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Review:
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Fresh from the Mort family comes this Mexican taco
packed full of tasty ingredients, a subtle blend of early
Epica, Therion, Within Temptation, Wagner, Carmen, and Phantom
of the Opera, seasoned with a pinch of Diablo Swing Orchestra.
The three singers are outstanding, the pitch perfect mezzo
soprano of the luscious Madam D'Lamort, the rich baritone
of Eiven Dumort, and the occasional deep growls by Alferis
Mort, perfectly illustrated by the awesome ‘Viaje Al Centro
Del Infierno’. The performances by the other 5 Morts are
equally impressive, and the whole opus is impeccably recorded.
The album is packed with no less than 13 mini epic operas
(plus an intro and outro), so it is a tough job to pick
faves. I am especially taken with the towering ‘Babel’,
the delightful ‘El Ultimo Vals’ with Pier LeMort’s rippling
piano, the can canning ‘Una Idea Toco Mi Almohada’ (I got
my frilly knickers out specially), and the hilarious bonkers
quickstep ‘Necrotica’. On the gorgeous rousing Celtic ‘Sonia’
a Highland pipes and drums marching band turn up, goodness
knows what they are doing in Mexico, but it makes a nice
change for them from freezing their Trossachs off. The lyrics
in Spanish look very interesting (sadly I need an interpreter)
and the band have a striking image to match the drama of
their music, they must put on one hell of a show. This is
symphonic metal par excellence, rarely have I heard such
a perfect, seamless amalgam of metal, opera and classical
music. The whole fandango is available from their Myspace,
http://www.myspace.com/nostramorte
and EBay, a high kicking 9.5 out of 10.
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