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Zeraphine are a kind of continuing what Dreadful Shadows did, but it's not exactly the same. Zeraphine are singer Sven Friedrich and guitarist Norman Selbig, both were part of Dreadful Shadows and after the band broke up started something new. Fans of their old band will probably need a little longer to get into their new music. The music of Zeraphine is addressed to fans of dark, gothic metal and wave mainly, but they add some electro sounds and sometimes it really rocks... Another difference to their former band is that this time singer Sven Friedrich sings German! He managed very well to write emotional lyrics which fit from the vocal melody to the sounds which might be more difficult in German. On the other hand it's his mouth tongue and it might be easier to find words to express the melancholy of his thoughts. But it might sound strange to people who don't understand German....
The tune Die Wirklichkeit starts with keyboards and a guitar riff which sounds familiar... It reminds me of Paradise Lost's Elusive Cure, but when singer Sven joins it gets his own identity. It's a dark, gothic metal song, others like Unter Eis are more an electro wave tune and isn't as emotional and melancholic as e.g. Sterne sehen. An interesting album which in my opinion lives through the lyrics, so for everybody who doesn't speak German, give it a try and see if it works for you as well....
Try: Sterne sehen, Die Wirklichkeit and Siamesische Einsamkeit
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