Only a few months after the release of "Goetia IV" MERCIFUL NUNS follow up with the second part of
their trip down memory lane to the temples of our ancestors. Whereas "Goetia IV" was presented in an
extrovert and powerful fashion, the first few seconds into its successor reveal a completely different
offering this time around. The album appears to be more contemplative, almost sacral and gloriously
mystical, laden with wonderful Acheronian chords in minor. In seamless transition the tracks build upon
each other to form a cohesive melodic and all round brilliant superstructure. Melodies are revisited in later
songs and aptly transferred into a new environment, creating moments of strange familiarity and bringing
that which has already been heard closer still.
MERCIFUL NUNS are Goth. Goth void of Rock. The very charismatic powerfully produced sound with its
recondite atmosphere, dominant bass lines, delicate guitars and expressive vocals, weaving between
hypnotic poignancy and nigh despairing melancholy appears to be something the Goth scene has been
waiting for many years. MERCIFUL NUNS are cult! They re-ignite something in the Goth scene that has
long been consigned to ashes of memory: spirituality, contemplation and significant depth.
Tracks:
01 Dark Water 02 The Lake 03 Wailing Wall 04 Ark of the Covenant
05 Moving through still Times 06 The Maelstrom 07 Astral Light 08 Resting deep under dark Water