ColdWorld - The Stars Are Dead Now CD
$6.00
ColdWorld - The Stars Are Dead Now CD
$6.00
I don't know where to start - this is an EP I've been appreciating and listening to for years so I'm pretty familiar with the songs by now. Although it seems like "Melancholie" is most people's favourite, this one is mine. It's definitely underrated and should be as respected as much as their full length album is.
The only way I can describe it is by saying that if pain was a sound, this EP would be it through and through. Considering the EP is about suicide, pain, death and sorrow, it isn't half rich with melody, life and an amazing sense of structure. I even think someone who isn't into DSBM that much could definitely begin to like this, because of its rich tone and strong layered undertones.
The feelings of sorrow are strong throughout 'This Empty Life' and 'Suicide' ('Suicide', in my opinion, being the best song off the release) especially, but then you have 'Hate' which Börner did a perfectly good job of translating into a sound. Blast beats accompany the powerful ambiance in pretty much every song, but it works really well considering it's a common characteristic of the genre. Not to mention ''The Old Ghost In The Well', which is incredibly unique compared to every other song on the record; the use of sound effects opposed to just being completely ambient instrumental is fantastic and gives it a really nice touch.
This also happens on 'Suicide' although I think it's actually a triangle which is making the "twinkling" sounds. If the stars twinkling made a sound, that would be it, and it just so happens to be on the EP named "TheStarsAreDeadNow" so it's like that is representing the death of the stars.
To sum it up, this is a really solid EP and will continue to be one of my favourite regardless of what I come across in the black metal / depressive suicidal black metal genres. It is definitely worth a listen... preferably in a snowy landscape in the middle of the night. - Metal Archives
Pressing Information
Maa Records 2014.
