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1. Blood
2. Snow Blinded
3. Broken
4. Luna Eclipse II
5. Save You?
6. In Love And Silent Screams
7. As The World
Falls
8. The Key
9. Kiss The Sky
10. Fallen Empire
Luna Reign (rock/metal) music is a powerful and electrified
journey through creation and destruction. Powerful, sensual and seductive as
black silk brushed along bare skin. Romantic and soothing, yet aggressive and
abrasive. Luna Reign is a UK
based Rock/Metal solo artist with a twist of gothic style romance, which was
brought to life in full form in 2010.
This album starts off with the track “Blood,” with a really
old style gothic rock feeling coming from the guitar. The vocals puts you more
into the sense of 80s rock. Although the drums are simplistic they still sound
catchy. This track really throws you into the nostalgic feel of how rock used
to sound and the keyboard and lead parts are really awesome the way they are
laid out. The ambient keyboard at the end of the track prior flows nicely into the
next track, “Snow Blinded.” It has a very grim but gothic rock feeling riff to
start off and the synth really does add to the feel, while it accompanies the
riff. This is a really chilling track the way the lyrics go and the vocals
bring the words out. The guitars, around four minutes in, with the ambience was
really awesome as well.
“Broken” has a faster styling of the olden rock era of
guitar. I enjoyed the break from the guitar into keyboard about the three
minutes. With the bass kick build up to bring the band back it sounded really
badass. Bringing a really mellow feel is the next track, “Luna Eclipse II,”
with the chilled out guitar and very soft spoken vocals. When the guitar and
keyboard come in it gets really epic. This was a very well done gothic rock ballad
and the vocals really get the spotlight as they are very perfect and amazing
for the style. The organ affect on the keys of “Save You?” are really tone
setting, as well as the ambience. The strumming of the guitar makes it a really
laid back track. This track is really mellow but for the genre that’s
definitely fine. It is a very trance inducing track and you can’t help but feel
as if you’re going to get bit by a vampire and be okay with it.
The mix between the low ambience and higher keys made for a
chilling sound in the next track, “In Love And Silent Screams,” and the guitar
chugs sound good. Having two toned vocals was really dark sounding as well and
makes it more enjoyable. Mellow guitar and vocals start off “As The World
Falls,” but builds up as the drums comes in and it gets a little which sounds
nice. It is a really catchy track the way it flows, with relaxing breaks and a
heavy chorus. “The Key” brings really groovy rock feeling guitar riffs and the
vocals are great on this track as per usual. They felt a little more chilling,
but it may have just been how the keyboard flowed with it though.
The next track, “Kiss The Sky,” is very dark feeling the way
the ambient keyboard and guitar flowed. Some of the riffs were a little grim
feeling which is awesome. It is mostly a mellow track but it still has a very
chilling feel to it, especially the ending of it with the ambience and whispers.
“Fallen Empire” was probably the best way to end the album, with its short and
heavy feel. The guitars are catchy and the vocals are as well the way they
flowed, although it is a short track it is a great track.
This album is really well done and the fact that this is a
one man band makes it even more of a masterpiece. I don’t think I have ever
listened to anything quite like it. The whole album feels like it belongs in
movies like Labrynth, Never Ending Story, and even Donnie Darko in some scenes.
The ambient keyboard and guitars are very old school gothic rock and the vocals
are really great with the soft spoken but chilling coherent singing. I
recommend picking this up as it isn’t too heavy and is something everyone will
be able to enjoy, especially at a pay what you want price.
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