Lullacry - Where Angels Fear

Melodic/Gothic Metal
EMI

2012

1. Antidote To You
2. Still An Angel
3. Thousand Suns
4. Feel My Revenge
5. Bad Blood
6. All Behind
7. Gone Are The Days
8. I Am
9. Broken (Into Pieces)
10. Where Angels Fear
11. Stay
12. Love & War

Where Angels Fear is a fairly anticipated album for me as it has been awhile since I had a new Lullacry fix. Not since 2005's Vol. 4 has the world heard some new Lullacry and that album did leave me wanting more. This band just brings good energy and plenty of catchy songs to latch onto. Their simple and catchy approach just works very well for them basically.

Well, nothing has changed here and that is just fine. This is probably the first album to meet my expectations this year and it's actually refreshing to hear a band just charging out with their signature sound and making it work again for them. Experimentation and expanding one's sound has it's place certainly, but with a band like Lullacry I just want them to rock and they deliver. Everything sounds like it should without sounding rehashed and that is just fine by me. All the songs have great energy, an almost pop-punk catchiness that totally works, and a sort of gothic atmosphere that adds a bit of substance and feeling along the way. This has just the right blend of a frontwoman with personality, melodic hooks, upbeat energy, and slow down moments.

Lullacry are a band who just do what they do and do it well. Nothing surprising here, but a lot of highly enjoyable music. If you liked Lullacry before then you'll dig this album too. If up tempo, energetic melodic metal with a gothic vibe sounds good to you than you should give Lullacry a shot. I doubt you'll regret it.

Highlights: Thousand Suns, Where Angels Fear, Still An Angel, Bad Blood

Rating - 4.0/5

Lullacry - Volume 4

Melodic Metal
Spinefarm

2005

1. Perfect Tonight
2. Love, Lust, Desire
3. Fire Within
4. Stranger In You
5. Heart Shaped Scars
6. Soul In Half
7. Killing Time
8. I Want You
9. King Of Pain
10. Zero

Certainly not the most complex or heavy band out there right now, Lullacry have none the less secured themselves a fair fanbase in the metal community. Sort of an oddity with simple song structures and a commercial approach you'd think might get them shunned by metalheads. Granted, they do have Some detractors, but I've seen more positive than negative overall.

What makes this band, I think, nomatter what genre of music you may like is the simple catchiness of their music. Everyone I've talked to who enjoys the band always comes back to that one feature of the band. They're like a freaking drug. Once you get one of these songs in your head you just can't get it back out again. This album picks right up where they left off and features pretty much the same approach. The guitars are heavy sounding, but simple and it's the use of melody that grabs the listener. Not really brainfood, but the sheer energy of this album and the guitar sound take the band a long way. Tanja has a fairly unique voice too and just lot of personality. She has a very good ability to go from having a real raw rock attitude to the softer material. About on par with their last album, I'm sure this one will enjoy similar success. All I can say is keep up the good work. If there was ever a band from the scene that had mainstream potential, it's probably this one.

Highlights: Stranger In You, Fire Within, Perfect Tonight, Heart Shaped Scars

Rating - 4.0/5