{"id":8525,"date":"2022-03-30T20:31:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T18:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kessel-tamerus.nl\/Esthers_Blog\/?p=8525"},"modified":"2025-11-30T11:49:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T10:49:30","slug":"threads-of-fate-the-cold-embrace-of-the-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kessel-tamerus.nl\/Esthers_Blog\/rock\/threads-of-fate-the-cold-embrace-of-the-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Threads of fate \u2013 The cold embrace of the light"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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‘Threads of Fate’ was formed about five years ago by singer Jon Pyres. Death appears in novels, poetry and music. So also on the album ‘The Cold Embrace of the Light’. Besides doom and prog metal, Threads of Fate also uses symphonic elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first few seconds of ‘Beneath A Starless Sky’ are very quiet, then sober piano playing follows. The percussion is suitably slow. The sound of string instruments melts nicely into the whole. The music increases slightly in intensity and volume, the scream is nicely inserted. In itself, the division between the metal and symphonic elements is good. But some of the symphonic parts sound just a bit too shrill. ‘Moonrise’ has a nice drum intro. Now and then an echo is added to Jon’s clear vocals. It’s a good thing he has a fairly clear pronunciation, because the lyrics are printed so tiny that they are barely readable. The blend of metal and lighter music remains good. This also applies to the division between the uptempo and the quieter parts. The guitar playing is wonderfully “screaming,” the melody is pleasant and the rhythm exhilarating. With that, the whole thing is captivating but accessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first piece of “A Ghostly Portrait” is instrumental. The vocals may sound a bit macabre, but that fits in with the whole. Following that, the vocals are grim, and then clean. The clean vocals sounds higher than expected. Despite the contrasts in vocals, the harmony remains.
In a minimalist played part, the sound of the cymbals is beautiful. The wordless vocals are a nice addition. Next, the tempo suddenly increases. This is, up to the slowly fading end, a well constructed song. The intro of ‘The Horrors Within’ is well composed, but the sound of the classical elements is too bleak. The metal is played tight, a grunt sounds, and the “string instruments” mix lightly through it all. There are several changes, quiet parts are occasionally mixed with metal influences. The quiet, clean vocals are regularly interspersed with some grunted phrases. The “wordless choir” can be heard far in the background and melt with the music in such a way that they are barely noticeable. The sound of large drums is warm, the rhythm unexpectedly calm. This flow persists for a while, suddenly there is a twist to up tempo metal. The build up to the end is surprising due to the piano sounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The well-constructed songs contain plenty of twists and turns. Some flow into each other, others are sudden. Although death plays an important role, lyrics and music are certainly not dark. The title track is accessible and less complex. During the up-tempo pieces in ‘Love Held Hands With Hatred’, there is fairly little dynamics. Here, the balance with classical music is not everywhere correct. At the end, the number of repetitions is too much. So this song is a little disappointing, but that is compensated by the quiet, touching ‘Ashes’. This last song fades out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the sound of the orchestral elements had been warmer, some of the songs would have had cinematic allure. Most of the songs are well or very well constructed. There are good contrasts in tempo, volume and pitch. In addition, there are plenty of details, which come into their own with headphones. But it is also wonderful to listen to this album through the speakers with the volume turned up nice and high. Threads of Fate is a fairly young band, and The Cold Embrace of the Light their debut (full) CD. And they can certainly be proud of that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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