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Nebelhexë @ Reviews


Laguz - Within the Lake @ Metal Coven
Andrea's voice is - and I'm not kidding here one bit - one of the best voices I've ever heard. She sings so well that I think she could do a completely vocal album with no accompanying instruments and pull it off very well. The lyrical subjects of this self-proclaimed artist, pagan and magician on this album are really deep and range anywhere from conveying her dreams and feelings, to nature. She's a masterful vocalist and lyricist and does an excellent job helping the listener be transported to her world. It really shines through on this album that she cares about her music a lot.
The production is far above average and is excellent, in fact. The drums and her voice take centre stage, so those seem to be out in front more, but that's a good thing in this instance. Some of the songs on here are made to be played loud and others are more subdued and sound better turned down a bit, but the great production makes everything sound good at any sound level you have your stereo at.
The packaging is great and the cover art depicts a scene with a witch-like Andrea standing in the forest. This really depicts her love for Nature and sums up the album quite well. The inside of the booklet contains a ton of abstract and dreamlike paintings Andrea and and a few other people drew that depict what each song is about. Quite cool, really. The lyrics are also all written in an easy to read font-style and Andrea gives a page long explanation on what Nebelhexë is all about and why she decided to stop with Hagalaz' Runedance. The Nebehexë logo also kicks ass! As far as CD-packaging goes, this is one of the best I've seen in months.
I can't recommend this album enough to anyone reading this review. If you liked Hagalaz' Runedance, you should like Nebelhexë as well, even though their similarities are few. People that only listen to Metal will probably not like this, but those Metal fans with more open minds should go and give this a try. I guarantee you haven't heard anything like this before. Also, I'd recommend going out and getting a Hagalaz' Runedance album or two while you're at it. I hope that Andrea releases another Hagalaz' Runedance album sometime in the future, but if not, I'd be perfectly happy with Nebelhexë. Laguz - Within The Lake is one of the shining musical moments of 2004.

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