First off, yes, I suck and totally lost the insert to this EP. Regardless, you get my noble opinion that you have EARNESTLY awaited (har hum)
If you're looking for excessive atmospheric black metal here's your package. The first track is a melodic instrumental, but the percussion ignores basic drum beats with plenty of fills, yet still leaving the song somber. Track two displays both atmosphere and extreme speed while introducing the highly emphasized keys that Crimson Moonlight seems to never use in a backing sense. The keyboards are always as up-front as any of the other instruments so if you enjoy background/minimal keys you are in the wrong area. Track three is completely solemn, classical piano that is virtuously played and truly creative. The dark and symphonic intro on track four sets the same mood as the previous song. All of that gets abruptly shattered by the mid-paced onslaught that isn't "death metal face ripping", but better to be noted as a "medieval elegy in dark symphony". As all the others, track five begins with a winter solstice greeting that evolves into the longest duration of fast tempos the EP owns. No this release is not for fans of blurring fast black, but is destined to be a keeper for those who thrive on mystical emotion that artsy black metal bands seem to capitalize upon. I must commend the vocals on this release for not embracing the "kill shrill" style and utilizing the semi-guttural (not death) presentation, but still retaining a blatant black essence. Overall this release seems to be a cd I have to be in the right mood to play. Even though I'm sure I (the deathfiend) won't spin this very often, but still I foresee no regrets when I do.
8/10
Other coverage for this album
Dead Zine 1998Reviewed by GrindboyFor the black metal starved Christian music scene, Crimson Moonlight is a band worth checking out. And for the rest of the world, Crimson Moonlight is a band to be prepared for. Eternal Emperor starts out with an instrumental intro that leads into "Where Darkness Cannot Reach", perhaps the most spectacular black metal masterpiece I've heard. Mind blowing in its relentless energy, a whirlwind of…Dead Zine 1998Reviewed by D_ListerWhen I first got this CD I was very excited, I've been awaiting this one for a long time, and just took my dear sweet time to get it is all. Anyway I loved this CD the first few times through, and it's a good CD, but the more I listened to it the more I realized that with this CD you can kind of watch Crimson Moonlight grow...or at least it seems that way to me. I'd say their newer stuff is the…Similar sounding releases
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