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November 15, 2006         

Isenngard "Wishing not to Fall" self released

"This Mexican duo explores similar waters once visited by earlier darkwave acts like Switchblade Symphony, Lestat, &
Brotherhood of Pagans.

Isenngard's brooding sonic rock also recalls aesthetics very much in the line of pioneers Fields of the Nephilim, early Cure &
Joy Division. This isn't to say that there's nothing original on this record but fans of the previous mentioned names might
find a certain appeal here.

"Wishing not to Fall" moves from smog like facades to fragile ethereal gothic rock that's screams minimalism with a ferocity
that's scrape's notoriously against jagged plates. This is the sound of waltzing in total isolation & Isenngard have penned the
soundtrack.

This is highly recommended to fans of Paralysed Age, Phantom Vision, & The Drowning Season."

-Marcos


October 02, 2006

from Dusk till Dawn
http://from-dusk-till-dawn.fr.st/

English:

Isenngard : Wishing Not To Fall *** (self produced/June 05)

Since 1997, Mexicans of Isenngard, composed of Carlos Carrera and Alfredo Castaneda, evolve/move in a Goth rock'n'roll
style with the many various and easily recognizable influences.

Thus, left in self-production, "Wishing Not To Fall", the seventh album of the duet, very quickly makes think of worships
groups such as Fields Of The Nephilim, Love Like Blood, Dreadful Shadows or Ikon and The Mission.

The ten titles which make it up inform beautiful powerful and melody guitars in a perfect tradition Goth rock'n'roll,
accompanying a major song, melancholic person and quite as powerful, while machines come to give a strong key of
modernity to the whole as on excellent "Plugged", "It's only me (nucleomorphosis)", "Wake up!" & "Crap". Some notes of
piano and violin also come to enrich all these compositions already much succeeded and particularly successful.

The few calmest titles are certainly worse also, because often too slow and too long ("Sadness", "Why?") but this album
proves to be a true treat and much of formations of the kind should take seed of it.


--Dusk