Seducia

Seducia
Studio album by Silentium
Released 2006
Recorded 2004–2006
Genre Gothic metal
Length 48:45
Label Dynamic Arts Records
Silentium chronology
Frostnight(Single)(2005) Seducia
(2006)		 Dead Silent(Single)
(2007)

Seducia is the fourth studio album by the Finnish gothic metal band Silentium. The album was released in Finland on January 25, worldwide on January 27 and on April 23 in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. It is their first album featuring an appearance by female singer Riina Rinkinen. The album has so far spawned two singles: "Frostnight" and "Dead Silent".[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Hammer Germany6/7[1]
RockHard7.0/10[2]

The reviewer for the Canadian Exclaim! magazine wrote that the album presented both "bombasticism" and sensuality, but noted an occasional drag in the songs.[3] The German edition of metal hammer Metal Hammer marked the production and musical quality of the album, and compared singer Rinkinen to Helen Vogt of Flowing Tears.[1] Also the RockHard magazine lauded Riina Rinkinen's addition to the Personnel and noted that the band had now reduced the kitsch of previous releases.[2]

Track listing

Seducia features the following tracks:[4]

No.TitleLength
1."Hangman's Lullaby"  6:27
2."Serpentized"  7:00
3."Dead Silent"  4:42
4."Unbroken"  5:12
5."Frostnight"  4:16
6."Children Of Chaos"  4:37
7."Empress Of The Dark"  6:12
8."Seducia"  10:19
Total length:48:45

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 3 Sauermann, Gunnar (2006). "Silentium – Seducia". Metal Hammer (in German) (4).
  2. 1 2 Stappert, Andreas (2006). [http://www.rockhard.de/megazine/reviewarchiv/review-anzeigen.html?tx_rxsearch_pi1[review]=19072 "Seducia"]. RockHard (in German) (227).
  3. ↑ Taylor, Laura (2006). "Silentium – Seducia". Exclaim! (July).
  4. ↑ "Silentium – Seducia". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
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