Imagine a cross between Ashen Mortality, Kohllapse and maybe, umm let's say Wedding Party and you have Visionaire. Unfortunately I am not a fan of Ashen Mortality or Wedding Party so this cd was not particularly appealing to me although the Kohllapse-ish parts were cool to listen to. Generally, fans of gothic doom metal will find a new favorite in Visionaire while someone looking for a little Paramaecium flavor will be somewhat disappointed. Aside from the musical aspects of this cd, I liked all the artwork and photography in this cd. I think it's really nice looking and if I'm in the right mood, one day I might decide that I really like this cd. However, I'm one of the ones looking for that Paramaecium flavor. All in all, not a bad cd, but not my favorite.
5.5/10
Other Staff Member Ratings
D_Lister: 6.5/10
Other coverage for this album
HM Magazine #75Reviewed by Doug Van PeltI knew there was a reason we had Klank on the cover of our "Industrial/Goth" issue last January. It was so we could compare his vocals to this project. Imagine progressive, classic metal goth with Klank's grunting, growling vocals. This stuff is really good! Beautiful guitar tones, ocasional noise samples, bombastic, big, and dramatic drums. Very cool. For a sample, check out his cut on this…Dead Zine 1998Reviewed by MuchThis is a one man project from James Allen. Atmosphere seems to be the goal of this LP and if that is all I wanted I would have been satisfied. Atmospheric doom is the style overall, but there are plenty of mono-goth segments as well. Before I say more, let me establish that the biggest downfall of this LP was the drum machine. If a band (musician) has to use a machine try to make it sound…Similar sounding releases
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