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В начале нынешнего десятилетия австрийцы DARKWELL подавали определенные надежды, выпустив на “Napalm Records” неплохой дебютный альбом “Suspiria”, одна песня с которого (“Realm of Darkness”) до сих пор находится у меня в плей-листе среди любимых. Но затем что-то дело у ребят не пошло. То ли мастермайнд группы Роланд Вюрцер разрывался сразу между несколькими командами, то ли уход вокалистки Александры Питтрахер, чей по-детски наивный голосок придал первой работе группы необычного очарования, сказался, но второй полнометражный диcк команды (“Metatron”) получил чрезвычайно низкие оценки в большинстве сетевых и бумажных изданий, и вот уже скоро пять лет, как о группе нет никаких известий. Тем не менее, между первым и вторым альбомами австрийцев поместился еще один релиз, который теперь стараниями компании “Mazzar Records”, стал доступен в России. Речь идет о мини-альбоме, записанном в 2002 году еще с оригинальной вокалисткой, и в этом, пожалуй, его главное достоинство. Нежный, тонкий, дрожащий голос фрёйляйн Питтрахер вместе с мрачноватыми, «готичными» мелодиями и довольно жесткими риффами (особенно, в первых двух песнях) вызывает сильнейшее желание защитить эту девушку от всех опасностей, реальных и выдуманных, этого мира. Ее пение столь наивно, что перед глазами невольно встает образ несчастной беззащитной девы, на которую открыли сезон охоты все монстры, известные человечеству: от Снежного Человека до Чикатило. Больше достоинств у пластинки нет. Новые песни по сравнению с “Suspiria” лишены ярких мелодий, а на технику исполнения музыканты, несмотря на наличие в их составе «вечного» Морица Нёйнера, особого упора не делали. Правда, и попыток забрести в «прогрессивные» дебри, где позднее заблудился «Метатрон», пока тоже не предпринималось. Все на “Conflict of Interest” сделано простенько и… безвкусно. Переиграть“Twist in My Sobriety” тоже было не самым удачным решением: не для голоска Александры эта песня. Две живые версии шлягеров из первого альбома, в том числе и “Realm of Darkness”, немного оживляют не слишком радостную картину, но это всего лишь концертные бонусы, которые, к сожалению, констатируют факт: EP DARKWELL оказался лишен стержневого хита, а без него выпуск подобного рода релиза особого смысла не имел. Ну разве что, можно лишний раз услышать Александру Питтрахер, до того, как она решила «завязать» с музыкой.
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all that remains just an illusion
in the end what stays, confusion
A quest entrailed by a god, a task with no solution
nobody realized that's that core of our life
an aim can be reached but our live consists of many
every aim is it worth, the final goal is an illusion
a plan creeps in my mind
walls of logic are destroyed
feelings (are) starting to rule my life
a life of another kind
reason should give the guiding line
the senses are the other side
none of them should be dominat
the balance could be mine
In the Labyrinth of life
The individual in it's hive
all that remains just an illusion
in the end what stays, confusion
A quest entrailed by a god, a task with no solution
nobody realized that's that core of our life
an aim can be reached but our live consists of many
every aim is it worth, the final goal is an illusion
2. Thy Curse
in the beauty of your eyes
unblanked your deceit lurks
the point were my mercy dies
I'm sure my spell it works
curse, curse, cursed you are
if it's jealousy, I don't care
curse, curse, cursed you are
are you suffering? I don't care
curse, curse, cursed you are
I execrate you, I swear
curse, curse, cursed you are
no love left you can share
Your emotions I desecrate
I bring you to your lunacy
perdition will be your fate
I leave you in agony
curse, curse, cursed you are
if it's jealousy, I don't care
curse, curse, cursed you are
are you suffering? I don't care
curse, curse, cursed you are
I execrate you, I swear
curse, curse, cursed you are
no love left you can share
3. Elisabetha
"Elisabetha.... Elisabetha....
This is the tale of
The Blood Countess of Transylvania
15 years old she realized her true ambitions, inflicting pain
soon carnal desires called for their fullfillment
black magic was the key
after becoming romantically
involved with a black-clad stranger
her mouth showed telltale
signs of blood for the first time."
Come to me my sweet young gal
I need your service for my joy
follow me to your little hell
nothing to scare or annoy
come through this gate
see my toys they are your fate
welcome to my torture chamber
this will be your dismember
I'll take the liquid out of you
your virgin blood will be mine
Black Magic is what I master
My Darkness is that what will shine
My beauty will stop to face
for my ointment you are the source
The shrivelled skin will disappear
my beauty returns with my force
"Elisabetha... you are the countries course
your cruelty is divine of calls upon the gods
my course is that I can't kill you
you will be prisioned for eternity."
you trapped me in this rotting cage
my blood burns for revenge
I'll bring your pain to another stage
I'll raise myself to your bench
you won't flee my magic grip
your heart will be what I rip
I'll grab your spirit out of you
annihilation that's what I'll do
I'll take the liquid out of you
your virgin blood will be mine
Black Magic is what I master
My Darkness is that what will shine
My beauty will stop to face
for my ointment you are the source
The shrivelled skin will disappear
my beauty returns with my force
4. Crucible
Mankind's nature isn't free
decisions for a greater will
guidelines for hypocrisy
fate just another mighty thrill
In this core of our mind
our highest aim is just control
we are nothing more than blind
cruelty the protocol
freedom of mind a desireable state
a humans spirit reaching the borders
a will spreading until the gate
a limit just built up by orders
[Chorus:]
witchcraft the scourge of hell
it's your trial it's your crucible
your freedom adoreable
the trial it's your crucible
the crucible
the scourge of hell
cast upon us the bibles curse
free will condemned like a sin of death
the churchs cage, all became worse
the religious fire stole our breath
witchcraft the scourge of hell
it's your trial it's your crucible
your freedom adoreable
the trial it's your crucible
the crucible
the scourge of hell
5. Twist In My Sobriety
All God's children need travelling shoes
Drive your problems from here
All good people read good books
Now your conscience is clear
I hear you talk girl
Now your conscience is clear
In the morning I wipe my brow
Wipe the miles away
I like to think I can be so willed
And never do what you say
I'll never hear you
And never do what you say
Look my eyes are just holograms
Look your love has drawn red from my hands
From my hands you know you'll never be
More than twist in my sobriety
More than twist in my sobriety
More than twist in my sobriety
We just poked a little pie
For the fun people had at night
Late at night don't need hostility
The timid smile and pause to free
I don't care about their different thoughts
Different thoughts are good for me
Up in arms and chaste and whole
All God's children took their toll
Look my eyes are just holograms
Look your love has drawn red from my hands
From my hands you know you'll never be
More than twist in my sobriety
More than twist in my sobriety
More than twist in my sobriety
Cup of tea, take time to think, yea
Time to risk a life, a life, a life
Sweet and handsome
Soft and porky
You pig out 'til you've seen the light
Pig out 'til you've seen the light
Half the people read the papers
Read them good and well
Pretty people, nervous people
People have got to sell
News you have to sell
Look my eyes are just holograms
Look your love has drawn red from my hands
From my hands you know you'll never be
More than twist in my sobriety
More than twist in my sobriety
More than twist in my sobriety
6. TSC II The Salvation (Live)
7. Realm Of Darkness (Live)