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The Emptiness
Rock · 2010 · 11 tracks · 49m

The Emptiness

Alesana

A Victorian horror story told through soaring falsetto, guttural screams, and cinematic string arrangements. High-drama post-hardcore at its most literary.

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It's like an Edgar Allan Poe poem turned into a high-octane rock opera with violins and screams.

A high-stakes, theatrical descent into madness and grief wrapped in Victorian aesthetics.

The Emptiness · vs · Alesana
Midnight+1.0σ

Midnight saturates this record a touch more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 49m
01
Curse of the Virgin Canvas
4:48
02
The Artist
3:46
03
A Lunatic’s Lament
4:04
04
The Murderer
4:32
05
Hymn for the Shameless
5:38
06
The Thespian
4:41
07
Heavy Hangs the Albatross
3:51
08
The Lover
3:25
09
In Her Tomb by the Sounding Sea
3:41
10
To Be Scared by an Owl
4:11
11
Annabel
7:19
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jarring transition from a delicate string quartet to a visceral breakdown in the opening track
The haunting spoken word narration that bridges the gap between the protagonist's sanity and his descent
The seven-minute climax of Annabel where the vocal layers reach a fever pitch of desperation and melody
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