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| Requiem: Mezzo Forte | 
 enlarge | Artist: Virgin Black
Label: The End Records
Category: Music
List Price: $14.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 38077
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 81
UPC: 654436008125
EAN: 0654436008125
ASIN: B000NJXC30
Release Date: April 3, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 Back and more amazing then ever April 22, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Very interesting directions this album takes place. Very emotional and after it is over I feel this is a dark masterpiece. Takes awhile and some listens to get into. Starts off slow and more classical/orchestral with an operatic atmophere they have used in the past but with the addition of the Adelaide orchestra it creates a very interesting soundscape. After that, they recreate the legendary song "Drink the Midnight Hymn" into a dark and doomy recreation "Midnight's Hymn" which is memorizing. From there the album turns into a gloomy and sorrowful experince blending and turning more into doom metal and gothic metal and rock with "and I am suffering" and "domine". Terrific album. I can't wait to hear the next two that come out.
AMAZING GRAND EPIC BEAUTIFUL DARK June 5, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Please read my review of the normal version of this album for a description of this music.
this is the special edition featuring a great looking fold-out case kinda thing and a bonus disc. The bonus disc consists of one track from each of their prwevious releases,. one from a demo, one from an ep, and 2 from their respective full lengths.
if you dont own any other VB albums then the bonus disc is a good place to start as it features what could be considered the best tracks from their first and second album. The demos and ep track are interesting if not musically great.
 Gothic Rock Opera at its best July 18, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a gothic rock opera, the only way humanly to describe this music....
Its different from their previous releases in that there are not many tracks, and it has more opera. To me it sounded very Wagnerian lost in a 19th century dream with some Chopin on opiates. That being said, I still think the cd is good, but its more of a continuation (and certain tracks have identical melodies) to their last cd... That was my only disappointment, i wanted some new material, not a recycled melody.. However, the melodies are a bit more grandiose, and the female opera singer was an interesting edition. It sounds like phantom of the opera got lost in the same club as Neo in "The Matrix."
A MASTERPIECE August 22, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
By far this is one of the best cd's I've ever heard. The first track alone was enough to make this one of my favorite cd's. The blend of operatic vocals, perfectly placed death metal growls, orchestra instruments, and sludgey sounding guitars is amazing.
An Opera misplaced in a Metal hall, and vice versa April 11, 2007
This album features the first new content from Virgin Black in 4 years. It's slower paced than Sombre Romantic and Elegant and Dying, but has the same "raw emotion through music" feel to it. The tracks are very clean and blend seamlessly with one another. The lyrics and orchestra are very akin to what you'd find in an opera. The guitars and percussion are more likely to be found somewhere between a 1920s clubhouse and a death metal concert while fitting into a power ballad. I think Virgin Black breaks as many genres as possible just for fun. It makes for a very unique sound and a very unique album.
This album is the first of three to be release by Virgin Black. I eagerly await the release of the next two in the near future and recommend this album to anyone and everyone.
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