REVIEW: ENTWINE - GONE

 

ENTWINE - GONE (Century Media - 2001): This is the second album of this finnish masters of gothic and melancholic melodies (The first one is called "The Treasures within Hearts"). The album has a great sound and it was mixed in the famous Finnvox Studios by Mika Jussila (yes, the same guy that has worked with Stratovarius, Nightwish and Childresn of Bodom). Great melodies and power are what flows in this recording since the beginning with "Losing the Ground". Some guitars parts are reminiscent of Paradise Lost ("One Second" era) for example in "Snow White Suicide". The amazingly beautiful keyboards of Ritta Heikkonen open one of the best songs in the whole album: "Closer (my love)" a slow depressing ballad where singer Mika Tauriainen can expand his vocals. In fact Tauriainen has a good voice and knows how to express what he wants through his voice and lyrics. What I liked a lot of this album is the great orchestration fundamentally between the guitars and the keyboards that conform a big part of Entwine´s signature sound. My favorite tracks: "Grace", "New Dawn", "Closer (My love)" and "Thru the Darkness". Contact: www.centurymedia.com and www.entwine.cjb.net