Nell sigland biography of christopher

Originally written by Chris Chellis.

I am always open to beautifully sung gothic metal, and with Lacuna Coil basically M.I.A. there’s never been a better opportunity for Theatre of Tragedy to take the scene by Storm.

I have a weakness for female vocalists, Christina Scabbia and Anneke van Giersbergen being two of my favorites.  After listening toStorm, Nell Sigland makes it a threesome.  She’s so god damn smooth.  In the same way that van Giersbergen doesn’t need to shout to convey the most cavernous of emotional depths, Sigland need not puncture her lungs to command attention.  Her voice floats effortlessly like the subtle breeze of a light, wispy wind.  Only the most pretentious of descriptions befit such a singer.

Gothic metal requires an excellent vocalist.  You can fake it with thrash.  Mustaine has done that for decades now.  But the gothic metal vocalist is often at the forefront of the group’s sound; another instrument, if you will.  I am pretty easily won over by gothic metal.  A good vocalist goes far for me, and Sigland could carry Theatre of Tragedy by herself.  Fortunately, she doesn’t have to, because guitarists Frank Claussen and Vegard Thorsen give her an excellent canvas to work with.  The music drips with synth but it’s never overbearing or completely ob

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