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AUTUMN TEARS - The Glow Of Desperation - Reviewed by DarkUndergroundMusicZine ! check it out here at this link: https://hatredmeanswarzine.blogspot.com/2022/01/autumn-tearsthe-glow-of-desperation2021.html

Billerica,  Massachusetts's  Autumn  Tears  have  returned  with  a  new  recording  which  shows  the  music  going  for  a  mixture  of  neo-classical,  world  music  and  goth  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2021  album  "The  Glow  of  Desperation".

  Tragic  sounding  keyboards  start  off  the  album  along  with  some  elements  of  ethnic  and  world  music  a  few  seconds  later.  Operatic  vocals  and  choirs  are  also  utilized  quite  a  bit  throughout  the  recording  while  the  music  also  mixes  in  a  great  amount  of  neo-classical  elements  and  the  female  vocals  also  add  in  a  touch  of  goth.

  The  songs  also  mix  in  a  great  amount  of  orchestrations  and  stringed  instruments  while  male  vocals  can  also  be  heard  at  times.  When  percussion is  utilized  it  also  gives  the  music  more  of  a  tribal  feeling  along  with  each  song  also  sounding  different  from  each  other  and  the  album  also  has  its  symphonic  moments.

  On  this  recording  Autumn  tears  takes  neo-classical,  world  music  and  goth  and  mixes  them  together  to  create  a  very  tragic  and  melancholic  sounding  record.  The  production  sounds  very  dark  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark,  poetic,  melancholic  and  philosophical  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  album  from  Autumn  Tears  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  neo-classical,  goth  and world  music,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "The  Shadow  Of  Perseverance"  "For  You  The  Namelss...We  Sing"  "The  Voice  of  Spring"  and  "The  Glow  of  Desperation".  8  out  of  10.- DarkUndergroundMusicZine

Neo-Classical Band AUTUMN TEARS Reveals The Glow Of Desperation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

April 21, 2021 - After the highly acclaimed 2020 double album The Air Below The Water, AUTUMN TEARS is thrilled to present their newest offering The Glow of Desperation, featuring 64 minutes of brand new music, presented as a limited CD and digital download. 

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"To put it simply enough, the theme of the album to be construed is that sometimes we get so desperate that it actually manifests into luminescence.  All of the songs actually deal With some form of hope and desperation."

The Glow of Desperation features a fully orchestrated, classical ensemble as well as:

Classical / opera singer & composer Caroline Clarke (Trovatori),
Singer / songwriter Tamar Singer (Zeresh, Cruel Wonders, Necromishka),
Singer / composer / vocal coach Anne "Anaé" Laurent (Anaé & The Petrichor, Adrana),
Tenor opera vocalist Darren Clarke (Trovatori),
Lead vocalist Agnete Mangnes Kirkevaag from the legendary
   Norwegian progressive metal act Madder Mortem
Mark Garrett from the avant garde, progressive metal act Kardashev
Classical / opera singer Ann-Mari Edvardsen Alexis, best know as the Former vocalist of Norwegian doom metal / avant-garde band The 3rd and the Mortal (Nightswan, Painting on Glass, In This Room). 
Also returning is singer / songwriter Brona McVittie. 

Analog mastering by Michael Venia from Sound Mixology. 

The CD features a 20 page lyric booklet lavishly illustrated with paintings by award winning artist Marcela Bolívar - http://www.marcelabolivar.com

Follow the band at these links:

https://www.facebook.com/TheTrueAutumnTears

https://open.spotify.com/artist/32WFfO8pMkrpupMgDiXlDE?si=VR6ePdo8R-uPKGNniK6P2g

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkKsJaicCl1nPIKZOdawhpA