Newly released on December 21st, as a digital only release, CORONATUS (Best Of 2007 – 2011) showcases premier songs of Gothic & Symphonic styles from the back catalog of this terrific German band. The female vocalist duo of Lady Ada Flechtner (Rock/Metal Soprano) and Mareike Makosch (Rock Voice) are unlike anything you’ve heard before; an engaging listen that can cause your jaw to drop. With admirable attention to song structure details and praise-worthy musicianship, CORONATUS is a Metal band I highly recommend!
Coronatus currently is working on the next album. We will enter the studio in may/june 2013 and release will be in autumn 2013. We are very glad to announce that our former soprano voice CARMEN, who sang on the first 3 Coronatus albums, will be back for this next record!!
CORONATUS – One of the best albums I’ve listened to from 2011 is Terra Incognita from Germany’s Gothic Metal Band: Coronatus. This is a band and album that can’t be overlooked by any diverse Metal fan. I would love to see Coronatus become a huge favorite among the Metal masses in North America, their entire sound and attention to detail with their music is impressive and lures me in song after song. Below are five reasons why you should consider adding Terra Incognita to your list of must have albums.
Reason #1: Coronatus is a band that obviously loves music, period. This is a Metal band, only Coronatus knows how to create music. They cross over many Metal genres with Terra Incognita. Yes, this band and album will appeal highly to Gothic Metal fans, yet Melodic, Symphonic and Traditional Metal fans can easily hear many elements on Terra Incognita that they can surely embrace.
Reason #2: On Terra Incognita, everything comes together so fine. The keyboard arrangements and orchestration belongs with and compliments so well the melodic guitar parts and heavy riffs. The union of melodic and heavy just sounds and feels incredibly genuine throughout this entire album.
Reason #3: Mareike Makosch (Alto Voice) and Lady Ada Flechtner (Rock Soprano) could easily steal the show on Terra Incognita, if not for the masterful totality of musicianship that this band excels with. However, I find my ears absorbing the vocals of these two beautiful voices and being left nearly spellbound. This is an album that I listen to time and again and still hear something new consistently.
Reason #4: The European sound and vibe from Coronatus is infectious. Regardless if the song is sung in German (FernesLand) or English (Dead Man’s Tale), the end result is a definitive listen into just how passionate these two female vocalists are about the song. This passion for song that I hear is a universal language all its own.
Reason #5: There is never a moment where I want to skip over a song on Terra Incognita. The cumulative listen brings about a mood that is epic and a vibe that is celebratory. The cool aspect of listening to a band such as Coronatus and their newest gem Terra Incognita, is that I know I will hear a presentation that is all importantly memorable. Standing out and being original are qualities that this band easily bestows and conveys musically on Terra Incognita.
Yes, I highly recommend Terra Incognita. Coronatus receives a well deserved Metal bravo from me and I stand by this Metal sentiment.
* Terra Incognita is the fourth studio album from Coronatus, released via Massacre Records on November 18th, 2011.
Watch and listen to Fernes Land below!
TERRA INCOGNITA – Track Listing:
01. Saint Slayer
02. Fernes Land
03. A Dead Man‘s Tale
04. Sie Steh’n Am Weg
05. Vor der Schlacht
06. Hateful Affection
07. In Signo Crucis Trilogy I: Der Kleriker
08. In Signo Crucis Trilogy II: Das Zweite Gesicht
09. In Signo Crucis Trilogy III: In Signo Crucis
10. Der Letzte Freund
11. Traumzeit
12. Terra Incognita
* Digipak Bonus Tracks:
13. Mein Herz (Live At Roehre Stuttgart 2011)
14. Kristallklares Wasser (Live Version) [* Japanese Edition]
* For more info on CORONATUS, click on the links below:
Germany’s double female fronted Gothic Symphonic Metal sextet CORONATUS is going to release its new album “Terra Incognita” on Massacre Records, (November 18th, 2011).
“Terra Incognita” was produced, mixed and mastered by Markus Stock at the Tonstudio E.
With “Terra Incognita“ a new phase of the band’s history has been started and it takes the willing listener on a unique musical journey!
Lukasz Jaszak is responsible for the artwork and the cover.
Terra Incognita – Track List:
01. Saint Slayer
02. Fernes Land
03. A Dead Man‘s Tale
04. Sie Steh’n Am Weg
05. Vor der Schlacht
06. Hateful Affection
07. In Signo Crucis Trilogy I: Der Kleriker
08. In Signo Crucis Trilogy II: Das Zweite Gesicht
09. In Signo Crucis Trilogy III: In Signo Crucis
10. Der Letzte Freund
11. Traumzeit
12. Terra Incognita
13. Mein Herz (Live At Roehre Stuttgart 2011)
14. Kristallklares Wasser (Live Version) [* Japanese Edition]
(Source: Massacre Records)
* For more info on CORONATUS, click on the links below:
CORONATUS – Releasing on November 18th, 2011, on Massacre Records, is the new studio album from the German Gothic Metal band Coronatus: Terra Incognita. Below is the music video for Fernes Land and I’m digging it a Metal ton. It’s those beautiful vocals from those two beautiful gals that seals the deal for me! Mareike Makosch (Alto Voice) and Lady Ada Flechtner (Rock Soprano) come across as relaxed and ultra talented with this duet. The guitar solo kicks some serious ass too.
This is one fantastic band to keep your ears out for and support! Listen and watch the music video below for Fernes Land, hopefully you might dig it as much as I do.
* The North American release date for Terra Incognita is December 6th, 2011.
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