Title: Appletree of Discord
Artist: El Soter
Genre: Industrial Rock
Release Date: 10th April 2008
Label: Neversun Records
Introduction
EL SOTER is Bla Erzetic's audio-visual brainchild. Erzetic introduced himself to the audience with the AMATEUR GOD PROJECT (http://www.amateurgod.com/) and three albums: one released in USA (Wampus Multimedia) and two in Germany (Black Rain). This, fourth album, is so different from the predecessors that it needed its own name. The ‘Appletree of Discord’ album is a package of CD + DVD including the video ‘The Hail’. It's available at http://www.neversun.net/shop, the price is 14 EUR.
Album Review
‘Appletree of Discord’ consists of eleven songs, a melange of metal, electronica, symphonic elements and vintage rock. The album starts with a soft spoken intro, a poem of the American poetess Emily Dickinson, followed by pushing and powerful songs, dominated by the distinctive dark voice of Bla Erzetic. The good combination of rhythmical drums, pushing guitar riffs and the dark voice give the songs a special touch. The 8th song - ‘Girl in Pink, For Example’ - is a calmer instrumental song with nice guitar parts. The album finishes after 45 minutes with another spoken poem of Emily Dickinson.
Tracklist
01 Pre-Initiation
02 Initiation
03 The Hail
04 Freak Show
05 Not Coming Back
06 Sum
07 Blaming the Moon
08 Girl in Pink, For Example
09 Chaos Based Directions
10 To the North
11 Post End
Line-up
Project by Bla Erzetic
Voice on poems by Helen Filipcic
Backing vocals on ‘Not Coming Back’: Metka Rogelja
Website
http://www.elsoter.com/ / http://www.myspace.com/elsoter
Cover Picture
Rating
Music: 7
Sound: 8
Extras: 6
Total: 7
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