Album Review: Schwarzer Tag, Tunnel Kasino & Eva C.Petersen – Divided We Fall (Part 2) #MetalChronicles
Artist: Schwarzer Tag, Tunnel Kasino & Eva C.Petersen
Title: Divided We Fall
Label: Ignore The Past Recordings
Release date: April 20th, 2025
Country: Germany & Finland
Format reviewed: High-quality digital recording
Album Review: Schwarzer Tag, Tunnel Kasino & Eva C.Petersen – Divided We Fall (Part 2) via Ignore The Past Recordings by Pegah
Having discussed the first half of “Divided We Fall”, it’s clear that the album is a carefully crafted dialogue between classical poetry, emotional memory, and modern sound design. Each track introduces powerful literary voices—William Blake, Shakespeare, John Milton, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and even a passage from Sophocles’ Electra—woven into rich sonic textures that give these timeless words new resonance. Now, we move into the second half of the album, exploring a shift in tone and emotional weight. The atmosphere becomes darker, more immersive, and in some moments, more confrontational.
The second part of the album opens with Tunnel Kasino’s remix of “The Angel”, immediately signaling a departure from the calm, melancholic atmosphere of the first half. The vocals are now slightly distorted, suggesting a transformation or perhaps a confrontation with inner unrest. This shift in sound continues into “Sudden Light,” featuring a poem by the English poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Here, the music reflects a longing rooted in memory—a desire to return to the fleeting moments of the past.
“Regions of Sorrow” is another standout track for me, steeped in an atmosphere of eerie darkness. From the first moments, there’s a sense of theatricality—conveying drama and vulnerability with a quiet intensity. The excerpt from John Milton’s Paradise Lost is delivered as though on a stage, each line drenched in melancholy and sorrow. Eva C. Petersen’s voice embodies the weight of the poem, echoing the tragic fall of humankind with a haunting clarity. The track feels like a descent, not just into a mythic past, but into the inner ruins of loss and regret. It’s one of the most emotionally potent moments on the album.
“In Darkness Let Me Dwell” is a poetic monologue attributed to John Dowland, likely inspired by an anonymous text published in Funeral Teares (1606) by John Coprario. The piece is steeped in expressions of isolation, despair, and existential grief—emotions that are powerfully echoed in the track’s somber and atmospheric soundscape. This embodiment of sorrow extends visually as well—the album’s cover art, depicting a woman falling into a pitch-black space, becomes a visual metaphor for the emotional descent portrayed in the song.
Then comes the “Divided We Fall (Tunnel Kasino Remix),” which reimagines the title track through a calmer, more ethereal lens. The remix maintains the emotional core of the original but softens its edges, offering a spacious, almost weightless atmosphere—as if the sorrow has been acknowledged, and now drifts quietly through memory. The album closes with “Battle of Nations,” a pure dark ambient piece that stands apart in its starkness. After the emotional intensity of the previous tracks, it feels like a relief and strangely comforting. It’s as though all the voices, all the grief, have finally dissolved into the void. The track leaves the listener in a suspended state—not resolved, but at peace with the weight they’ve carried through the journey. 9/10
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