Artist: La Tulipe Noire
Title Of Album: In the Gates of Dream
Year Of Release: 1996
Country: Greece
Label: Europa Records CD 103
Genre: Neo-Prog, Progressive Rock
Quality: MP3
Bitrate: CBR 320 kbps
Total Time: 49 min 21 sec
Total Size: 116 Mb (+3%) | No Scans
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La TULIPE NOIRE's debut CD. The MARILLION influences that were almost too obvious on their second CD "Shattered Image" can't be heard at all on this album. Modern symphonic rock flirting with neo progressive at moments, supported by the crystalline vocals of Lena.

The sound is rather keyboard-driven with tons of synths, piano and organ passages, resulting often a dark mysterious atmosphere. Guitars can be quite melodic and a bit agressive at the same time, while most of the tracks move in a mid tempo. Some sudden breaks add to the album a complex flavor.

Tracklist:

1. Oblivion (9:06)
2. Through The Gates (4:24)
3. In The Haunted Forest (6:08)
4. The Sign Of The Dragon (5:39)
5. Orange Flames (7:04)
6. The Messenger (5:49)
7. Gateway (4:30)
8. The Burst (6:41)

Line-up / Musicians:

Lena - voice
Alix - piano, organ, synthesizers, backing vocals
Berkoulas - guitars
Condakis - guitars
Hyde - bass, additional keyboards
George F. - drums