Flowing Tears
This German band, who released their first few releases under the
longer name Flowing Tears And Withering Flowers, is one of the
better bands currently operating under the gothic rock/metal
banner.
Stylistically they might remind one of late-period
The Gathering,
though vocalist Stefanie Duchêne's rich, emotive vocals are not
of the soprano variety, but a mid-range similar to Agnete Kirkevaag
of
Madder Mortem or Mariana Holmberg of
Left Hand Solution.
The songs flow (no pun intended) nicely, expressing melancholy
and sadness but never depressing or dreary.
Serpentine, their latest release, is a mature, expressive gothic
metal, highly recommended.
In January of 2003, Duchêne decided to amicably leave the band for
personal reasons, a move that might have been a serious blow to the
band as her vocals were one of the cornerstones of the band's
grace and style.
But a replacement was found, in the person of Helen Vogt, and
in 2004 the new album Razorbliss was released.
Vogt fills Duchêne's shoes admirably, and the band follows suit,
as Razorbliss is a fine followup album to
Serpentine.
Current Members
Helen Vogt
vocals
Benjamin Buss
guitars
(Powerwolf, Red Aim)
David Vogt
bass
Stefan Gamballa
drums
(Mercury Tide, Powerwolf, Red Aim)
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Former Members/Guests
Stefanie Duchêne
vocals
Manfred Bersin
guitars
Frédéric Lesny
bass
Mike Volz
keyboards
Christian Zimmer
drums
RIP: October 20, 2004, killed in a car accident
Eric Hilt
drums
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Discography
Swansongs
1996
Seven Art
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- Flowers in the Rain
- Waterbride
- Fallen Leaves
- Arion
- Crystal Dance
- Flowing tears & Withered flowers
- ... along a Dreamin Ocean ...
- ... and I Drown ...
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- Manfred Bersin
- Benjamin Buss
- Frédéric Lesny
- Christian Zimmer
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Joy Parade
1998
Seven Art
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- Purple Red Soil
- Gerion
- Joy Parade
- Bluefield
- Odium
- Trust
- Sundrops
- Spirals meet the Sea
- Rainswept
- The Day you took my Breath
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- Stefanie Duchêne
- Manfred Bersin
- Benjamin Buss
- Frédéric Lesny
- Eric Hilt
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(EP) Swallow
1999
self-released
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- Swallow
- Love will tear us apart
- Purple red soil
- Odium
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- Stefanie Duchêne
- Manfred Bersin
- Benjamin Buss
- Frédéric Lesny
- Eric Hilt
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Jade
2000
Century Media
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- Godless
- Sistersun
- Swallow
- Lovesong for a dead child
- Under the red
- Turpentine
- The one I drowned
- Vanity
- Radio heroine
- Coma garden
- Jade
- White horses
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- Stefanie Duchêne
- Manfred Bersin
- Benjamin Buss
- Frédéric Lesny
- Mike Volz
- Eric Hilt
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Reviews: Metal Observer
Serpentine
2002
Century Media
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- Intro
- Starfish ride (for a million dollar handshake)
- Serpentine
- Children of the sun
- The marching sane
- Breach
- Portsall (departure song)
- Justine
- The carnage people
- Merlin
- Cupid of the carrion kind
- For tonight
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- Stefanie Duchêne
- Benjamin Buss
- Frédéric Lesny
- Stefan Gamballa
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Reviews: Sea Of Tranquility
Metal Observer
Razorbliss
2004
Century Media
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- Razorbliss
- Believe
- Virago
- Undying
- Radium Angel
- Firedream
- Ballad Of A Lonely God
- Snakes Of Grey
- Mine Is The Ocean
- Maladine
- Unspoken
- Pitch Black Water
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- Helen Vogt
- Benjamin Buss
- Frédéric Lesny
- Stefan Gamballa
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Reviews: Chronicles Of Chaos
Sea Of Tranquility
Lords Of Metal
Metal Observer
Invanity - Live In Berlin
2007
Ascendance
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- Swallow
- Undying
- Portsall (Departure Song)
- Lovesong For A Dead Child
- The Marching Sane
- Merlin
- Pitch Black Water
- Dead Skin Mask
- The Weeping Song
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Thy Kingdom Gone
2008
Ascendance
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- Orchidfire
- Pain Has Taken Over
- Rain Of A Thousand Years
- Grey
- Thy Kingdom Gone
- Words Before You Leave
- Miss Fortune
- Colossal Shaped Despair
- Kismet
- For My Enemies
- Souls Of The Neon Reign
- The War We Left Behind
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- Helen Vogt
- Benjamin Buss
- David Vogt
- Stefan Gamballa
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Reviews: Lords Of Metal
