JUNE 2008

LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE - A PEARL

(Napalm Records / SPV, 2008)

90/100

Lacrimas Profundere is a band from which I always expect a lot. Even more then that. I expect the maximum. Maybe is exactly that the reason why I always impatiently expect their new music work. Because, "Ave End" and "Filthy Notes For Frozen Hearts"> that this phenomenal German, as they say, rock'n'sad band made known also to Croatian audience, inured me to give their maximum. And now when, for who knows how many times in a row, the dusk in my room is filled by the notes of the first single taken from the upcoming album "Songs For The Last View", the song "A Pearl" that on the disc brought three more songs - "We Shouldn't Be Here", "A Dead Man" and "And Gods Ocean" I can deduce the band in their melodious reached a new level. Melodious as never before, and again on the trace of forebears, already mentioned "Ave End" and "Filthy Notes..." Lacrimas Profundere is again love at the first sight. That's like was also some years ago when I discovered them after they release the album "Fall, I Will Follow".
When in April of 2007 the singer and the band's founding member Christopher Schimd announced he's leaving the band for the moment I was overflowed by the shudder. But then I said to myself though we talk about Lacrimas Profundere and me impatiently waiting for a new destination in bands music evolution. Because Lacrimas Profundere since the day I heard and saw them live for the first time has my complete trust. Rob Vitacca, new vocalist, not only deservingly replaced Christopher but also in Christopher's songwriting  that is still in full strength present in the songs (and I hope in future will in some certain dose it will stay like that) added new palette of emotions and colors and in some moments his vocals reaches the same mode as Christopher's. Some less instructed listener in the song "A Pearl" won't notice a difference. But those who used to depth and colorfulness of Christopher's vocals even on upcoming album won't be disappointed; Christopher is present as a back vocals in a beautiful ballade "A Dead Man" and just unrepeatable emotionally deep "And Gods Ocean" that is almost duet by Rob Vitacca and Christopher Schmid. This song will find its place deep in the hearts of many old fans because of the wide emotions palette and simple note texture while new fans will be thrilled exactly because of the simply phenomenal vocal line that almost perfect fits to both, Rob and Christopher and that is a proof Lacrimas Profundere are today stronger then ever and they exist as a unit moving in the same time borders of Gothic rock and staying faithful to themselves. If we are honest, there aren't so many bands that in the jaws of music industry who does that. So, let's wait for the end of June when we'll listen to the whole piece named "Songs For The Last View".

Review: Ivana Sataić - Ivy

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LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE

Listen to the End? This very question finds its answer in Lacrimas Profundere's catchy, seventies-influenced, Gothic Rock, completed with dark melody lines. The sextet was founded by Oliver Nikolas. Their unique style soon secured them a deal with Napalm Records. Promotional trips to Paris and a wide array of touring in France, Germany, Mexico, Swiss, Belgium and Turkey giving their soon-to-be fans a glimpse into the sounds and sights that makes up Lacrimas Profundere.
Their previous release, "Fall, I will follow", did much to catapult the band into the media limelight. The reviews were outstanding and the album soon made out with the coveted "album of the month" title in a variety of magazines. In the German DJ charts, the album hit the charts in the top 15 for 12 weeks. Likewise, radio charts in the US placed the band in the top 20. With this release, the band toured Mexico in 2002, playing in sold-out venues.
In early 2003, the band performed live with Paradise Lost in Austria and Istanbul, and went on to play diverse festivals, ending the year with a tour in Germany in support of Amorphis in the fall. The tour closed the first chapter and opened the new one.
Mid 2004 the band released the album Ave End which changed everything. Combining gothic melancholy mixed with the rock and metal roots of the band members. The album itself was recorded in Lungfull Studios and mastered at Finnvox Studios under the expert guidance of Mika Jussila. The filming of the title track's video clip followed thereafter, airing on biggest German TV-Stations like Viva,Viva Plus, Onyx TV, King Channel among others. A successful tour in Germany and the gigs together with The 69 Eyes followed in 2005. The crew continued the touring through the summer festival season.
In 2006 Lacrimas Profundere returns with the masterpiece "Filthy Notes for Frozen Hearts". Produced by John Fryer (HIM, Nine Inch Nails, Paradise Lost, Cradle of Filth, Depeche Mode). recorded in Munich, mixed in London and mastered at the famous Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, the crew launches their latest gothic rock offering with the single "Again it's over". This Single entered the DAT 20 Charts for 6 weeks. The album "Filthy Notes For Frozen Hearts" kept its chart position at the DAT 20 and rose straight into the official Media Control Charts in Germany. The album itself sounds as if Sisters of Mercy all of a sudden decided to cover Type o negative, The Cult, Sentenced, or The 69 Eyes. Cover stories in Europe followed and the band got an offer to accompany Lacuna Coil at their German and Austria tour! Both, the new video clips and the Festivals&Touring established the band as the number one in German Gothrock-scene!
Following their busy worldwide touring schedule, the infamous Bam Margera also took notice of the band and opted to use no less than 8 songs on his MTV show "Bam's Unholy Union" and the track "Ave End" in his movie "Minghags". With their increasing popularity growing by the minute, Lacrimas Profundere embarked on a 4-week tour with Finnish superstars Apocalyptica and graced the stages festival circuit, including Summer Breeze, Summer Darkness, and M'era Luna, to name but a few.
Never change a winning team is still the band's motto in 2008 and Lacrimas Profundere follows this advice by once again working closely with producer John Fryer on "Songs for the Last View". The album was recorded in Germany, mixed in Norway, and mastered in the legendary American Masterdisk Studios by Roger Lian (Aerosmith, Pantera, Nirvana).The founders of "Rock 'n Sad" return with full power ready to prove that Gothic Rock has never sounded more alive and heavier than in the here and now. The album can be described as the Gothic equivalent to "Appetite for Destruction" or a blood-brotherhood pact between the Sisters of Mercy and Type O Negative, HIM, or Guns 'n Roses. This release proves that Lacrimas Profundere is more than ready to take on the world with the best album of their career.
"Songs for the Last View" is a whirling current of powerful, dark, and graceful songs and an overdose of dirty riffs and melancholy that take the Gothic Rock genre one step closer to perfection. With masterful ease, they create a balance between driving rock and gentle reflection. The deep and strong vocals of the new frontman Rob Vitacca provide the finishing touch, giving the tracks their pronounced singularness, and making way for producer John Fryer (HIM, Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode...) and Roger Lian (Papa Roach, Creed, Pantera.) to refine the album's sound. "Songs for the Last View" offers the perfect soundtrack for somber hearts, and for those who would like to join their ranks. Light!

The Goth Rock bastard is back!!!

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