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Band
Darkestrah
Title
The Great Silk Road
Type
LP/EP
Company
Paragon
YOR
2008
Style
Black
2/16/2011 8:59:21 AM - Review by: Etiam
Originating in Kyrgyzstan, now based to Germany, Darkestrah fuse metal traditions from both sides of the Ural Mountains. Their female vocalist has a limited but articulate rasp; divers folk instrumentation and acoustic passages are a little quiet but well integrated; keyboards lend a subtle grandeur to the many instrumental passages. Though hampered by a somewhat thin production and occasionally spotty bass kick work--the LP's middle half embodies everything good about the genre. Unfortunately, the title track is lackluster and deficient in memorable riffs while 'Kara-Oy' (18 minutes) builds a merely good monument up from a great foundation.
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