| Echos | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Lacrimosa |
| Cover: | Lacrimosa echos.jpg |
| Released: | 27 January 2003 |
| Recorded: | June–September 2002 |
| Genre: | Gothic rock,[1] classical music[2] |
| Length: | 61:10 |
| Label: | Hall Of Sermon HOS 7880 |
| Producer: | Tilo Wolff |
| Prev Title: | Fassade |
| Prev Year: | 2001 |
| Next Title: | Lichtgestalt |
| Next Year: | 2005 |
Echos is the eighth studio album by Switzerland-based Gothic rock band Lacrimosa. It features classically influenced Gothic-themed rock music. The title is German for "echoes". The record was released on 27 January 2003 by Hall Of Sermon.[3]
Echos begins with an orchestral overture of 13 minutes length and continues with a mix of symphonic elements and hard rock that is typical of Lacrimosa. However the entire album is oriented towards classical instruments rather than hard electric guitars.[4] [2] Singer Anne Nurmi's only solo track "Apart" has been compared to music by the Cocteau Twins.[1] Generally, the album has been seen as a typical work by Lacrimosa.[1] [5]
The album received positive reviews from the critics and stayed in the German charts for four weeks peaking at position 13.[6] The single "Durch Nacht und Flut" reached position 52 in the German charts.[7]
Allmusic lauded the subtlety of the songs[1] while the German Laut magazine was positive about Lacrimosa following their own concept instead of being influenced by expectations from the fans.[4] While writing a very positive review, the German Powermetal magazine still marked that producer and composer Tilo Wolff's musical concept had begun to become too abstract and demanding for a broad audience to comprehend.[2]
There is also "Special edition", released by 'Scarecrow Records' (SC03067) at the same time and only released in Mexico, it contains a bonus track, "Road to Pain" (4:21), and a slightly different Digipack which also contains a second booklet with the Spanish translation of the lyrics (except "Road to Pain").