Lux Noctis is the first full-length studio album by German gothic metal band Coronatus, released in 2007.
| Lux Noctis | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 21 September 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Studio | Klangschmiede Studio E, Mellrichstadt, Germany | |||
| Genre | Gothic metal | |||
| Length | 39:30 | |||
| Label | Massacre | |||
| Producer | Coronatus | |||
| Coronatus chronology | ||||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Lords of Metal | 78/100[1] |
| Metal.de | 3/10[2] |
| Metal Hammer (Germany) | 3/7[3] |
| Metalrage | 83%[4] |
| Stormbringer |   [5] |
A review by Sonic Seducer called the album "halfbaked" due to unbalanced vocal sets, but lauded the overall quality of the production.[6] The Austrian Stormbringer webzine was equally positive about the production but found the contrasting female voices to be a unique and positive asset of the band.[5] The German edition of Metal Hammer compared the style to Nightwish and awarded three out of seven points in its rating.[3]
Petőfi Csarnok of Kultura.hu said "Lux Noctis album has one of last year's best female vocals".[7]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Interrotte Speranze" | 1:28 |
| 2. | "The Scream of the Butterfly" | 4:17 |
| 3. | "Silberlicht" | 4:01 |
| 4. | "Dunkle Blume" | 4:37 |
| 5. | "My Rose Desire" | 4:01 |
| 6. | "Winter" | 1:36 |
| 7. | "Hot & Cold" | 5:40 |
| 8. | "Requiem Tabernam" | 4:36 |
| 9. | "Ich atme Zeit" | 4:30 |
| 10. | "In Remembrance" | 0:52 |
| 11. | "Volles Leben" | 3:52 |
| Total length: | 39:30 | |
Personnel
edit- Carmen R. Schäfer – vocals
- Viola Schuch – vocals[6]
- Wolfgang Nillies – guitars
- Fabian Merkt – keyboards & programming
- Stefan Häfele – bass
- Mats Kurth – drums
Info
edit- Mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, Finland.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ van der Wal, Kim. "Coronatus - Lux Noctis" (in Dutch). Lords of Metal.nl. Retrieved 26 May 2012. [dead link]
- ^ Stendahl (1 October 2007). "Coronatus - Lux Noctis". Metal.de (in German). Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Coronatus – Lux Noctis". Metal Hammer. 1 October 2007. Archived from the original on 6 January 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ "Coronatus - Lux Noctis". Metalrage.com. 13 January 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ a b Herrmann, Nikolaus (10 June 2007). "Coronatus - Gothic Metal mit Stil" (in German). Stormbringer.at. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ a b Eck, Markus (2007). "Coronatus: Lux Noctis". Sonic Seducer (in German). No. 12. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013.
Diese alles in allem doch sehr halbgare Scheibe ... [This overall quite halfbaked disc ...]
- ^ Csarnok, Petőfi (16 January 2008). "Holland gótikus metál a Pecsában" [Dutch Gothic metal in The Pecs]. Kultura.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Official Coronatus site - Discography[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Gothtronic". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2009.