REVIEW: ENS COGITANS - HEART OF THE WAY

 

ENS COGITANS - HEART OF THE WAY (Nostradamus Records, 2001):

Technical data:

Recorded and Mixed at Red Rose Studios

Produced by Michael Antonov and Ens Cogitans

Artwork by Ilya Trusov.

Track List: 1- Stone Mill, 2- Fire from Within, 3- Search of Kalokagathy, 4- Hart of the Way, 5- As The Heartbeat Vanishes, 6- Through the Moonlight

On their previous album, Ens Cogitans reminded me as a mix of the Paradise Lost of "One Second" and the Apradise Lost of "Host". That is a band with certain electronic elements but still very heavy and gothic with their own identity. This time this guys have changed their sound and their music has become more technical. There are multiple passages withinm each track going from the most calm parts with keyboards, clean guitars and whispered vocals to heavier parts with distorted guitars, more dynamic voclas and interesting drum breaks and tmpo changes. One thing that I must remark is the interesting work of the bass player who contributes a lot to the final result doing a lot of arrangementes (the bass is mixed really loud on this CD). This is one of the best bands that I have listened from the Russian metal scene. Favorite tracks: the whole album. Contact: http://nostradamusrec.euro.ru.