Lacrimas Profundere – The Grandiose Nowhere (2010)

The ever changing Lacrimas Profundere has finally settled down playing Gothic Rock in the last few albums and now we have “The Grandiose Nowhere”, a very solid release that will surely please fans of the genre. The band has only one remaining original member from its legendary Gothic Doom Metal early days, and the new additions to its lineup have shaped their current sound graciously into Gothic Rock greatness.

“The Grandiose Nowhere” is a very traditional Gothic Rock album, but what makes it stand out is the atmospheres created by the keyboards. This pushes the band’s sound to be darker than other bands like HIM, Charon,To.Die.For, etc., and makes their music more appealing to the pure Gothic Metal fans.

The band’s vocalist for the past two albums, Rob Vitacca, has a very characteristic voice (a la Vile Valo) that whenever you hear it, you know you are listening to Lacrimas Profundere. He does a great job in capturing the ‘gloomy’ atmospheres created by the music and powers through them to convey the band’s message.

Oliver Schmid is in charge of the guitar work and it’s excellent as always, crafting powerful Gothic Rock riffs that have the Lacrimas Profundere signature all over them. The rest of the band does a great job at rounding up the music and making it sound powerful, catchy and dark.

Out of the 12 tracks in this album, we can’t find a single weak song. All the songs flow very nicely, changing from slower to more powerful songs through the album, making “The Grandiose Nowhere” a very well rounded release. Our favorite songs include “Be Mine In Tears” and “No Matter Where You Shoot Me Down”.

In general, this album shows that Lacrimas Profundere have finally settled down with a particular sound and have done a great deal of refining it in order to be a force to be reckoned in the Gothic Rock scene. So if you like HIM, Charon, etc, you will love this album and this band.

Release: April 30th, 2010

Country: Germany