Liquid Sky - Identity-2008-320k[Uber Female Fronted Gothic/Progressive Metal From The UK]

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Liquid Sky - Identity

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Artist...............: Liquid Sky

Album................: Identity

Genre................: Gothic Metal

Source...............: CD

Year.................: 2008

Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode)

Codec................: LAME 3.97

Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III

Quality..............: Insane, (CBR 320kbps)

Channels.............: Joint Stereo / 44100 hz

Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3

Information..........: My Rip

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1. (00:01:32) Liquid Sky - Tranquility Base

2. (00:05:31) Liquid Sky - Titan

3. (00:05:27) Liquid Sky - Dreamstate

4. (00:05:58) Liquid Sky - Echo

5. (00:03:48) Liquid Sky - Stitches

6. (00:06:07) Liquid Sky - Laid To Rest

7. (00:04:33) Liquid Sky - Love Labours Lost

8. (00:05:20) Liquid Sky - Watch The Ocean

9. (00:03:44) Liquid Sky - Ghost In The Shell

10. (00:04:03) Liquid Sky - Salvation

11. (00:05:13) Liquid Sky - Dawn's Pale Light

Playing Time.........: 00:51:16

Total Size...........: 117.43 MB

NFO generated on.....: 05/02/2009 13:10:56





When it comes to female fronted Metal bands, the UK are woefully lacking when compared to our European cousins, or any other country come to think of it. Has the UK ever produced a world class female fronted band that can compete with the likes of Nightwish, Within Temptation or Lacuna Coil? Shit, I can't even think of one that'll give the 3rd tier of bands a run for their money... So are Liquid Sky the band the UK desperately needs to give us little credibility when it comes to the Gothic end of the spectrum? That's a toughie.



Judging this album on its own merits,it's a bloody good album. Liquid Sky have a certain Englishness about them, but singer Hecate Taglietti brings a European flavour with her voice and I could see quite easily see Liquid Sky signing for a label like Napalm Records and the band being schooled by Alex Krull at his Mastersound Studios. Musically, I'd say that Liquid Sky are going to appeal to those that prefer the Progressive side of things, and with Threshold's Karl Groom handling the production duties, that backs this up that theory quite nicely.



Their approach is slow and measured, with everything in its place, and that yields my only complaint. Some of the songs, after a few minutes, start to plod a little. I'm thinking more of in the live environment, than in the studio, as I can see someone catching Liquid Sky for the first time, and being unfamiliar with their material, starting to drift off as the band aren't doing enough to keep their attention. They need the injection of pace that's used on Dreamstate, which is probably the most enjoyable song on the album, or the simplistic beauty of Watch The Ocean, to keep things interesting.

Liquid Sky are definitely one of the better bands emerging from the UK underground I'd recommended this to anyone who's a fan of either female fronted, or Gothic Progressive Metal. Potentially, they are the ones to watch.