Feature Band: Finland’s Ancient Drive
Ancient Drive
Ancient Drive is the first band that will be featured in a part of my reviews that will showcase bands who have lived a short life (those who have released one album usually, and there’s a ton of them).
The band was introduced to me, funny enough, through MP3.com many years ago. They play a darker brand of Gothic Metal and their lyrics are usually of the perverse type. I have yet to come across another band that mixes the two so beautifully and stains it before releasing their material to the public.
It would be hard to describe their music to the uninitiated. Catchy songs, a vocalist that you’ll either hate/like, and a good production (heavy on the bass!) that made their album an excellent listen.
They only released one album, titled “Black Orgies”. As an introduction to the band, here’s the title track to the album:
It pains me that they won’t be releasing another album. I’m happy to say though that Black Orgies still gets a few spins from me on many occasions.
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