''Bloodangel's Cry'' is an album by
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power metal
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band
Krypteria
And Then She Came is a rock band from Aachen, Germany. The band was formed as Krypteria, a gothic metal band. Originating from a 2001 "pop musical theatre studio project" of the same name, the idea was to use different vocalists, though German-K ...
, released in
2007
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. It peaked at position 55 in the
German album charts
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and at 44 in
Switzerland
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.
Reception
The album received favourable reviews in Germany that marked the opulent style and lead singer Ji-In Cho's classically trained voice. The ''Sonic Seducer'' magazine called it a "highlight" after the band's EP ''Evolution Principle'' and compared the track "Sweet Revenge" to the style of
Meat Loaf
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.
Also ''Laut.de'' noted the opulent instrumentation.
The Norwegian ''Metal Express Radio'' wrote "that while not really original,
tdoes enough to stand out from the pack."
Track listing
Credits
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Ji-In Cho
Ji-In Cho (born 30 December 1976) is a German Heavy metal music, heavy metal singer of Korean descent. She has been the lead vocalist of the symphonic metal band Krypteria since December 2004 until their hiatus after her pregnancy. Following thi ...
- Vocals
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Chris Siemons - Guitar
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Frank Stumvoll
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- Bass
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S.C. Kuschnerus - Drums
References
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Krypteria albums
2007 albums
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