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Virgin Black - Requiem - Pianissimo



7.8 | 42 votes |
Release date: 30 November 2018
Style: Orchestral

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01. Requiem Aeternum
02. Dies Irae
03. Until Death
04. Kyrie Eleison
05. Libera Eis Domine
06. Lacrimosa (I Tread Alone)
07. Pie Jesu
08. Remembrance

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X-Ray Rod
Rating:
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"All is lost but hope" were the last words sang by Rowan London on Virgin Black's sophomore album, released back in 2003. 15 years later, with a decade long hiatus, and the Requiem series finally completed? These words remain as truthful as ever.

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published 31.12.2018 | Comments (3)

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Comments: 19   Visited by: 273 users
29.09.2018 - 17:07
Rating: 8
X-Ray Rod
Skandino
Pre-ordered the shit out of it (and the tshirt) when the FB page posted the links. I jsut can't wait to go through the whole triology in one sitting.
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29
Like you could kiss my ass
Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
Rod, let me love you.
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29.09.2018 - 18:40
Karlabos
Meat and Potatos
Written by X-Ray Rod on 29.09.2018 at 17:07

Pre-ordered the shit out of it (and the tshirt)

So you ordered the shirt out of it?
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"Aah! The cat turned into a cat!"
- Reimu Hakurei
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29.09.2018 - 19:33
Rating: 8
X-Ray Rod
Skandino
Written by Karlabos on 29.09.2018 at 18:40

Written by X-Ray Rod on 29.09.2018 at 17:07

Pre-ordered the shit out of it (and the tshirt)
So you ordered the shirt out of it?


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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29
Like you could kiss my ass
Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
Rod, let me love you.
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24.10.2018 - 00:53
pythia

I have waited so long for this. I'm absolutely stoked, and the little bit that I've heard on the bandcamp page is top notch.
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24.10.2018 - 01:14
Arcesse Eum

About time lol
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As above, so below.
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29.11.2018 - 10:59
Rating: 9
Enissa

Ordered the shit out of it (2) with Requiem Mezzo Forte.. Fortissimo is sold out :/

EDIT: Got my digital copy, amazing as expected to say the least.
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02.12.2018 - 02:23
Rating: 9
Unhealer
Eclecticist
Finally!!! Absolutely love it, can't stop listening. I kinda envy the new fans that will listen to the whole Requiem for the first time as it was intended.
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02.12.2018 - 12:03
Rating: 8
The Melting Snow

Written by Unhealer on 02.12.2018 at 02:23

Finally!!! Absolutely love it, can't stop listening. I kinda envy the new fans that will listen to the whole Requiem for the first time as it was intended.


how is it inteneded? I mean in what order are we supposed to listen to it? i think this album was the first to be written in 2006?
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02.12.2018 - 12:51
Rating: 8
X-Ray Rod
Skandino
Written by The Melting Snow on 02.12.2018 at 12:03

Written by Unhealer on 02.12.2018 at 02:23

Finally!!! Absolutely love it, can't stop listening. I kinda envy the new fans that will listen to the whole Requiem for the first time as it was intended.
how is it inteneded? I mean in what order are we supposed to listen to it? i think this album was the first to be written in 2006?

Yeah, one is meant to listen from Pianissimo, then Mezzo Forte and finally Fortissimo. Although the "Heavy to calm" approach is also quite interesting in itself.
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29
Like you could kiss my ass
Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
Rod, let me love you.
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02.12.2018 - 15:33
Rating: 9
Unhealer
Eclecticist
Written by The Melting Snow on 02.12.2018 at 12:03

i think this album was the first to be written in 2006?


