with the title track bringing a lot of energy and giving the listener a good taste to the band’s style.
The lyrics for “Pearls and Coffins” are worth mentioning as I felt they were well put together and provided a little abstract entertainment to the album while keeping with their distinct musical sound. For a doom metal band, I did find this album quite mild over all. I’d feel more comfortable calling it a soft rock album to be honest though that’s just my humble opinion. If you’ve been a fan of Avatarium to date, be sure to get yourself a copy of this album as it’s certainly a more refined edition of their musical talents but if you’re on the prowl for traditional doom metal, I’d give it a skip as you’ll be disappointed.
Rating – 70/100
Tracklist
- The Girl With the Raven Mask
- The January Sea
- Pearls and Coffins
- Hypnotized
- Ghostlight
- Run Killer Run
- Iron Mule
- The Master Thief
Line Up
- Jennie-Ann Smith – Vocals
- Marcus Jidell – Guitar
- Leif Edling – Bass
- Carl Westholm – Keyboards
- Lars Sköld – Drums