Review: 02.25.2008
BY BLOOD ALONE
Seas of Blood
Jericho Hill Records
Mauricio reviewed this bands first release, Eternally, a while back, and a few weeks ago I received in the mail their latest offering, Seas of Blood. The first thing I noticed about this bands sound was the female vocalist, Cruella. Although claiming to play Metal, I also found this to be as Mauricio also mentioned in his review, gothic-rock oriented. The only thing I found on this release relatively close to being Metal was the guitar solos, which were played very well I might add! The use of the keyboards which were used to sound like a violin on the first song, "Serpentarius", reminded me of Skyclad for some reason. I guess just the way it was used. The second song, "Wants me Dead", was probably the catchiest and most memorable song on this disc, although I found this entire CD memorable, which is a good thing. Overall this release was pretty well received by my ears. If mellow, keyboard gothic-rock, with female vocals is your cup of tea; you might want to check this young band out. I'm sure they will release something exceptionally well in the near future! Definitely the best release I have been sent to review as of late! www.bybloodalone.com
-Mike