Whispers In Rage

The Last Dance | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 16, 2007)
• Original Release Date: July 16, 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Dancing Ferret Discs
• ASIN: B0000APVCH
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #261,193 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gothic Rock at it's Best!, April 8, 2004

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CreepyT "CreepyTendencies" (Colorado, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Whispers In Rage (Audio CD)

This CD is a must for any fan of the industrial/gothic/electronic genre! After reading a review of this group in a magazine, I had to check out some of their music, and I'm very glad that I did!

Vocalist Jeff Diehm reminds me a lot of the male vocalist for the Cruxshadows, as do their trancy, hypnotic electronic beats. However, some of their songs (Rage being an example) have driving guitar beats that are reminiscent of goth metal bands such as How Like A Winter, or Type O Negative. The lyrics are at times melancholic, intense, introspective, whimsical, and intelligent all wrapped up in one fluid movement within this CD. The electronic elements are used to great effect on all of their songs, and never overpower the other musical and vocal elements.

Some of the standout tracks include:

Track 1 "Nightmares": Driving guitar, trancy beats, and lyrics that speak of living a nightmarish life enduring reality.

Track 4 "Whisper": Intense vocals, backed up by mostly electronic beats.

Track 8 "Frozen": Slightly less emphasis on synth beats (though they are still there), and more guitar. Great lyrics that speak of being frozen in the darker side of life.

Track 12 "Silently She": Slower and slightly more contemplative and disconsolate than some of their other songs on this CD. Excellent, chilling vocals backed up by synth beats, a cello, and a violin.

Sadly, Ivan Dominguez, The Last Dance's drummer and friend, died unexpectedly. The song "51501" includes Ivan's drumming and some talking, and this is the band's tribute to their fallen friend. Ivan's drumming can also be heard on the awesome tribute cover of "Dead Man's Party" by Oingo Boingo. Many of the lyrics on the rest of the album depict the emotional loss of this band member, yet The Last Dance accomplishes this without ever being too dark or morbid.

I highly recommend this album to anyone who can appreciate excellent, lushly textured gothic rock, gothic metal, and industrial music, as The Last Dance offers a little bit to fans of all these genres. You will not be dissapointed!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Somewhere more, October 14, 2005

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Erica Anderson (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Whispers In Rage (Audio CD)

This is my first time I have ever heard of The Last Dance, not to mention their music. I didn't know what to expect from them. I have to admit that it took me a few listens for the music to grow on me. Now that I have allowed the music to grow on me, I must say that I like this band and their cd "Whispers in Rage" quite a bit. The band kinda reminds me of Bella Morte but with more synthesizers and less guitars. The first track "Nightmare" is easily one of my favorite tracks off the album with its hypnotic trance-like beats. This track was an immediate favorite of mine. "Rage" is one of the songs that I had to listen to over and over for it to grow on me. Overtime "Rage" has become another favorite track. I can hear and feel the emotion that Jeff Diehm puts into his vocals on this song. I absolutely love "Wonderlust" with its pulsating synthesized melodies and the wall of guitar riffs. It is one of the catchier songs on the album. This song could have easily come out of the '80s with its new wave hooks. The album isn't perfect by far. The music didn't grab me right away. It took me a few listens for it to sink into me before reviewing the album. Some of the songs were longer than they should have or simply should have been left off the album like the last two tracks "Silently She" and "51051". Otherwise I dug "Whispers in Rage". I thought it was a good introduction to the band for this new fan.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My New Favorite Band, March 9, 2005

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Jason Vlietstra (Grand Rapids, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Whispers In Rage (Audio CD)

A friend of mine when to Cornerstone Festival this past year and came back with this cd. I'm so glad he introduced me to this. I love that it has a dancy vide but yet still dark. Goth and industrial music has started becomming my favorite genres over metal bands. This is sorta a mix of both. WWW.Flamingfish.com carries lots of stuff simular to this. I recommmend their Automata mix cd's to get introduced to more stuff like this.