yeah, i want to know, too - much like those who like everything on ipecac records, though, the people who praise devil doll always seem like their definition of "weird shit" is a lot less weird than it should be.
― your null fame (yournullfame), Sunday, 18 May 2003 19:20 (twenty-two years ago)
I'v heard three unnamed tracks. It's kinda prog-metal thrown in with The Residents and Nurse With Wound mainly. the first track labled "part 1" could have been doen by Steve Stapleton, the second labeled "part 2" sounds like a mix of the three together but more symphonic, the third(gess what its called) has Residends type vocals with progy symphonic music. and another track i'v heard sounded symphonic prog-rockish. And there's an opera singer apearing at some point thoughout the tracks.
― Jr_Vision (visionjr), Sunday, 18 May 2003 19:48 (twenty-two years ago)
Oh! and the Magma influence is totaly there(probably the biggest influence) accept on the first one. The result didn't impress me much tho. The first three tracks are off of
Dies Irae from 96 according to AMG.
― Jr_Vision (visionjr), Sunday, 18 May 2003 20:30 (twenty-two years ago)
Do not get overly excited, Mr. Snoom. Devil Doll is
very good, but you probably won't like them if you don't
like prog. They're not very weird at all, besides the
vocals. Mr. Doctor's voice is very interesting. He doesn't
sound like your average death metal screamer, he has a lot
more variety. Like a cross between William S. Burroughs and Peter
Hammill. You see, the good doctor rarely sings words, he barks
them, in a dark and tortured manner. But it's so exagerrated
it comes off as campy/funny, especially when he duets with
a classical soprano. I have friends who have been reduced to
tears laughing at this band. The lyrics are actually quite
good, full of freakish and baroque imagery.
As for the music, it's symphonic prog rock, simple and dramatic, dominated by piano and strings and choirs, with occasional metal sections. Very dark, but not scary or disturbing (like
dark ambient can be). Quite good if you like this kind of thing,
but don't expect anything experimental or avant garde. I don't
hear Magma in their sound, but I do hear Carl Orff (who inspired
Magma) in the huge apocalyptic chorales.
If you're still interested, I will send you some sample tracks
on mIRC. I'm on Undernet, username: Purplegho.
― Squirrel_Police (Squirrel_Police), Sunday, 18 May 2003 23:13 (twenty-two years ago)
don't forget the Bartok, Shostakovich and black and white horror movie influences. and mr. doctor really is a psycho. he dresses like nosferatu, refuses interviews and lives in his own world. one of their albums was nearing completion when the studio burned down under mysterious circumstances.
― masta ace (Squirrel_Police), Sunday, 18 May 2003 23:25 (twenty-two years ago)
well... i continued my research & checked out a few mp3s etc....
Oh Dear. scary and spooky? yeh like ARMY OF LOVERS are scary and spooky. progmeta soundtrack alal goblinesque? yeh like david arnold doing orchestral iron maiden. from now on i shall rest happy with Abruptum for my children's pantomime thrills.
― bob snoom, Sunday, 1 June 2003 11:57 (twenty-two years ago)