{"id":101017,"date":"2023-07-14T00:00:18","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T23:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=101017"},"modified":"2023-07-24T15:28:41","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T14:28:41","slug":"album-review-the-night-eternal-fatale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-the-night-eternal-fatale\/","title":{"rendered":"THE NIGHT ETERNAL – Fatale (2023) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE NIGHT ETERNAL
Fatale<\/strong><\/span>
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\nV\u00e1n (2023)<\/span>
Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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The front cover of this release most certainly drew me in and I was soon to find myself inhabiting a world ruled by a vocalist whose Gothic warbles sound like a throwback to UK punk legend Dave Vanian from The Damned. In spite of being a German \u201cheavy metal\u201d band, The Night Eternal have a brooding charm about their sound which takes me back to the days of dusted leather jackets, rainy bass lines and graveyard tremors.<\/p>\n

Dripping with occultism which is at times borderline doomy, yet on a lighter scale, Fatale<\/em> rumbles with an enchanting fluidity as vocalist Ricardo Baum leads us on a merry dance down shadowy paths and crooked corridors. From the opening melancholic rattling of \u2018In Tartarus\u2019 there exists such a Gothic odour that blends patchouli oil, dirty rain and damp leaves which conjures images of ivy strewn walls, crumbling headstones and mournful skies.<\/p>\n

Strangely, the band never approaches a full on metallic edge despite this being a heavy metal opus. When you hear a song like \u2018We Praise Death\u2019 you are transported back to smoky clubs where women adorned in black shuffle on the dance floor like romantic, wistful spectres. But behind such evocative images there remains a sturdy backbone of hard rock that drives the likes of \u2018Ionean Sea\u2019 and \u2018Run With The Wolves\u2019.<\/p>\n

However, this is not an album bereft of weight because that darkened air always remains present. Songs like \u2018Prometheus Unbound\u2019 and more so \u2018Between The Worlds\u2019 run black and slick, channelling the demonic passion of The Cult fused with Danzig. And that\u2019s the beauty of this record.<\/p>\n

Fatale<\/em> is moody, ominous and yet so danceable in its extravagance, reminding me of some early 90s alternative rock release that slipped under the radar of everyone except the chosen, fortunate few. Interesting stuff.<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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