''Fabula Magna'' is the third full-length studio album by German
gothic metal
Gothic metal (or goth metal) is a fusion genre combining the aggression of heavy metal with the dark atmospheres of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy met ...
band
Coronatus
Coronatus is a German gothic metal band, formed in Ludwigsburg in 1999.
Fronted by two female singers with contrasting voices and styles, the band has released ten studio albums since 2007. ''Recreatio Carminis'' and ''Secrets of Nature'' are t ...
. Thematically it focuses on myths, tales and legends.
Reception
The album received mixed reviews from the German musical press. ''
Metal Hammer
''Metal Hammer'' is a heavy metal music magazine and website founded in 1983, published in the United Kingdom by Future, with other language editions available in numerous other countries. ''Metal Hammer'' features news, reviews and long-form ...
'' awarded four out of seven points in a review and cited stereotypics of the genre.
[ The '']Sonic Seducer
''Sonic Seducer'' is a German music magazine that covers gothic rock, new wave, EBM and other kinds of electronic music and culture. The magazine is noted for organizing the annual M'era Luna Festival. Since its inception in 1994, the ''Sonic S ...
's'' reviewer was positive though about the mix of classic gothic metal and elements of medieval metal
Medieval metal is a subgenre of folk metal that blends heavy metal music with medieval folk music. Medieval metal is mostly restricted to Germany where it is known as or . The genre emerged from the middle of the 1990s with contributions from ...
, a new style in Coronatus' repertoire. The overall album was criticised though for being too overloaded.[
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Track listing
Personnel
*Carmen R. Schäfer – vocals
*Lisa Lasch – vocals
*Jo Lang – guitars
*Aria Keramati Noori – guitars
*Fabian Merkt – keyboards & programming
*Todd G. Goldfinger – bass
*Mats Kurth – drums
References
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2009 albums
Coronatus albums
Massacre Records albums