Lacrimas Profundere – Antiadore (2013)

Having been huge fans of the band’s earliest Gothic/Doom work, we have been reluctant to fully enjoy their most recent releases until this one. In “Antiadore” Lacrimas Profundere belts out 12 Gothic Rock anthems that are quite moody and catchy. The band has finally won us over with very catchy tunes, signature deep vocals, and excellent arrangements that make their music very dynamic and enjoyable.

Led by the only remaining original member, Oliver Nikolas Schmid, on guitars, the band opens with “My Release in Pain”, a very catchy and emotional song. The band quickly warms up with tracks like “Antiadore”, “What I’m Not”, and “Dead To Me”, perfectly combining their powerful dual guitar attack with catchy keyboards and the trademark vocals of Rob Vitacca.

Our favorite songs in this release are the ballad-esque “Still In Need” and “Head Held High” and their very melancholic melodies. The overall atmosphere in these tracks is quite intoxicating, making them some of the best songs the band has to offer in this already very good release. The combination of the band’s hard rocking guitars with their subtle keyboards is quite good through the album, but on “My Chest” and “Remembrance Song”, you can really enjoy how well these two elements complement each other.

Closing the release on a very emotional note with “A Sigh”, Lacrimas Profundere has managed to finally win us over to their dark and emotional Gothic Rock with “Antiadore”. The band has been releasing quality albums for years and this is one of their better ones (in our opinion), so be sure to check it out. We completely recommend this release for fans of bands like To/Die/For, H.I.M, etc.

Label: Napalm Records

Release: May 24th, 2013

Genre: Gothic Rock

Country: Germany