Crystal Tears [IMPORT]

On Thorns I Lay

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 17, 1999)
• Original Release Date: 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Holy Records
• ASIN: B00000JONF
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #433,797 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Theatre Of Tragedy with violins and mellow male vocals, November 10, 1999

By	Robert M. Bowers (Beale AFB, CA, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

"Crystal Tears" was my introduction to On Thorns I Lay, and I'm very impressed with it. The music can be classified as Gothic Metal, with pure, sweet female vocals accented by occasional baritone male vocals. If you like Theatre of Tragedy, but don't like the so-called "death grunts" that characterize most black metal these days, check this out. My major criticism of the release is that the violin solos seem overemphasized at times, but that might just be my personal taste.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars It's no Orama, December 31, 1999

By	Malice (usa) - See all my reviews

If you were introduced to On Thorns I Lay with the album Orama as i was, Crystal Tears would be a dissapointment. Orama was a much harder metalic sound and with more death vocals. Not that i care for death vocals, but the guitar rhythms were done so well, i could overlook the death vox. Crystal Tears is much softer than orama, 80% of the guitar work is gone. There are a few good tracks, but if you liked Orama, skip this one.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars good ideas, poor production, October 10, 2000

By	Jason P. Sorens "ecolibertarian" (Tonawanda, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was introduced to On Thorns I Lay through some songs from the "Orama" album, which I rather liked, reminding me of Septic Flesh. "Crystal Tears" is much less aggressive--in fact, the metal parts really play only a small role in the music. On Thorns now remind me more of Lacuna Coil than Septic Flesh; if that sounds like an improvement to you (I would say the reverse) you may be interested. However, there are some additional problems with this album, including poor production afflicting especially the male vocals and electric guitar. However, the strings and acoustic guitar sound clean. It just doesn't sound very well put together overall. If you're interested in mellow classical/metal fusion with female vocals, "Crystal Tears" may be an advisable purchase, but I recommend looking into bands like Haggard and Dreams of Sanity first (or the "Orama" album).