Diabulus In Musica - Dirge for the Archons

These female fronted Spaniards, not to be confused with the 8th Slayer album, are a sympho-gothic band that has been going on for a decade now, releasing some four albums, this one inclusive. A not so poor man’s Epica, or a bit like Xandria here or there, DIN are capable enough to produce marketable material and don’t suffer any shortcomings other than being hopelessly “generic”. You’ ve heard what they’re doing, done a little better before, by numerous other acts.
 
Really at thirteen plus two live tracks, clocking a little over an hour, and despite not going for length epic, the lack of discernible tempo changes will probably make you feel hopelessly bored, without an extremely catchy chorus to offer some solace. Everything sound semi-grandiose and languor-ed in lacrymose… but it’s just not enough...