CRYSTAL GATES – Torment & Wonder; The Ways of the Lonely Ones (2022)
Female-fronted symphonic metal band CRYSTAL GATES have signed a deal with Wormholedeath for their debut album entitled ”Torment & Wonder: The Ways Of The Lonely Ones”. This is a very interesting 5-piece where musically all trademarks from the genre are present but not overdone in a cliché driven manner.
Accomplished through refreshing melodies and optimistic vibes, the album features fast metallic songs, mid-tempo catchy tunes, a beautiful ballad, some progressive-inspired passages, and a closing 12-minute epic that goes through all of it in one colorful sonic adventure.
Beyond the music itself, the human endeavor of the search for meaning is touched upon in the lyrics from the perspective of different characters, exploring their loneliness and finding of solace in brief instants of clarity and awe…
