Remember hearing this band on one of Steve Rowe's Australian metal compilations? Well, they're back with a 3- song epic EP (clocking in at just over 13 minutes) that is totally brutal. It starts off with an innocent techno sounding chime for nearly a minute before the Believer-like skilled rhythm section rips yer head off. The vocals juggle between high-end gothic to whispery black metal. The third song is a three-part opus, called "Whispers of Dead Sisters." Like it heavy? Get this disc. Rarely will you find an honest confession like the one here: "...Yes, I have faith, yes, I am saved / But it doesn't stop my misery / It doesn't stop my hatred / It doesn't stop me wanting to die / Yet I'm still here despite the pain / I refuse to believe I was called to suffer / I was called to prosper."
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Dead Zine 1998Reviewed by sesspooli've listened to virgin black all the way back when they were doing australian metal comps. I loved those songs. the mother of cripples in particular was my favorite. well, when i finally picked up the Trance ep... i was expecting the doom/gothic rock/metal... and when i opened it up... i was expecting the doom/gothic rock/metal. so, when i put it in and hit play... i found it odd that the cd…Dead Zine 1998Reviewed by GrindboyIf you, like me, heard this band on Falling on Deaf Ears and went ape over what you heard, it's your lucky day! Trance is the first thing I've heard from VB since then, and it rocks. The first two tracks are, to me, somewhat of a departure from what we heard on Falling . . .. The beats are built around the high-hat, giving them an interesting -- and very cool -- dance/trance goth metal sound. The…Similar sounding releases
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