Life In Sodom – Fate (EP – Nutrix Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, Dark-Wave, Dark-Folk, Ethereal.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: Set up and driven by Gerrie Brand American formation Life In Sodom has been active since the late 80s. Numerous works have been released and often on an irregular basis. The newest EP features five new songs.
Content: The songs are very diversified and you rapidly get the sensation every single song sounds different. From Dark-Folk inspired opener to harder Goth-Rock to Chanson to Ethereal -featuring female vocals, this work has a lot to offer. And as for previous work, Gerrie Brand got a helping hand from numerous contributors.
+ + + : The diversity of the work will for sure help all listeners to find a favorite song. I like the Ethereal-driven “Restless” featuring fragile, female vocals. All songs are however well-crafted and featuring passionate vocals by Brand himself.
– – – : The main strength of the work also is its main minus point; too much diversity giving you the feeling listening to a compilation.
Conclusion: I’m sure there’s more potential hiding inside this artist than what came out at “Fate”.
Best songs: “Restless”, “Fate”.
Rate: 7.
Artist & Label: www.lifeinsodom.com / www.facebook.com/lifeinsodomMusic
About Life In Sodom
Life In Sodom is an American dark-wave and gothic project founded by vocalist Gerrie Brand, releasing through the band’s own label, Nutrix Recordings. The project’s debut single, “The Stains,” appeared in 1991, followed by the albums “Phantasmagoria” (1992), “Charader” (1993), “Vampire My Love” (1995), “The Physical Being” (1997) and “Haunting” (1999).
After a multi-year gap, Life In Sodom returned with “And Then We Fall” (2007), “The New Year” (2008), “Alone” (2009), “The Hollow and Haunted House” (2011) and “The World I View” (2013-2014), building a catalog of ten albums prior to the “Fate” EP reviewed here.
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