Gothic Metal
Germany
The band formed in 1994 under the moniker Flowing Tears & Withered Flowers. Under the first name, they released a demo called Bijou in 1995, two full-length albums: Swansongs in 1996 and Joy Parade in 1998, and an EP named Swallow in 1999. On Swansongs, Manfred Bersin contributed the male vocals. After the EP's release, the band abridged their name to "Flowing Tears".
With the release of Serpentine in 2002, the band would build on the work they did with Jade, adding a slightly more up tempo and a less melancholy sound. After the release of Serpentine, Stefanie Duchêne left the band for personal reasons. The replacement vocalist becameHelen Vogt, who still sings with the band. With a sound similar to that of Serpentine, and Vogt's vocal similarities with Stefanie Duchêne's vocals, the band released their 5th studio album, Razorbliss.
On October 20, 2004, just seven months after the release of "Razorbliss", two founding members of Flowing Tears, Björn Lorson and Cristian Zimmer (the first of which was still in the band's line-up at the time), died in a car accident.
October 2008 saw the release of Flowing Tears' sixth full-length album Thy Kingdom Gone. It is a concept album containing 12 songs, along with artwork made by Seth Siro Anton, an artist who has done artwork for Moonspell, Soilwork, and Paradise Lost.
Albums:
2002 - Serpentine
Line-Up:
Stefanie Duchêne - vocals
Benjamin Buss - guitars, programming
Frederic Lesny - bass guitar
Stefan Gemballa - drums
Track Listing:
"Intro" – 1:14
"Starfish Ride (For a Million Dollar Handshake)" – 4:20
"Serpentine" – 3:51
"Children of the Sun" – 4:01
"The Marching Sane" – 3:16
"Breach" – 5:24
"Portsall (Departure Song)" – 3:12
"Justine" – 3:40
"The Carnage People" – 3:01
"Merlin" – 3:23
"Cupid of the Carrion Kind" – 3:33
"For Tonight" – 3:51
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