Another impressive extreme female vocalist goes by the name Cadaveria (the girl, not the band). This Italian metalhead was part of the gothic/black metal band Opera IX from the 90´s until 2001 and in that time she recorded with the band three incredible albums "The Call of the Wood" (1995), "Sacro Culto" (1998) and "The Black Opera" (2000).
Cadaveria´s vocal abilities are awesome, quite a throat there!! She can do with her voice whatever the fuck she pleases, she goes from growls to grunts to clean vocals to screams with no effort. Opera IX in those albums played a very atmospheric, occult and damn frightening form of black metal. A very pagan feeling is in their albums and Cadaveria´s outstanding vocal performance suited the band perfectly.
The departure of this great vocalist from the band was no less than a fucking tragedy, no winners with that decision. Opera IX never found a good replacement and their next two albums are very generic and totally forgettable. On the other hand, Cadaveria formed a band with that same name. The style in Cadaveria´s albums (the band I mean) is mediocre and often described as "Horror Metal" (a mix of black, death, gothic and symphonic elements). The simplicity of the music creates a very boring experience and worst of all she stopped using her incredible growling and now she uses more the clear vocals. Although Cadaveria (the girl) is still a good vocalist, the band sucks, especially the latest albums in which I'm hearing nu-metal shit all around.
I guess I always will admire her for the albums she did with Opera IX and there is always room for improvement. Let's wait and see!
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Song: "Beyond The Black Diamond Gates" from "The Black Opera"
Dancing flames reflect a purple light
Dyeing the room with a
mysterious stillness
Wrapped in the ineoriating haze
of the fumed incense
We were sitting at the table
pleasantly stunned by the sweet
pungent smell of storax
Martyrized with ircos, oleum
libani, commiphora
The white goddess was ruling the night
And the old bell heralded the
arrival of Kephra
Our fingers were riding the
ethereal dimension which
embraces everything
"I'm the guardian of the east
gates, master of the whirling air
I am him who opens the threshold
The portal is opened to you,
holders of the ninth key"
I think their sound and technique
In the intensity of powers
The ninth evoked energy was
waiting for us
Beyond the black diamond gates
it sounds great, and for me it's
"My name is Astharoth-Astarte"
it hurled
"I am him-her who walks in the dark
Who will lead you to ecstasy
I will give you the power of revenge
'Cause you are my sons
May the power of evil be with you
So that your souls can prepare for the call
In a place, sacred to you,
celebrate with dances, chants and fires
You will couple in rapture
And I will enjoy your lust
I am the ninth key, the ninth flame of hell
Young, chaste with innocent fleshes
You will fetch her to me"
Magic resins have worn out
Scents have faded
Tum, patient, is waiting
But He-She is still walking with us
