Lacrimosa-"Echoes"
Genre
: Gothic Metal
Hall of Sermon 2003

There was great expectation for this album. After listening the single "Durch Nacht und Flut" many people talked about a return to their roots but sadly it isn't so. The used almost the same formula of their previous album; the not so acclaimed "Fassade". Or "Elodia" wich meant a total tranformation for the band. The album isn't bad  but it has too many symphonic parts (the 12 minutes intro for example) and many "soft" songs, althought they don't seem to be loosing the trademark sound of the band. The voices of Tilo & Anne are just great and show how much they have improved. To finish I want to highlight some songs I would like to recomend: "Durch Nacht und Flut " & "Apart" the rest is up to you.

Score:7/10


Reviewed by Stanley