1	Venus Rising
2	Human To Ruin
3	The Phantom Touch
4	Against All Odds
5	A Million Lives
6	The Final Roadtrip
7	Good Dog
8	Toxic
9	I Forget
10	Utopia

Charlotte Wessels

Tales From Six Feet Under Vol II

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Genre: Melodic Metal.
Released: 07/10/2022
Via Napalm Records

Album Review: Charlotte Wessels – Tales From Six Feet Under Vol II

After quite a surprising split from Delain, Charlotte Wessels set her sights on a solo venture. After garnering quite a bit of attention after releasing ‘Tales From Six Feet Under’ back in 2021, it comes as no surprise people are eager to hear what’s in store from ‘Tales From Six Feet Under Vol II’. Here’s what I thought of the new release!

Opening the album is ‘Venus Rising’, a gentle and subtle track that utilizes Charlotte’s incredible vocal diversity to captivate the listeners mind. Heavenly harmonies blended with a foreboding instrumental creates easy passage for the music as it sails through your ear and into your mind. Continuing the angelic feel while bringing out the melodic metal side of Charlotte Wessels at the same time is ‘Human To Ruin’. Blending distortion with melodies is something fans will cherish with every bit of their mind. Charlotte knows her way around a metal track and this showcases just how great the contrasting natures of her clean vocals and the more aggressive instrumental works.

The album has tonnes on offer and see’s Charlotte stay very true to the style she has become known for over the years. ‘The Phantom Touch’ uses a slow and decisive approach to create atmosphere while ‘Against All Odds’ brings out some acoustic elements in quite a bouncy way. It’s clear that this album is the start of a new era for Charlotte and I think a great example of that is ‘A Million Lies’. This track takes elements from her previous work while adding a much more noticeable emphasis on harmonies.

Continuing down the album and you are met with ‘The Final Road Trip’ and this track is a great little entry. It has a real in your face attitude that oddly suits the flow of the album. ‘Good Dog’ returns to the acoustic style and creates a nice little break in the action while the song ‘Toxic’ may be the most experimental track on the release. Utilizing a much more eccentric sound, this song feels more ritualistic in nature than anything else Charlotte Wessels has ever released before.

As the album draws to a close, ‘I forget’ brings an extremely emotionally driven arua to the record. A beautifully sung track that conveys emotion and compassion is a wonderful example of just how powerful the spoken word can be. Finishing off the album is ‘Utopia’ which feels supernatural in nature. An interesting use of scythe to compliment Charlotte’s vocals makes for a unique and exciting listening experience to set the album off on its final voyage.

As a whole, this record is packed with incredible music that is both satisfying to hear and pleasant to remember. An incredible blend of Rock, Pop and metal has cemented Charlotte’s place in the alternative scene and shows an incredible amount of promise. I cannot wait to see what lies ahead here!