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Why have you forsaken me?
Why have you betrayed me?
Why did you abandon me?
Why did you leave me?

Father
Can you forgive me for what I've done?
I never meant to hurt you
But I'm not your son
Now the time has come for me
And I must leave
My wings are heavy
And my journey has begun...

 
TOP 20 Albums of 2008
Rank
Artist / Group
Album Title
 
1
 Tiamat Amanethes
 
2
 Ayreon 1011001
 
3
 Bauhaus Go Away White
 
4
 Violet Tears Breeze Of Solitude
 
5
 Sig:Ar:Tyr Beyond The North Winds
 
6
 Klimt 1918 Just In Case We'll Never Meet Again
 
7
 Arcana Raspail
 
8
 Opeth Watershed
 
9
 Rome Masse Mensch Material
 
10
 Draconian Turning Season Within
 
11
 Todesbonden Sleep Now, Quiet Forest
 
12
 Ascension Of The Watchers Numinosum
 
13
 Imatem Journey
 
14
 Flowing Tears Thy Kingdom Gone
 
15
 Haggard Tales Of Ithiria
 
16
 Scream Silence Apathology
 
17
 The Verve Forth
 
18
 M83 Saturdays = Youth
 
19
 The Beauty of Gemina A Stranger To Tears
 
20
 The Cure 4:13 Dream
 






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 Loneliness Violet Tears
1
 Italian bellow of darkness & pain
2
 Amanes Tiamat
1
 Spiritually yours!
3
 Adrenalin Bauhaus
1
 Mistery of the year
4
 Surrender To The Sea Todesbonden
1
 Made in USA
5
 Suspense Music Klimt 1918
1
 Friendly is the word
6
 Age of Shadows Ayreon
1
 Live and die in the past
7
 Nostalgia Mirror (feat. Dave Gahan)
1
 Terrific voice and melody
8
 Autumnal Arcana
1
 Is this a prayer?
9
 Burden Opeth
1
 Progressive all the way
10
 Far Away Sig:Ar:Tyr
2
 Canada Calling!
11
 Full of Fire The Illusion Fades
2
 Never to miss again
12
 Seasons Apart Draconian
2
 Gothic by excellence
13
 Der Brandtaucher Rome
3
 Thanks Luxembourg!
14
 Paramount Edenbridge
2
 What is this tender voice?
15
 Hijo de la Luna Haggard
1
 Keep on dreaming my son!
16
 One World For the Next Kiethevez
7
 No mistake with Depeche
17
 Confessions Descendants of Cain
3
 Come for me!
18
 The Unforgiven NFD
2
 Forgive and forget
19
 Memento UnterArt
9
 My dance cut
20
 We All Fall Down Endanger
6
 Step inside please!
21
 Leaving Passion Play
5
 Please play again!
22
 A Love Ends Suicide Tunes Of Dawn
6
 Scream or silence
23
 The Letters of Rosa Luxemburg The Maximilians
3
 Let's go back in time
24
 Kain Theatres Des Vampires
2
 She hurts
25
 Love Is Complicated State of the Union
5
 Love it or hate it
26
 Like Falling Snow Ascension Of The Watchers
9
 Tombe la neige
27
 For My Enemies Flowing Tears
6
 Where is Merlin?
28
 Their Bleakest Sun Scream Silence
4
 An appealing cry
29
 Living For You Stillife
5
 From Russia with love
30
 Think of England IMAX
3
 X thinks?
31
 Falling Down Oasis
3
 Long time no hear
32
 Departir Qntal
2
 Alwyas nice people
33
 Hiding Memories From the Sun Solar Fake
3
 Synthesize me!
34
 In Your Eyes The Beauty of Gemina
6
 Swiss chocolate
35
 You Deserve More End of You
11
 Rock more
36
 Nobody Wins Iris
9
 ... In war
37
 Read Me Tearwave
4
 Good start
38
 Forever or Never Cinema Bizarre
6
 German export
39
 Couleurs M83
9
 Clan of 83
40
 I Never See You Illusion Of Light
16
 Duos are rare these days
41
 Scorpion Flower Moonspell
7
 Many versions, same words
42
 My Broken Angel Silentium
7
 I feel your chill
43
 Yesterday's Tomorrow Tindersticks
5
 That's not ordinary anymore
44
 Sit And Wonder The Verve
4
 Finally!
45
 End Of Days Bionic Angel
9
 Yes and no
46
 Sleep When I'm Dead The Cure
4
 Sleep well!
47
 Left The Ground Crematory
3
 Are you getting old?
48
 Just One Word The Sun of Weakness
10
 Where is Howard?
49
 This Is The Day Mono Inc.
7
 Too good to be higher
50
 The Price Ya Gotta Pay Saints Of Eden
12
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