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Album Description
The Burning Halo shows the Swedish Doom Metal masters in perfect form, having developed into one of the scene's top acts. Heavy guitars and intense growls meet romantic female vocals, head-splitting drumming, and sorrowful piano arrangements. Draconian immaculately unite these elements to create a perfect symbiosis of Gothic Metal and Doom.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

dramatic, intense, brooding... enter at your own risk! March 12, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

This CD falls into the Goth (M)/ Doom (m) category.

The latest CD by Draconian is a nice surprise. It includes three new tracks, three revisited versions of 1999's "The Closed Eyes of Paradise" and two covers. The production is exquisite, having reduced the growling of previous offerings, placing the spotlight in solemn and intense music (not necessarily fast, as with many other Doom bands) and atmospheric, eerie arrangements (particularly, strings) and layers of sound. The female voice is not as high-pitched as, say, Within Temptation, which is a big relief. Some of the guitar chords bring echoes of early Sabbath, followed by intense sorrowful piano.

Of course, there's growling (one of the trademarks of the band), but this time is not so in-your-face. I own every CD they have released, and this is the only one routinely sitting in my iPod.

This is not for everyone, but if you're grown tired of easier acts such as Within Temptation or Lacuna Coil, and want to explore a slightly darker side, this one's for you. Definitively a must for fans of Sirenia and Tristania (pre-Ashes releases). And if you already know the band, this one's, in my opinion, their best opus so far.

5 out of 5 stars

The Burning Halo March 24, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

First and foremost, this is not a new Draconian album. A new album would consist of all new material. This album actually contains three new songs and the rest are all older songs that are no longer available. The first three songs are the three new tracks and they are simply stunning. If you're a fan of the band, these songs will have you eager for more new material. In my humble opinion, the three new tracks are amongst the best Draconian have ever done, especially the epic "Through Infectious Waters" which holds the number one spot on my list of favorite Draconian songs. As far as the older tracks go, they definately don the Draconian sound that we as fans have grown to know and love (minus the last two songs, which are covers). If you're a fan of previous albums, not only will this be a great way to complete your collection, but you'll also have some great tunes to enjoy.

5 out of 5 stars

WHAT IS THIS SERIOUS SADNESS IN WHICH WE'VE ALL SELECTED? October 18, 2007
0 out of 6 found this review helpful

Although I've given "The Burning Halo" a five star rating, for those who are incessantly seduced by the embracing of a suffering that pervades, and perverts even unto the supposed experts of our sorrowfully exposed society, such an energetically sadistic movement in music can become (spiritually) beyond brutally irritating. We've learned to romanticize an energy in which individually unto a collective effort deserves righteously to be redirected, and/or excised. However, I blame not the music. We need only look into the memory of life's mirror, and face the accuser in whom we've learned not only to love, but also to dutifully despise.

Question: Why has such an accuser been allowed to cloud the soul through the fervently ferocious fermentation found faithfully afflicting the filament about our society's fascistic eyes? Remember, the ears can also aid in how collectively we are all hellishly homogenized, and deceived into subtly being sullenly hypnotized.

Buyer... beware! However, if you decide to proceed with the purchase of this CD, [spiritually (as also concerning all things about this world)] armor up, and experience! Devils and Demons and the Return of the Nephilim Select Secrets and Psychological Soliloquies: The Therapy Sessions: Volume One of the Poetic Short-Shorts Series

5 out of 5 stars

Great CD October 17, 2008
I really like this CD. The music is a dark, gloomy, minor, slow- tempo metal. I like the deepness of the lyrics, they are very poetic. The writing and musicianship is well done and very solid. If you are in dark goth metal, i highly recommend this CD.

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