TIAMAT: Judas Christ CD PROMO. Cool Gothic Metal. Check killer sample

Description

Tiamat ‎– Judas Christ
Label: Century Media ‎– 77380-2
Format: CD, Album, Promo, Card sleeve
Country: Germany
Released: 18 Feb 2002
Style: Gothic Metal, Goth Rock
Tracklist
1 The Return Of The Son Of Nothing 4:58
2 So Much For Suicide 4:23
3 Vote For Love 4:49
4 The Truth’s For Sale 4:40
5 Fireflower 3:47
6 Sumer By Night 2:37
7 Love Is As Good As Soma 6:42
8 Angel Holograms 3:39
9 Spine 4:04
10 I Am In Love With Myself 4:22
11 Heaven Of High 3:52
12 Too Far Gone 4:50
Playing time: 52:38

Copyright (c) – Magic Arts Publishing Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Century Media Records Ltd.

Bass – Anders Iwers
Drums, Percussion – Lars Sköld
Guitar – Thomas Petersson
Guitar, Vocals – Johan Edlund

Matrix / Runout: A-66750/ 77380-2 A
Label Code: LC 6975

OK, grab a hold: TIAMAT have positive lyrics and also musically a dark but no longer negative/melancholic/sad direction, despite the quite provocative title!
You haven’t fainted? OK, then we can continue right away. You could read in many places that Edlund was going into heavier and more atmospheric regions again and the beginning of the opener “”The Return Of The Sun Of Nothing”” bears a very obvious quotation of the “”Wildhoney””-classic “”Whatever That Hurts””, but that is almost everything that really reminds you of the past.

Altogether it becomes clear pretty soon that the basic atmosphere has turned out rather positive, as Edlund himself says, should he suddenly die he would not want to be remembered as the kind of guy, who only brought a sad mood to everyone. Musically more Gothic they are more Gothic than ever, here and there you find some parallels to THE SISTERS OF MERCY, like on the super-catchy “”Vote For Love”” or even more in “”I Am In Love With Myself””, also the experimental-factor has been reduced a lot, only the really weird instrumental “”Sumer By Night”” is still a remainder of that, the rest is more accessible than ever.

You cannot call TIAMAT Metal anymore for quite some while now and “”Judas Christ”” is no exception to this, quite calm and at times very relaxed (like especially “”So Much For Suicide””) is the direction of the album, marked by another improvement in Edlund’s vocal-department, which really bears the songs here. The songs also have their very own charm, which wins you for themselves pretty quickly.

For sure “”Judas Christ”” is their best album, not least because of the more homogeneous unity without going under in experiments. Masterpiece!”