Artist: Flowing Tears
Genre(s):
Metal: Gothic
Metal
Discography:
Razorbliss
Year: 2004
Tracks: 12
Serpentine
Year: 2002
Tracks: 12
Joy Parade
Year: 1998
Tracks: 10
Through the mid-'90s and into the raw millenary, the German darkwave rig Flowing Tears built a solid reputation with their well-polished recordings of metallic churl. Formed in the southeastern German town of Saarbrücken in 1994, the radical was earlier called Flowing Tears & the Withered Flower. It wasn't to a fault long earlier the group attracted the attention of Italian indie label Seven Art Music, and in 1996 the radical released their debut on the label. The ironically titled Swansong featured an other band lineup of Manfred Bersin on lead vocals, Benjamin Buss handling both guitar and keyboard/programming duties, Frederic Lesny on freshwater bass, and Christian Zimmer on drums. The debut did non get the warmest reply and it was distinct that the grouping needed a new vocalist to realize the hard-edged melodrama they were shooting for. Vocalist Stefanie Duchêne was brought into the fold and, along with another addition of Eric Hilt replacement Zimmer on drums, Flowing Tears returned to the studio apartment to create their Seven Arts follow-up with Bersin handling second guitar duties. 1997's Joy Parade and Duchêne were a great deal more than of a shoot then their respective predecessors. The moody, simply well-articulated stylings of the adolescent Duchêne (world Health Organization sounded something like a heavily medicated, contralto Tori Amos) caused many barbarian fans to take notice, and the group was invited on their number one enlistment of the continent in keep of Norway's the 3rd & the Mortal. It was during this tour and subsequent performances in accompaniment of Joy Parade in Germany that the radical became unitary of the biggest energetic name calling in the Euro darkwave underground.
Energized by the their new status and the congenator success of Joy Parade, Flowing Tears dropped the final quaternion quarrel from their soubriquet -- streamlining it only as they were refining their expansive music -- and self-released the four-song EP Swallow in 1999. Considering their ontogeny popularity and the fact that there weren't any batting order changes between releases, Swallow merely reinforced on the successful formula of Joy Parade, relying heavily on Duchêne's affected, more or less removed delivery to propel the music's epic gloom. Metal underground legitimacy came for Flowing Tears when the banding was signed to Century Media presently later on Swallow's sack. New keyboardist Mike Volz joined the lineup just in time to help record Jade, the group's 2000 debut for their new label and third base full-length release. Produced by Waldemar Sorychta (probably best known in the U.S. for his work both as guitarist and producer for Dave Lombardo's Grip Inc.), Jade continued Flowing Tears' sonic and artistic maturation. The band toured considerably passim Europe in support of Jadewith acts like the Gathering, My Dying Bride, and Voivod. When the touring schedule was realised and provision began for another recording, Bersin, Hilt, and Volz each exited the grouping. Buss took over keyboard/programming duties over again, Frédéric Lesny was brought on to play bass, and Stefan Gamballa replaced Hilt on drums. The infusion of new talent and energy helped to make 2002's Snaky the group's most complete crusade. Again produced by Sorychta for Century Media, Snakelike has a heft up and melodic consistency rare even inside the extremely stylized darkwave literary genre. The mathematical group continued to term of enlistment and record well into the millenary.
