Lux Noctis

Lux Noctis
Studio album by
Coronatus
Released21 September 2007
Recorded2006
StudioKlangschmiede Studio E, Mellrichstadt, Germany
GenreGothic metal
Length39:30
LabelMassacre
ProducerCoronatus
Coronatus chronology
Von Engeln nur
(2003) 		Lux Noctis
(2007) 		Porta Obscura
(2008)

Lux Noctis is the first full-length studio album by German gothic metal band Coronatus, released in 2007.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Lords of Metal78/100[1]
Metal.de3/10[2]
Metal Hammer (Germany)3/7[3]
Metalrage83%[4]
Stormbringer[5]

A review by Sonic Seducer called the album "halfbaked" due to unbalanced vocal sets, but lauded the overall quality of the production.[6] The Austrian Stormbringer webzine was equally positive about the production but found the contrasting female voices to be a unique and positive asset of the band.[5] The German edition of Metal Hammer compared the style to Nightwish and awarded three out of seven points in its rating.[3]

Petőfi Csarnok of Kultura.hu said "Lux Noctis album has one of last year's best female vocals".[7]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Interrotte Speranze"1:28
2."The Scream of the Butterfly"4:17
3."Silberlicht"4:01
4."Dunkle Blume"4:37
5."My Rose Desire"4:01
6."Winter"1:36
7."Hot & Cold"5:40
8."Requiem Tabernam"4:36
9."Ich atme Zeit"4:30
10."In Remembrance"0:52
11."Volles Leben"3:52
Total length:39:30

Personnel

  • Carmen R. Schäfer – vocals
  • Viola Schuch – vocals[6]
  • Wolfgang Nillies – guitars
  • Fabian Merkt – keyboards & programming
  • Stefan Häfele – bass
  • Mats Kurth – drums

Info

References

  1. ^ van der Wal, Kim. "Coronatus - Lux Noctis" (in Dutch). Lords of Metal.nl. Retrieved 26 May 2012. [dead link‍]
  2. ^ Stendahl (1 October 2007). "Coronatus - Lux Noctis". Metal.de (in German). Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Coronatus – Lux Noctis". Metal Hammer. 1 October 2007. Archived from the original on 6 January 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Coronatus - Lux Noctis". Metalrage.com. 13 January 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b Herrmann, Nikolaus (10 June 2007). "Coronatus - Gothic Metal mit Stil" (in German). Stormbringer.at. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b Eck, Markus (2007). "Coronatus: Lux Noctis". Sonic Seducer (in German). No. 12. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Diese alles in allem doch sehr halbgare Scheibe ... [This overall quite halfbaked disc ...]
  7. ^ Csarnok, Petőfi (16 January 2008). "Holland gótikus metál a Pecsában" [Dutch Gothic metal in The Pecs]. Kultura.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  8. ^ Official Coronatus site - Discography[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ "Gothtronic". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2009.