All three were written and recorded at the same time. The band planned to release all of them at once but the label decided that was not a good commercial move and so they started releasing them separately. The order in which they were released probably also was more commercially planned rather than artistically.
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07.12.2018 - 01:22
Pimeässä
Pimeässä
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10.12.2018 - 09:36
Rating: 9
M C Vice
ex-polydactyl
Got my CD copy today. Will need to set aside 3 hours on the weekend to finally listen to all 3 together.
Was expecting there to be more piano, to be honest. London only sings on this.
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"Another day, another Doug."
"I'll fight you on one condition. That you lower your nipples."
" 'Tis a lie! Thy backside is whole and ungobbled, thou ungrateful whelp!"
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10.12.2018 - 11:06
Rating: 8
X-Ray Rod
Skandino
Written by M C Vice on 10.12.2018 at 09:36

Got my CD copy today. Will need to set aside 3 hours on the weekend to finally listen to all 3 together.
Was expecting there to be more piano, to be honest. London only sings on this.


Same with me about the piano. Im actually a bit disappointed with the compositions. More with follow in my upcoming review.
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29
Like you could kiss my ass
Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
Rod, let me love you.
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12.12.2018 - 20:05
gavrosaurus

Pianissimo:

1.
(especially as a direction) very soft or softly

2.
a passage performed or marked to be performed very softly
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12.12.2018 - 20:15
Rating: 8
X-Ray Rod
Skandino
I am aware of what the term means. The reason I commented on the piano was because it was used rarely (probably just once or twice tops) and I really enjoyed it and wondered why they didn't use it more considering some of the compositions being kind of... eh.
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29
Like you could kiss my ass
Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
Rod, let me love you.
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14.05.2020 - 23:00
Hex_Omega
Gem Seeker
Thought this album never gonna be released.
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30.07.2020 - 20:11
CWA

I wish i bought this CD on its release day. It's now going for 100$ CAD on ebay
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25.09.2022 - 06:26
Rating: 7
F3ynman2000
Nocturnal Bro
Very cool - I felt like I was watching an opera performance while listening to these lamentations and orchestral pieces. I'll probably find myself revisiting their albums that mix the gothic metal and classical music more than this one because I somewhat agree that this one lacks a bit of variety. But, it's a very unique experience coming from a metal band. I appreciate that.

Oh! And "Thanatos Kyrie Eleison" (Greek for "Lord Death, Have Mercy!") on the song "Kyrie Eleison" is such a cool callback to "Drink the Midnight Hymn" from Virgin Black's debut album Sombre Romantic

I'm going to listen to the intended order of the Requiem trilogy. So Mezzo Forte is next for me!
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25.09.2022 - 13:29
Rating: 8
X-Ray Rod
Skandino
I take back what I said in an older post about this needing more piano. There is the right amount of it.

Written by F3ynman2000 on 25.09.2022 at 06:26
Very cool - I felt like I was watching an opera performance while listening to these lamentations and orchestral pieces. I'll probably find myself revisiting their albums that mix the gothic metal and classical music more than this one because I somewhat agree that this one lacks a bit of variety. But, it's a very unique experience coming from a metal band. I appreciate that.

I agree that at times it struggles to keep up the momentum and interest. But when put into context this album does sound much more important and enjoyable. This is were the melodies and tone of the Requiem series start and are first presented. And they will be revisited through other lenses. Performance-wise it is impecable though. Rowan's voice comes now from a true professional and combined with the gorgeous lead guest soprano, Susan Johnson, they are a powerhouse of gothic tragedy.

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Oh! And "Thanatos Kyrie Eleison" (Greek for "Lord Death, Have Mercy!") on the song "Kyrie Eleison" is such a cool callback to "Drink the Midnight Hymn" from Virgin Black's debut album Sombre Romantic

They really seem to be very proud of "Drink the Midnight Hymn". The same melodies are there although slower and in a classical setting. Even the lyrics are the same but in latin. This won't be the last time either. It's facinating how the band managed to effortlessly reference itself without being too obvious about it. It makes the Requien theme far more grounded.

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I'm going to listen to the intended order of the Requiem trilogy. So Mezzo Forte is next for me!

The first album released from the Requiem series. I remember the first time when I listened to the first song, "Requiem, Kyrie". Susan Johnson started singing, then the strings went on a crescendo and Rowan blew me away with his "Soooooorroooooow eeeever awaaaaits on jooooooy".
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29
Like you could kiss my ass
Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
Rod, let me love you.
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