Within Temptation - Kamelot - Nightwish - Evanescence - dark romantic beauty and melodic goth metal
Sounds Like
...The bride of Frankenstein meets Ozzy...
Our band members like many different styles of music -
we like goth, punk, heavy-metal big hair bands from the 80's, B-rate horror movie soundtracks, industrial, rock, and some classical. Put all of these into a blender and pour yourself a musical smoothie and enjoy the curious flavor of our songs.
VEX --- to provoke, torment, worry, plague ; to discuss or debate with vigor or at great length ; to disturb by motion, stir up
. . . We are the living dead, having died to our selfish carnal nature in exchange for immortal life yet to come. We battle against unseen forces of evil as we wait for the return of our Master, who conquered the Dragon and defeated Death.
. . . We are entrusted with a sacred mission to seek out those wandering through the darkness and show them the way to their true home. Along the way we join other spirit-warriors living in the shadowlands, revealing the ancient texts to those searching for the Truth.
. . . Countless souls deceived by the lies of the Enemy have long ago forgotten they are children of the King. They are held captive in the dungeon of Sin, guarded by the fallen ones, Doubt and Fear, not knowing the King gave his own blood as ransom for their freedom.
. . . It is up to us mere mortal vessels, through song lyrics and personal encounters to rescue those in danger of being consumed by the grave and lost forever to darkness. We are Vexing Souls.
~ ~ ~ ~ REVIEWS OF OUR MUSIC ~ ~ ~ ~
----- White Trash 'Zine, winter 2009 issue -----
"Cincinnati area based Vexing Souls play a brand of horror goth metal that heavily nods to the sludgy 70's Black Sabbath style metal. Now, don't be lead into believing that they sound like a 70's metal band. That's not the case. Vexing Souls just have big, slow guitar riffs and aren't as dance oriented as other goth bands. I suppose a better comparision would be Type O-Negative with a female vocalist. Vexing Souls incorporate some really nice ambient keyboard sounds to add a balance to the doom metal guitars. There's some nice lyrical ideas on this disc too. 'Creature of the Night', 'Zombie', and 'Angel of Death' are the highlights of the album 'Another Nail in the Coffin'."
----- Wretched [vocalist for the band ~ Grave Robber]
----- Fireworks Magazine UK, issue 38 Nov/Dec 2009 -----
"From Kentucky arrive gothic newcomers VEXING SOULS with their new CD 'Another Nail in the Coffin', recorded by the band's guitarist Steve Burris. The first track 'Dream Killers'...has a groove that is mid paced progressive, melodic and somewhat electric, a good opener. 'Tormented' opens up with screams and crunching Marty Friedman stylistic guitars. On this track Judy has an almost Debbie Harry 'Blondie' feel, you can almost create a smoky image of the band live... 'Another Nail in the Coffin' is a great song, it has an almost hypnotic feel coupled with interesting guitar and synth progressions, it's quite catchy and has a vibe and style of its own. Next up is 'Creature of the Night'....a little in the style of maybe Epica and Leaves' Eyes, dark moody and melodic. 'Earth-bound Spirit' starts off with mellow melodic guitar vibes, I love the way the mood builds, very dark and sexy song, one of the highlights. Climbing out of the album's grave is 'Zombie', a chunky tune with cool guitars. I love the way Judy's vocals kinda swirl around the structure, very cool song. 'Screams of War' is a slower more doom ridden track, grittier guitars and vocals. 'Trapped' is another of those smokey tracks you can picture live with clouds of stage smoke. Next is 'Angel of Death', I totally loved Judy's vocals on this one... Last track is 'Living My Nightmare' which again comes at you in the style of bands like Epica jamming with Blondie..."
----- Nicky Baldrian [TSM Promotions ~ Fireworks Magazine UK]
----- Divine Metal Distro -----
"Another Nail in the Coffin".... Dark, intense and electrifying.
----- James Mattern
You do not have a soul.
You ARE a soul....you have a body.
WAR FOR SOULS
Greg Christofel ~ sound guy
Wayne Richards ~ videographer
I had a
long walk this morning, and as I walked, the grey clouds began to
break... gradually the sun came out, making the autumn leaves bright
and vivid... ...though
I'm feeling like a mosaic that has had all the grout dissolved, and
though my heart is splitered and shattered into a million pieces, I
know my God is holding me together. The broken pieces that would be
scattered into the dust if it were only my will-power holding them
together, are supernaturally held in place. Where the cracks barely
meet, you may perceive the bright light within... what appears to be
my strength, is in fact the strength of the Lord. I cannot be
destroyed, no matter how broken I become, because my Lord is living
within me... His light, His strength will never be destroyed or
diminished! He restores my soul...
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