Some of my favorite Black Metal bands include the likes of Siebenbürgen and The Sins Of Thy Beloved. Enter into the fold, DARK FACES.

From the eerily familiar intro, The Path…, which smacks a bit of the Cradle Of Filth intro’s we’ve all heard, to the high energy of almost industrial sounding Omen… this band is exciting and new.

DARK FACES is a mix of neo-classical and black metal with hint of Goth and even Industrial influences. The song writing is top notch, the band members are highly skilled musicians and this is equally highlighted by the beautiful soprano vocals of singer Katrin Loffier.
What makes DARK FACES unique is their ability to write music with obvious black metal roots and incorporate other more mainstream sounds and make it work on a new level. Much of that has been done before but not to this extent. We’ve all heard classical, neo-classical and operatic vocals in the mix before but DARK FACES takes our ears on a roller coaster ride while keeping the music true to the diehard fans of the metal.

Some songs of note early on in the CD are Schattenreich, Farscape Forest and Room Of Deadly Silence. All scathing Black Metal to feast your ears on. Each a nice mix of classic Black Metal riffs with a new twist.

The song Creature Of The Night is a 45 second piano solo to help you catch your breath, a nice touch to set the mood for the second part of the CD.

The next set of songs picks up a bit of a Goth theme with Vampire And The Witchhunt being the 2 gems of the second half of the CD. Finally with the remainder of the CD the band gives a definite industrial twist on things.

The Path, by DARK FACES, could almost be considered 3 mini CD's in one. With such a variety of sounds this band has developed in their song writing I hope they find vast audience for their music as I enjoyed this CD very much. I look forward to great things from them in the future.