The Tales Of Belle Part 2: Unveiled By Fire
Apollon, 2022
8/10
Listen to The Tales Of Belle Part 2: Unveiled By Fire
The six piece Norwegian outfit Adventure return with a 2nd installment of their music about the mass murderess Belle Gunness, and it includes 10 tracks penned during lockdown that surround the death of her 2nd husband.
“Cruel Mind” starts the listen with crisp drums, and buzzing synth, as expressive vocals enter the mysterious climate, and “I Finally Knew” follows with a more firm display of spacey, psychedelic sounds that emit warmth and a bit of ruggedness.
Halfway through, “Inside Her Mind” offers a hypnotic and ominous moment of thick prog-rock, while “Golden Ore” moves with a more driving pace of retro-rock that’s quite melodic.
“In Court” and “Confession” exit the listen, where the former showcases pretty piano alongside cryptic talking that builds into a richly delivered album highlight, and the latter finishes with glowing synth, thumping drums and plenty of timeless hard rock moments.
A very creative affair that is steeped in ‘70s rock, folk and prog sounds, there’s a nice smattering of harmony vocals, too, as Odd-Roar Bakken (keys), Terje Flessen (guitars), Terje Craig (bass/vocals), Alf-Helge Lund (drums), Elen Cath Hopen (vocals/keys/flute) and Kjell Myran (vocals) impress us yet again.
Travels well with: Jørgen Dretvik- Psykomagi; Sleepyard- Head Values