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Opheliac | 
| Artist: Emilie Autumn
Label: Adrenaline Records
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
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Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 1171
Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 101104
UPC: 811481011047
EAN: 0811481011047
ASIN: B001EN46H0
Release Date: October 7, 2008
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| ⋅ | Opheliac | | ⋅ | Swallow | | ⋅ | Liar | | ⋅ | The Art of Suicide | | ⋅ | I Want My Innocence Back | | ⋅ | Misery Loves Company | | ⋅ | God Help Me | | ⋅ | Shalott | | ⋅ | Gothic Lolita | | ⋅ | Dead Is The New Alive | | ⋅ | I Know Where You Sleep | | ⋅ | Let The Record Show | | ⋅ | The Art of Suicide (Acoustic Version) |
Disc 2
| ⋅ | Dominant | | ⋅ | 306 | | ⋅ | Thank God I'm Pretty | | ⋅ | Marry Me | | ⋅ | Bach: Largo for Violin | | ⋅ | Poem: How To Break A Heart | | ⋅ | Poem: Ghost | | ⋅ | Poem: At What Point Does A Shakespeare Say | | ⋅ | Interview with EA | | ⋅ | Opheliac Outtakes |
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Product Description
Having performed on albums for Courtney Love, Billy Corgan, and Die Warzau, Emilie has finally moved to center stage with an album of devilishly dark lyrics powered by an industrial strength voice. Written in a style she calls "victoriandustrial", "Opheliac" draws upon Emilie's influences as a child prodigy classical violinist and combines them with her passion for the harsh industrial of Laibach and Front 242, the sublime melodicism of Depeche Mode, and the drama of Moi dix Mois and Visual Kei. Signature metal-style violin shredding, heartbreakingly lush strings, and menacing lyrics growled with enough intensity to make your hair stand on end. The result is a harpsichord heavy romp through Victorian asylums where screaming is allowed and girls always get revenge.
Album Description
This is without a doubt the most promising newcomer act Trisol has ever signed. In fact, it is possibly one of the most anticipated "gothic" releases of a debut act ever! Written in the style she calls "victoriandustrial.
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This is Without a Doubt the Most Promising Newcomer Act Trisol Has Ever Signed. In Fact, it is Possibly One of the Most Anticipated "Gothic" Releases of a Debut Act Ever! Written in the Style She Calls "Victoriandustrial.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 15 more reviews...
 Not too bad December 14, 2008
child of the cuckoo (Augusta, GA)
I bought this CD on a whim since the reviews were so good. For the most part, it is a good album. Very interesting - she's doing something few artists would venture to do. I will say that some of the lyrics are less than great. But, with that aside, it's a good album. If you're just curious about Emilie, I suggest downloading a few songs before committing to the whole she-bang.
Just the postal side December 14, 2008
Philip Bowden (UK)
This is more about the delivery than the item. I ordered this item from the UK and was expecting it to take around a month to arrive but it was delivered before some of the items that I had ordered from some UK sites ( around a week ) . Very pleased with the service .
 Awesome gothic music... Listen and believe. November 15, 2008
Timothy P. Stahl (Minnesota)
There are a lot of boring Gothic/Industrial albums out there, but Emilie Autumn's Opheliac shines brightly in a sea of monotony. This is a big step forward for her, since Enchant. Not saying Enchant wasn't a good album (it is) but there's tons more to offer here on Opheliac. The album opens up with an impressive title track, that wowed me the very first time i heard it. Swallow sets the foundations for an excellent record to follow... It's hard to find a track that doesn't give me some sort of aural pleasure. Between the raw angst and raspy vocals of "Liar", the wicked violin solos and satire of "Dead Is The New Alive", and the touchy subject matter of 'Gothic Lolita", there's almost nothing that doesn't impress me about this album, even after listening to it several times and noticing more subtle musical elements after each listen.
After picking the NEW, more affordable pressing of the jewel case version, I discovered some more treats on the expanded second disc. "Thank God I'm Pretty" almost should have been on the first disc with the rest of the album, but it didn't quite fit the theme, despite being an excellent track. The bonus content at the end is another, different kind of treat. Not only do you get an eavesdropping at the recording of Opheliac with the 'outtakes' segment, but you also get a glimpse into the mind of Emilie with her 'interview' which she talks about her favorite "non-frequently asked questions". There are also 4 video extras on the second disc when you put it in your computer.
Overall, this is an EXCELLENT buy. Worth more than what i paid for it (There are other online retailers that have sold it for $25+, and i almost considered buying it from them before this edition came out). And best of all, if you don't want to spend the money for next-day shipping on Amazon, you can pick it up at your local Hot Topic store!
Hauntingly Rich and Vibrant July 17, 2008
TastyBabySyndrome ("Daddy Dagon's Daycare" - Proud Sponsor of the Little Tendril Baseball Team, USA)
When I first listened to Emilie Autumn, I dismissed it without too much thought because of genre labeling. Lately this has become a real problem, too, (the act of labeling, I mean, and not my dismissal of albums) with more and more things wearing a "goth" or "alternative" tag around their thin plastic necks. Upon rediscovering her I found this out and realized that I made a momentous mistake (and apologized to the music Gods), and I also realized that I had unconsciously let a label like "goth" steer me away from a great voice with songs that range from interestingly bleak to poignantly descriptive.
How crushing.
With this album, there is a noticable increase in sound quality and I appreciated that. Earlier albums had been faulted - rightly so - for their inability to transfer what Autumn sounds like fully, and I always felt like I was missing something. On Opheliac, everything plays and plays well. Not only dones Autumn sound great, but she breaks the conventional mode in the ways she is known for and the contrast she develops works out well. She plays an odd array of instrumentation to craft just the right feel for a ballad, puts poetry on the album just because the poems are really worth noting, and she takes time and makes social comments about things like suicide and looks. She also offers a great deal of work on this album --- when you find yourself wanting another song, you are rewarded with the fact that you have a double-sided helping of hearth and not just a few tunes.
As far as the album goes, quite a few songs are worth mentioning. Her combination of Bach and Autumn in Bach: Largo for Violin are enticing (and, if you like that, you should look up her album that is a manifesto to this type of talent), her reasoning for not going on living in a world that doesn't appreciate the living in The Art of Suicide is well-played and well-versed, and her commentary on what it means to be "pretty" in Thank God I'm Pretty hits so many pros and cons that it makes one laugh and nod at the way she mocks it all. The poems are great as well, the up-tempo songs make one like to listen, and the wonders go on and on.
I HIGHLY recommend this album to those that enjoy the label, that enjoy the Emilie Autumn, or that simply want a singer with a bleak side and momentum. If you have any doubts, look around and find a sample of one of the tunes (I like Thank God I'm Pretty and The Art of Suicide) and see what you think because reviews, much like anything else, are subjective.
For the sake of those who do not want to repeat buy, I am including a list a songs:
(1)Opheliac (2) Swallow (3) Liar (4) The Art of Suicide (5) I Want my Innocence Back (6) Misery Loves Company (7) God Help Me (8) Shalott (9) Gothic Lolita (10) Dead is the New Alive (11) I Know Where You Sleep (12) Let the Record Show (13) Dominant (14) 306 (15) Thank God I'm Pretty (16) Marry Me (17) Bach: Largo for Violin (18) Poem: How to Break a Heart (19) Poem: Ghost (20) Poem: At What Point Does a Shakespeare Say.
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