GODYVA „Planetarium”

Music: Gothic Metal
Website: www.godyva.it
Duration: 48:30 minutes (13 tracks)
Country: Italy

I have luck to Italian promotive agencies. I linked contact with Delirio Concerti, and effect are several albums of Italian bands. On first time I decided to listen a band with sonorous name – GODYVA. The name of the band associated me with Lady Godiva. And probably a reason there was, because beauty woman with pseudonym of Lady Godyva is the vocalist of the band.

The music of the band oscillates around Metal-Gothic climates in style of THE GATHERING with period “Mandylion” or “Nighttime Birds”. The main reason of my associations is calm and very nostalgic vocalist's singing similar to Anneke Van Giersbergen among other things. Though the way of sing is not only, because men's sharper phrases appear here and there (growlnig or sharp screams) giving rapacity for the music.

The instrumental layer of arrangement mainly is based on pretty heavy guitar's phrases but not devoid specific for this genre of melodics. Additional trump of the music are rich parties of keys which deepen dark and very melancholy climate as well as small quantities of samples giving some taste of futurism.

The tracks mostly are well-kept in average-slowly paces, though also accelerations appear or stronger hits. Generally the music is very climatic and smooth. This is something for fans of Gothic Metal.

note: 9.0/10

Tracklist

01. W.A.I.H.T.L.I.H (intro)
02. The Ark
03. Innocent
04. Mary In Blood
05. Deep Inside
06. Planetarium
07. My Inner
08. Black Door
09. On The Floor Of Ice
10. No Fault
11. God Is Fallen
12. H.I.L.T.H.I.A.W. (outro)
13. Innocent (acoustic version – bonus track)

Line-up

Lady Godyva: Vocal
Anto: Guitars
Nick Barah: Bass
Enyo: Drums
Botys Beezart: Keyboards