Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Unknown Shadows

Mystic Charm was an unsung band from Holland fronted by an enigmatic young woman named Rein Doze. After releasing a demo (Endless Sickness) in 1992, and an EP (Lost Empire) in 1993, Mystic Charm unleashed their only full-length record on the world, 1994's Shadows of the Unknown. This album is a brilliant example of the kind of doomed down Death Metal that was somewhat prevalent at the time. Apart from Ms. Doze, much of Mystic Charm's appeal lies in the great Celtic Frost via Obituary guitar tones, sluggish riffing, and the general atmosphere of the recording that evokes a time when Metal in general was wholly less complicated. Just the graveyard lurch of Dutch stoners and the one chick in their town that liked cool music. Charming to say the least.

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16 comments:

  1. UnknownDecember 8, 2009 at 1:10 AM

    thanks, only on the first song but i can pretty much tell that the whole thing is going to rule

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  2. e normousDecember 8, 2009 at 7:18 AM

    neat, don't think I've heard of this one before...

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  3. idoDecember 8, 2009 at 7:29 AM

    Ya know, sometimes uncomplicated really is best. Thank you.

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  4. east kansas bangerDecember 8, 2009 at 8:50 AM

    Aesop... are you psychic? (lol) I have been on a huge female metal kick lately and this totally fit right in! Very cool band and very cool album. Thanks for this one.

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  5. Will TowlesDecember 8, 2009 at 9:21 AM

    dose that cow skull on the cover only have one?

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  6. AnonymousDecember 8, 2009 at 10:13 AM

    Mystic charm bring to mind Mythic, Sorrow and the mighty Winter. I dig this record...Great post on a top notch Blog!

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  7. chrisDecember 8, 2009 at 10:25 AM

    Sounds just like what I needed to hear today, thanks.

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  8. E.BleakDecember 8, 2009 at 2:38 PM

    This is excellent, thanks for posting it - I'm on the second listen now and there's real beauty in this album. Always glad to see female-fronted bands, too. :D

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  9. AnonymousDecember 9, 2009 at 9:28 PM

    If this is in the vein of Warlord's " Deliver Us" I'm sold. Will check out soon.

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  10. e normousDecember 10, 2009 at 5:52 AM

    I thought Warlord were classic metal... I think.

    (image code is "portions"? is it using real words or is that just a fluke?)

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  11. AnonymousDecember 11, 2009 at 11:20 PM

    thanks! this one rules.

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  12. AnonymousDecember 12, 2009 at 4:22 PM

    Ok, this is not Warlord(my bad, I guess the cover had me going that way) but this is awesome Trouble/Confessor tuning love. I did have to smile when I went to track this down for a store bought copy and it goes for 90.00 plus. Thank as always teacher.

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  13. smratDecember 15, 2009 at 7:07 PM

    Gah! SO GOOD! Thank you!

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  14. dustinswansonDecember 22, 2009 at 4:18 PM

    i'm surprised by how much i dig this. haven't been into any doom lately.

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  15. AnonymousJanuary 6, 2010 at 10:53 PM

    This is awesome. Thanks for putting this up!!!

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