Delores Lesion

Lilitu | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 14, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: The End Records
• ASIN: B0002RQ31Q
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #545,735 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Only the End of the World Again

2. Even the Vultures Have Moved On (A Tragic Love Story)

3. The Delores Lesion

4. Ether

5. Follow Through

6. Desolation Breeds

7. Dark-Haired Girl

8. Fragments of My Reflection

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I knew it., September 16, 2004

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IcemanJ (Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Delores Lesion (Audio CD)

I discovered this very obscure, unsigned band a couple years ago with the help of their promotion on certain metal forums. Their first two albums were self-released: "The Earth Gods" which was alright but the production was atrocious, and "Memorial" which is an amazing metal album, the production was better but still not polished. I knew this band had lots of potential, and someday they would get signed to a great company and get the attention they deserved. Soon enough, they landed a deal with pretty much my favorite record company and place to order CDs- The End Records! It made perfect sense, there were plenty of similar bands there, and I knew all along The End was the perfect label for them. Anyways, on to the music.

This album's production is finally top-notch. Pummeling drums, heavy guitars, switching from growling and a unique clean singing voice, keyboards in the background, all make for some quality metal.

The first song starts off with a kick in the face with sudden really intense growling vocals. Couldn't be better. :) "Even the Vultures Have Moved On" adds some clean singing, and is a very powerful and solid track. My favorite song is probably "Follow Through," it just really gets the adrenaline pumping every time; it's really fast paced, excellent riffs, excellent keyboard playing in the background, kind of atmospheric during the verses, it's just all the great elements of the band rolled into one song. "Ether" is a short, quiet, atmospheric instrumental, very nice to throw in between the heavy songs. "Dark Haired Girl" is a very soft balled/duet with female vocals and keyboard set to sound like violins, also a nice change. The last track is the longest and mostly heavy but then fades out with a nice piano outro.

I'm not sure if I like this better than Memorial yet, their previous effort. That album has longer, more progressive songs compared to this, and softer acoustic sections which I always like, and the album itself is longer. Even though this album is only 36 minutes long, it doesn't seem like it. Shorter time never means anything, some of my favorite CDs are a half hour or less. Just be sure to check out Memorial if you like this.

Fans of Dark Tranquillity and Soilwork will probably like this and most fans of Agalloch, although they aren't really all that similar to these bands. "Memorial" is slightly more similar to Opeth, with the longer, more progressive songs. All in all, this is seriously one of the best metal albums I've got this year. It is well worth anyone's time.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I wrote my review; where's yours?, October 20, 2004

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Navona (Orlando) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Delores Lesion (Audio CD)

You may not know them now ... but you will. `The Delores Lesion' is but an introduction to the entity that is Lilitu. Compelled by melodic guitar work, intense drums, and vocals that fluctuate between frantic screaming and pure untainted singing, one would not expect to find this band hailing from the deep south of America. Many may find themselves comparing Lilitu to many European metal bands; to me there is no comparison. You can sense their European influences, yet they are an entity unto themselves. The album opens with a great force that later progresses to a more refined and melodious sound that, in the end, leaves you with a realization you have just listened to something exemplary. The music is layered, often adding an atmospheric hue with the addition of keyboards and additional vocals. Though short, `The Delores Lesion' is well worth your time.~HEIDIjake

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply A Masterpiece, December 31, 2005

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The Wilson "\m/ >.< \m/" (Temecula) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Delores Lesion (Audio CD)

Alright i held off for about a year to write this review, and within that time this cd has gone down into my fav. albums of my life, simply perfect!...

it goes from anywhere between Dark Tranquillity vibe, To a soft (YET!) metal feel (but i cant relate it to anyone).. as a matter of fact im listening to Lilitu writing this review "Follow Through" thats a soft song and very catchy

(*note* when i say soft i mean singing)


(since theres no samples ill try to break down the sounds)

Vocals- Are Raspy Mid-ranged screams- most compared to Demonoid's vocals (but lilitu's is more raspy screaming)

Guitars- (my fav. part of the album)The guitars go from Death metal riffing to Melodic touches of Dark Tranquillity then in some songs more of a Hard Rock sound mainly cause its open strumming... and as for there solos they have a heart felt classic rock feel mixed with some pretty fast shreds

Drums/bass- They really do some experimenting so to speak they go from blazing blast beats to jazz throughout the album (but depending on what genre u listen to the blast beats arnt as fast as say Behemoth or 1349)

Keyboards- very minimual use, and the songs arnt over drentched with the keyboards but just enough to create a great soundscape and trigger ur emotions to what they want u to feel..

now add all these together and you have yourself Lilitu

all in all I have nothing but praise for this band, this album is not like any other melodic death metal act simply because Lilitu used their own sound and crafted it to their likeing... do your self a favor buy this, and see for your self... Honestly my favorite album in a long time.. PERIOD!.