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    HM Magazine #75/Visionaire
    Visionaire — Mystical Dominion cover

    Visionaire

    Mystical Dominion

    (1998)

    Reviewed by Doug Van Pelt

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    Label Millenial SunHM Magazine #75January/February 1999
    doom metalgothic metalprogressive metal

    I knew there was a reason we had Klank on the cover of our "Industrial/Goth" issue last January. It was so we could compare his vocals to this project. Imagine progressive, classic metal goth with Klank's grunting, growling vocals. This stuff is really good! Beautiful guitar tones, ocasional noise samples, bombastic, big, and dramatic drums. Very cool. For a sample, check out his cut on this issue's Hard Music Sampler CD.

    Other coverage for this album

    Dead Zine 1998Reviewed by MuchThis is a one man project from James Allen. Atmosphere seems to be the goal of this LP and if that is all I wanted I would have been satisfied. Atmospheric doom is the style overall, but there are plenty of mono-goth segments as well. Before I say more, let me establish that the biggest downfall of this LP was the drum machine. If a band (musician) has to use a machine try to make it sound…Dead Zine 1998Reviewed by FletchImagine a cross between Ashen Mortality, Kohllapse and maybe, umm let's say Wedding Party and you have Visionaire. Unfortunately I am not a fan of Ashen Mortality or Wedding Party so this cd was not particularly appealing to me although the Kohllapse-ish parts were cool to listen to. Generally, fans of gothic doom metal will find a new favorite in Visionaire while someone looking for a little…

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