Tiamat
Clouds
| Year | 1992 |
| Label | Century Media |
| Country | US |
| Status | Official |
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🤘 Add This to Your CollectionTracklist
- In a Dream (5:12)
- Clouds (3:40)
- Smell of Incense (4:29)
- A Caress of Stars (5:26)
- The Sleeping Beauty (4:10)
- Forever Burning Flames (4:22)
- The Scapegoat (4:56)
- Undressed (7:08)
About the Band
Tiamat is a Swedish metal band founded near Stockholm in 1990 and led by Johan Edlund. To date they have released ten studio albums. The band went through a number of stylistic changes in their earlier releases before settling on gothic metal. Under Edlund's leadership, the band would modify their style with influences ranging from Black Sabbath, Mercyful Fate, Candlemass, Pink Floyd and King Crimson combined with Sumerian lyrical themes.
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Album Review
Tiamat's 1992 album 'Clouds' is a mesmerizing journey through dark and atmospheric heavy metal. The band expertly blends elements of doom and gothic metal to create a sound that is both haunting and beautiful. The production quality on this album is top-notch, with each instrument and vocal line coming through crystal clear. Standout tracks include the ethereal 'A Caress of Stars' with its hypnotic melodies, the intense 'The Sleeping Beauty' with its powerful riffs, and the haunting 'Undressed' which showcases the band's ability to create a sense of vulnerability. 'Clouds' fits perfectly in Tiamat's career, marking a shift towards a more atmospheric and experimental sound that would define their later work.