Published: June 1, 2014

Well, Gothic Metal is a bit too much of a label for Stroszek's music, but parts of it are hinting towards a really melodic Gothic Metal with Alternative and even Country influences. This is a huge release, a double CD release featuring 2 albums, both played on the same direction, using mostly guitars and vocals, with episodic insertions of drums and bass. Stroszek is the one-man project of Claudio Alcara from Frostmoon Eclipse, but this is not linked to Black Metal at all, actually to me it reminds of the softer parts from Lake of Tears' "Headstones". I find the tracks to be a bit stretched beyond need and the vocals good but quite limited in potential, but all in all the 2 CDs are offering an excellent atmosphere, the perfect production helping a lot in this sense. If you're into Melodic Metal with loads of Acoustic passages you should definitely try Stroszek, a very delicate, expressive, emotional and deep music that probably offers a good understanding on Claudio's feelings while creating it.