From:
willfred
Personally, I would go for Sacrilegium or
The Sacriledge Of Fatal Arms ( an extended version of Sacrilegium ).
Eliogabalus I gave to a friend because I did not think it was nearly as good
as Dies Irae or Sacrilegium. I have not heard The Girl Who Was Death, but I
really want to. Eliogabalus sounded more *conventional* and less powerful
than the other two. I have a question, my Dies Irae disc is all gold-ish in
color, what gives? After hearing plenty of rumors of disk rot, I am somewhat
concerned. Thanks for any help. as always, your mileage may vary...
From: xxx
Another fantastic band that I've discovered fairly recently, and one that
never seems to get a look in on this list, is Devil Doll. They've released
four albums so far and they're all great. I don't think I've ever heard rock
music played with so much feeling and beauty before. Each album basically
consists of a single track of around 40-45 minutes, made up of dozens of
diverse sections. The music rarely sits still, flowing quickly from one
section to the next, each passage as enchanting as the last. Highlights
include the sublimely played violin, the choral anthems, the intense rock
sections, the delicate piano runs, the eccentric avant-gardisms, and, last
but not least, the singing of Mr. Doctor. Many people seem to be put off by
his style of singing, but I reckon it's just brilliant. The melodies and the
kinds of emotions he is able to coax out of his voice have to be heard to be
believed. One of the truly great bands of the prog-rock genre, in my opinion.
From: "Richard Stockwell" <>
Dies Irae has the best production of the five Devil Doll releases and it
includes the Slovenian National Orchestra plus a female soprano. All the
Devil Doll albums are very haunting. The Girl Who Was Death is apparently
inspired by the cult TV series from the 60's "The Prisoner" while Sacrilerium
looks at a persons past life from the grave. If you get Sacrilegium you must
take a listen under headphones. The Sacrilege Of Fatal Arms is a completely
reworked Sacrilegium and is about the furtility of war, remembering that Mr
Doctor, while an Italian, lives in Slovenia which was formerly part of
Yugoslavia.
From: "Steve McAdams" <> I just purchased the Devil Doll album The Girl Who Was Death. Is anyone else just blown away by this. It's weird, but powerful. The vocals are the strangest aspect, and I can't figure out what this CD has to do with the English TV series The Prisoner that it's inspired by. I have seen a few of the Prisoner episodes and I can't see the tie in. The CD merges, Symphonic, Chamber, Metal, and Progressive music, what a trip.
From: "Richard Stockwell" <> All five Devil Doll releases are apparently some of the biggest sellers in the 'underground' music scene. Apparently all 5 titles are supposed to have sold over 10,000 copies each (as told to me by the Hurdy Gurdy Label) and still continue to be discovered. In the nearly 5 years I've been running Cranium Music there have only been two artists/bands (Devil Doll & Porcupine Tree) in my catalogue where people will often come and order all titles in one go. It has to be that X factor.
From: Karen Kusic <>
Devil Doll . . . fantastic stuff.
I've got a link to a broadcast of their entire "Dies Irae" album right here:
http://sharehouse.nbci.com/dnload.php3?FILE_ID=533295 It was played for a special Halloween program
on the radio show Planet Prog,
http://claim.to/planprog.html , hosted by Mark Krueger in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin. The show is broadcast on the air and on the internet.
From: "Steve McAdams" <> > I just purchased the Devil Doll album The Girl Who Was Death. Is anyone > else just blown away by this. It's weird, but powerful. The vocals are the > strangest aspect, and I can't figure out what this CD has to do with the > English TV series The Prisoner that it's inspired by. I have seen > a few of the Prisoner episodes and I can't see the tie in. > The CD merges, Symphonic, Chamber, > Metal, and Progressive music, what a trip. >
From: "Richard Stockwell" <>
Subject: RE: Devil Doll
>> there are rumours that the artist is Mauro Mauroni (forgot his complete
name) of Mellow label.
DEFINITELY not true.
From: Lamia2112@aol.com Subject: Re: Devil
Doll
<>>
Yeah, there should be quite a few websites out there about the group.
Great dark classically influenced stuff with occasional flurries of heavy
metal and Mr. Doctor's twisted vocals. Pretty damn awesome. All the music and
lyrics are written by Mr. Doctor, and their albums are all single pieces. The
albums I have "The Girl Who Was Death", "Egliobalus", "Sacreligium" and "Dies
Irae" are all excellent, but also quite similar. You may as well start with
"Dies Irae", the most recent one. Laser's Edge has all their stuff (www.lasercd.com).
And yeah, its not Marillion!
From: "Surjorimba Suroto" <>
Subject: Re: Devil Doll
>I came across a couple of C.D.s by this weirdest of prog bands and
wondered >if anyone had any info on them.
I've listened to all Devil Doll albums. 5 albums overall I think, where
two or three albums of have only one track which runs around 60-70 min! I haven't listened all carefully, only one
round but I remember experiencing spooky feeling every time the music played.
The arrangement and orchestral parts are majestic. Perhaps the most majestic
orchestral I ever heard from a 90's group. The language spoken is
Italian I think and there are rumours that the artist is Mauro Mauroni
(forgot his complete name) of Mellow label.