Memories of a Dead Man: Ashes of Joy

France's Memories of a Dead Man have apparently, " been seeking a perfect and genuine balance between a melancholic, emotive atmosphere and a crushing, oppressive heaviness since their inception in 2006," and their people are confident that, " the new album Ashes Of Joy surely represents their finest and most accomplished effort in this regard. The album's title is nothing if not a total oxymoron given that there is precious little joy on offer – just look at the titles below; "Touched with Pensiveness", "Going Out with the Whore's Saliva" or "Erase My Eyes", none of these exactly suggest that Weird Al's going to turn up and create a barrel of laughs does it. However, when the band hit a groove as on "Touched with Pensiveness" with haunting female backing there is something actually quite uplifting about Memories of a Dead Man's tortured, evocative, oft-meandering brand of progressive metal.

Track Listing:
1. Prelude (Solemn Requiem)
2. Aurora
3. The Fall of DoG
4. Maelstrom Involution
5. Touched with Pensiveness
6. Wounded Knee
7. From Mud to Heaven
8. La Nausée
9. Draft of the Second
10. Going Out with the Whore's Saliva
11. Erase My Eyes
12. The Swan's March

Added: July 4th 2014
Reviewer: Simon Bray
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Related Link: Band Facebook Page
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Language: english

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