With the latest album from The Awakening mastermind Ashton Nyte permits some metal influences to the gothic rock music he's known for. This is evident in the second track, Mirror Tricks, when a heavy distorted guitar is added to the dark rock sound. However The Awakening will never be a gothic metal band. The metal influence is welcome new element to the wide variety of elements Ashton Nyte uses to compose his music. There are a few other quite heavy songs on this album, but there are songs that are more mellow as well (like Cover). The lyrics are poetical. You have to read them carefully to begin to grasp their meanings. Roadside Heretics came out in homecountry South Africa in October 2002. By the way, beautiful cover art.
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