Black Angel - Kiss Of Death (Self Release) Review by Steve Thomas-Green I don’t knowMa� Vowles, the man behind Black Angel, but as I hurtle towards my mid-50s, I’d say he is of a similar age, judging by his taste in music and interac�on with some of the best Goth bands of the 80s. This album takes me right back to 1985, the year I saw The Cult on their Love tour, and the album, as a whole sounds like a mix of The Cult, The Sisters of Mercy, Fields of the Nephilim etc… The opener, Kiss of Death, is musically like The Cult circa their Dream�me debut, maybe with a Patricia Morrison bass line and the vocals, I think, remind me of Gene Loves Jezebel, with an injec�on of Ofra Haza style female vocals (a style also used on Want For More) Ma� doesn’t try and hide his influences and I love the trip down memory lane this takes me on. And because he’s a producer, it means that this sounds pris�ne… so the fact that this sounds like a lot of 80s bands is counter-balanced by the fact it sounds so bloody good. I mean, even the intro to Animal sounds like Moonchild… but I genuinely don’t mind, to these ba�ered ears, this is amazing. The biggest difference on this album is the double tracked vocals. They definitely give the album a different edge compared to a lot of the original Goth bands. I men�oned that the vocals on the �tle track reminded me of Gene Loves Jezebel… but I’m not sure if that comparison is correct. The style is familiar, but it’s also different enough for this style of music to give it a fresh edge, in amongst a lot of well-known sounds. It’s quite simple, if you like any of the bands I’ve men�oned in this review, you’ll love this album. This album has captured a moment in �me and transported it 35 years into the future and it’s as good as anything from that era… albeit with the help of some very good influences. h�ps://www.facebook.com/blkangelmusic/
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