BY BLOOD ALONE „Seas of Blood”

Music: Gothic Progressive Metal
Website: www.bybloodalone.com
Duration: 50:19 minutes (8 tracks)
Country: USA

BY BLOOD ALONE presents music from a sign of Gothic Metal , where a woman – Cruella – stands on the front. She is not only woman in the band, because the next woman – Jenny – plays on the keys :). The rest members – Jack, John and Runnt – play on the rest of the rock instrumentarium.

Generally the music contained on “Seas of Blood” is sedate very. Despite of that the basis of the arrangements is creating by pretty dynamic and heavy parties of the guitars then the whole is softened by calm singing of Cruella and the gentle passages of piano or the organs in the background. The motives of keys sometimes touch Progressive regions. Among average paces more often are preferred slowdowns than quicker serves. Though, I will underline once again, the guitar and the rhythmical section bringing out really strong sounds.

The tracks are very melodious and full of nostalgia as dark ballads. Sometimes some motives associate me with Irish melodies a little – what is clearly hearing on the ballad “Little Lady Lillit”. However I feel a lack of some stronger vocal exultations of vocalist for magnify emotional intensity. The stronger vocalizations often would ravish hearts of listeners :).

note: 7.5/10

Tracklist

1. Serpentarius
2. Wants Me Dead
3. Undead Friend
4. Nidhogg
5. Lovely Lies
6. Seas of Blood
7. Deny Yourself
8. Little Lady Lillit

Line-up

Cruella – Vocals
Jenny Williamson – Keyboards
Jack Doran – Bass
John Graveside – Guitar
Runtt – Drums