
To Cast a Shadow . . . This is not the usual thing for Invisible Oranges. But In Memory Of ( Kolony , 2011) challenges two common prejudices - that against "goth metal", whatever that is, and that against metal where women actually sing, despite the fact that male and female metal singers often share the same register. This record is simply fine metal. It is mostly subtle, melodic doom, but sometimes it wields classic metal heft and black metal atmosphere. I have air-drummed, headbanged, and worked out [...]