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TOP 20 Albums of 2008
Rank
Artist / Group
Album Title
 
1
TiamatAmanethes
 
2
Ayreon1011001
 
3
BauhausGo Away White
 
4
Violet TearsBreeze Of Solitude
 
5
Sig:Ar:TyrBeyond The North Winds
 
6
Klimt 1918Just In Case We'll Never Meet Again
 
7
ArcanaRaspail
 
8
OpethWatershed
 
9
RomeMasse Mensch Material
 
10
DraconianTurning Season Within
 
11
TodesbondenSleep Now, Quiet Forest
 
12
Ascension Of The WatchersNuminosum
 
13
ImatemJourney
 
14
Flowing TearsThy Kingdom Gone
 
15
HaggardTales Of Ithiria
 
16
Scream SilenceApathology
 
17
The VerveForth
 
18
M83Saturdays = Youth
 
19
The Beauty of GeminaA Stranger To Tears
 
20
The Cure4:13 Dream

Nov08

Dec08
 




Violet Tears is an Italian group that rose in 1998 from the ashes and a decade later they released their second opus « Breeze Of solitude ». The style of the group is a mix of gothic and cold wave, the all of it extremely melancholic but also romantic. Romantic because of the presence of the piano but also because of the atmospheres. The tracks are ethereal, even the vocals are. Carmen De Rosas has a lyric voice, well at place, which poses perfectly on the tracks.
We love the way they combine a more modern gothic sound with the 4AD dark ethereal sound of the eighties.

"no light inside,
no light outside"

Global Gothic Chart - TOP 50 SONGS of the Year 2008
rank
song title
artist name
peak
comment
1
Waves of LonelinessViolet Tears
1
Italian bellow of darkness & pain
2
AmanesTiamat
1
Spiritually yours!
3
AdrenalinBauhaus
1
Mistery of the year
4
Surrender To The SeaTodesbonden
1
Made in USA
5
Suspense MusicKlimt 1918
1
Friendly is the word
6
Age of ShadowsAyreon
1
Live and die in the past
7
NostalgiaMirror (feat. Dave Gahan)
1
Terrific voice and melody
8
AutumnalArcana
1
Is this a prayer?
9
BurdenOpeth
1
Progressive all the way
10
Far AwaySig:Ar:Tyr
2
Canada Calling!
11
Full of FireThe Illusion Fades
2
Never to miss again
12
Seasons ApartDraconian
2
Gothic by excellence
13
Der BrandtaucherRome
3
Thanks Luxembourg!
14
ParamountEdenbridge
2
What is this tender voice?
15
Hijo de la LunaHaggard
1
Keep on dreaming my son!
16
One World For the NextKiethevez
7
No mistake with Depeche
17
ConfessionsDescendants of Cain
3
Come for me!
18
The UnforgivenNFD
2
Forgive and forget
19
MementoUnterArt
9
My dance cut
20
We All Fall DownEndanger
6
Step inside please!
21
LeavingPassion Play
5
Please play again!
22
A Love Ends SuicideTunes Of Dawn
6
Scream or silence
23
The Letters of Rosa LuxemburgThe Maximilians
3
Let's go back in time
24
KainTheatres Des Vampires
2
She hurts
25
Love Is ComplicatedState of the Union
5
Love it or hate it
26
Like Falling SnowAscension Of The Watchers
9
Tombe la neige
27
For My EnemiesFlowing Tears
6
Where is Merlin?
28
Their Bleakest SunScream Silence
4
An appealing cry
29
Living For YouStillife
5
From Russia with love
30
Think of EnglandIMAX
3
X thinks?
31
Falling DownOasis
3
Long time no hear
32
DepartirQntal
2
Alwyas nice people
33
Hiding Memories From the SunSolar Fake
3
Synthesize me!
34
In Your EyesThe Beauty of Gemina
6
Swiss chocolate
35
You Deserve MoreEnd of You
11
Rock more
36
Nobody WinsIris
9
... In war
37
Read MeTearwave
4
Good start
38
Forever or NeverCinema Bizarre
6
German export
39
CouleursM83
9
Clan of 83
40
I Never See YouIllusion Of Light
16
Duos are rare these days
41
Scorpion FlowerMoonspell
7
Many versions, same words
42
My Broken AngelSilentium
7
I feel your chill
43
Yesterday's TomorrowTindersticks
5
That's not ordinary anymore
44
Sit And WonderThe Verve
4
Finally!
45
End Of DaysBionic Angel
9
Yes and no
46
Sleep When I'm DeadThe Cure
4
Sleep well!
47
Left The GroundCrematory
3
Are you getting old?
48
Just One WordThe Sun of Weakness
10
Where is Howard?
49
This Is The DayMono Inc.
7
Too good to be higher
50
The Price Ya Gotta PaySaints Of Eden
12
For my club

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