Fire

The latest installment from this Croatian sextet sees them furthering their development as a prime example of Gothic Doom Metal. This release has the bands best production to date, as well as the most attitude.
Laced with subtle Celtic melodies and even more passionate vocals than ever before, the bands sound shows us that they are taking the best of their heavier/older material and blending it, seamlessly, together with their newer more melodic material.
The guitars are all around consistent with shades of heavy and light being used equally for the most part (the album does lean towards the more melodic side after all is said and done). Their are some decent leads and even some solos here and there. The bass doesn't do anything world shattering, but the drums are incredibly tight.
The keyboards are perhaps a more prevalent than in prior releases. They follow the guitars through much of the music while still maintaining their atmospheric purpose. The violin is a little more adventurous on this album and is in more of a lead role here than on other releases.
The vocals, are as stated above, very passionate and overall alright. It seems like on most of this bands albums Dunja is singing above her ability and while some people can get away with this, most can't. Over all, there is a very sensual feel to the vocals that create a more romantic mood overall.
Some of the complaints are regarding the vocals. The song 'In Vain' is one where the vocals could have been stepped up, or down perhaps as towards the climax of the song an effect is added to her voice that makes it sound like the mic went awry for a few seconds or that it was missed in editing. Most of the moments in question are within the first few songs on the album.
This band is pretty cool and worth a listen if your into Goth/Doom or if your just in mood for something different.