Willow Wisp – “Delusion of Grandeur: (A Gathering of Heretics)”
First of all, I must once again comment on the fact that the main man at Full Moon Productions is one dedicated individual to his cause, even if I don’t agree with it, one must acknowledge this fact. While not liking every band he tends to release on his label, he must be doing something right having lasted this long. Independent labels have come and gone, and Full Moon has been around a lot longer than many of you know. The reason I say he must be doing something right, is because most of his releases tend to be bands that sound like no other, and this band is definitely no exception. I’ll tell you now, this is a release many might not like, for the fact they have a lot going on during their musical voyage. I faintly remember flipping through Metal Edge (or maybe it was Hit Parader?) a few years back, and seeing/reading a review of this bands demo. I wouldn’t really classify this as a metal release, but more of a shock rock band with metal influences. Shock rock meaning a M. Manson type imagery band. This is a weird mixture of goth, black, and a hint of death metal, done in a unique way that will definitely catch the attention of the more open mined individuals in the underground. The vocals range from a high screech, a talking whisper, the usual goth/doom singing type voice, and finally to a death metal type approach, that is rarely used, oh, and with some female vocals that are thrown in, here and there. Some of the voices overlap each other, giving it various atmospheres throughout the songs. And speaking of atmosphere, all the songs vary in atmosphere, meaning each song has an identity, meaning that this release MUST be heard more than once to catch what they are trying to capture. If you’re into experi-mental bands, that have a gothic type sound, keyboards, metal influences, mainly in the solo department , (see what I mean about different?) then you might want to check this out.