The Kiss, The Hope
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The Kiss, The Hope is the second full length album
by the Norwegian metal band Lengsel
, released on Whirlwind Records in December 2006. The album was a stylistical change on the band's musical direction, representing more of a sludge metal
style.
's The Blueprint Dives
and the following tour, Ole Halvard Sveen, Tor Magne S. Glidje and John Robert Mjåland returned to their Lengsel project 6 years after Solace and began work for the second album. During 2006, the band set up a MySpace profile where they hinted that they would take a more garage rock and hardcore punk oriented direction while keeping some elements of their black metal roots. Announcing an initial working title of Hell Calls Hell, the band released videos from the studio and sound samples, one of which was accompanied by a short video with for "Angels in America" with footage of an old photograph. With a release date set for December 2006, the band announced the official title as The Kiss, The Hope, signed to German based Whirlwind Records, and shortly after published a trailer for the upcoming music video for "The Pale People" which was released few months later.
Musically, the album represents mostly a sludge metal style such as on "Hell Calls Hell" (featuring Ilkka of Benea Reach
) and "A Little Less to Heal". "Åndenød - The Easy Kill" consists of industrial
noise sounds, "Tales of Lost Love" is jazz
-influenced. "The Pale People" is a gothic rock
or post-punk song reminiscent of The Cure
with Robert Smith
type vocals and echoed, dark guitars. A music video was filmed for it.
According to Allmusic, The Kiss, The Hope was "less positively reviewed" than Solace. However critics such as Stefan Lang of PowerMetal.de gave it favorable reviews and called the album innovative.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by the Norwegian metal band Lengsel
Lengsel
Lengsel is a progressive black metal band that formed in 1995 in Norway. They released one album, called Solace, on Endtime Productions in 2000, which was subsequently licensed to Solid State Records for an American release. The second album The Kiss, The Hope was released on 2007...
, released on Whirlwind Records in December 2006. The album was a stylistical change on the band's musical direction, representing more of a sludge metal
Sludge metal
Sludge metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that melds elements of doom metal and hardcore punk, and sometimes incorporates influences from southern rock, stoner rock and grunge. Sludge metal is typically abrasive; often featuring shouted vocals, heavily distorted instruments and sharply contrasting...
style.
Recording
After the release of ExtolExtol
Extol is a Christian progressive extreme metal band from Bekkestua, Norway, that was formed in 1993. In 2007, they announced they were splitting up to work on separate projects. The band is known for playing a variety of different styles of metal which include progressive death metal, melodic death...
's The Blueprint Dives
The Blueprint Dives
The Blueprint Dives is the fourth studio release by the Norwegian Christian metal band Extol. Recorded at the end of 2004 at Top Room Studios and produced by Børge Finstad and Extol, Blueprint was released on February 21, 2005, on Century Media...
and the following tour, Ole Halvard Sveen, Tor Magne S. Glidje and John Robert Mjåland returned to their Lengsel project 6 years after Solace and began work for the second album. During 2006, the band set up a MySpace profile where they hinted that they would take a more garage rock and hardcore punk oriented direction while keeping some elements of their black metal roots. Announcing an initial working title of Hell Calls Hell, the band released videos from the studio and sound samples, one of which was accompanied by a short video with for "Angels in America" with footage of an old photograph. With a release date set for December 2006, the band announced the official title as The Kiss, The Hope, signed to German based Whirlwind Records, and shortly after published a trailer for the upcoming music video for "The Pale People" which was released few months later.
Musically, the album represents mostly a sludge metal style such as on "Hell Calls Hell" (featuring Ilkka of Benea Reach
Benea Reach
Benea Reach is an extreme metalcore/mathcore band from Oslo, Norway. The band was nominated for a Spellemannsprisen Award in the metal category, and at one time included noted guitarist Christer Espevoll of progressive metal band Extol.-Biography:...
) and "A Little Less to Heal". "Åndenød - The Easy Kill" consists of industrial
Industrial music
Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...
noise sounds, "Tales of Lost Love" is jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
-influenced. "The Pale People" is a gothic rock
Gothic rock
Gothic rock is a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s. Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes...
or post-punk song reminiscent of The Cure
The Cure
The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
with Robert Smith
Robert Smith (musician)
Robert James Smith is an English musician. He is the lead singer, guitar player and principal songwriter of the rock band The Cure, and its only constant member since its founding in 1976...
type vocals and echoed, dark guitars. A music video was filmed for it.
According to Allmusic, The Kiss, The Hope was "less positively reviewed" than Solace. However critics such as Stefan Lang of PowerMetal.de gave it favorable reviews and called the album innovative.
Track listing
- "An Anonymous Phone-call And a Dead Line" - 8:03
- "Hell Calls Hell" - 3:53
- "Miss S.C." - 3:49
- "Ådendød - The Easy Kill" - 1:55
- "Tales of Lost Love" - 5:29
- "A Little Less To Heal" - 4:51
- "Eternal Seven" - 2:26
- "The Warm Water Chaseway" - 3:23
- "Angels in America" - 3:01
- "The Pale People" - 6:04
- "Avec Toi" - 3:31