Forgotten Goddess

Echoes of Eternity | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 20, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nuclear Blast Americ
• ASIN: B000LC51WY
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #196,833 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Echoes Of Eternity are not your typical gothic metal band. They do have a female lead singer, but their music has a harder edge than most bands in this genre. The group has members from the U.S., Canada and Japan, and this is their debut album. The Forgotten Goddess blends traditional heavy metal grooves and riffs with progressive and gothic elements. It has all the crunch and intensity of mainsteam metal, but the vocals add a whole new perspective and twist to the music. Francine Boucher is the band's singer, and her vocals are sometimes traditional and blend in with the music. Other times they are ethereal and higher pitched, giving the song a completely different vibe. There's a lot of diversity on this CD, from aggressive and heavy songs to slow, dreamy ballads. Echoes Of Eternity are technically very skilled and the songs are arranged very well. It's a promising debut, and with a few more memorable hooks and catchy choruses it could have been even better.---Chad Bowar

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome CD...Buy it!, May 14, 2007

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B. Gasdia (Norwalk, California United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Forgotten Goddess (Audio CD)

Combine the massive drumming of Fear Factory, the excellent dual-guitar work of Iron Maiden, and the best vocals this side of Within Temptation, Lacuna Coil, and Leaves Eyes (ex-Theater of Tragedy), and you have just a hint of how phenomenal this band really is. What you can't imagine, unless you listen, is how their sound is so totally captivating. This combination of aggressive music and ethereal vocals, transcends Evanescence (Amy Lee is a great singer), and most other music in this genre of female lead goth/symphonic metal. It really is a spectacular debut album; I cannot stop listening...it sucks you in, and just won't let go.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not Your Typical Gothic Metal Band!, April 14, 2007

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Robert J. Pagan (Chula Vista, CA. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Forgotten Goddess (Audio CD)

Went to see Echoes of Eternity 04/11 at Brick by Brick here in San Diego, CA.,USA. Their music has a harder edge than most bands that I have seen. Traditional heavy metal grooves & riffs with progressive and gothic movements. The intensity of their music is power & tightness-OUTSTANDING! Francie Boucher vocals are traditional and a blend that gives a song a completely different vibe-ethereal and higher pitch. This CD gives alot of divesity, aggressive and heavy songs to slow and dreamy ballads. The band members are very technically skilled-WHAT ENERGY! I had them all autograph their new CD for me! They will be up and coming band this year! What a unique sound of vocals and metal blend!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars pretty good, September 29, 2007

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ajanas "ajanas" (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Forgotten Goddess (Audio CD)

I saw these guys in concert recently, and they actually are a bit better live. Otherwise Echoes does need a little more range in sound and technique, but i still enjoy them immensely. She does need to speed her voice up a bit though. For gothic music its pretty par for the course.