Combining the seemingly incompatible styles of symphonic metal,prog-rock, jazz, classical, mariachi and swing, Sweden's Diablo Swing Orchestra are unique to put it mildly. There are chugging guitars, blaring mariachi inspired trumpets, operatic female vocals, and the ominous rhythm of the upright bass. These Swedes are a definite niche band, sounding like the offspring of Unexpect, DeVotchka and Nightwish (two out of three ain't bad). The album is a bit too clean and over produced sounding, but I've always ventured a guess that these guys would be a blast live in concert. The female vocals, while very proficient, often seem too over the top and undermine the charm of the album. I can only take this sort of thing in small servings... sort of like really sweet candy. REALLY, OVERLY, SWEET CANDY. So yeah, these guys are cheesy, but in the right environment I bet you'd enjoy this musical oddity- like if you had a Halloween/ Masquerade party where everyone was drinking Appletinis. Then again, the party would probably look cool from outside, but after 30 minutes you bail and hit up the much cooler bar with Darkthrone in the juke box. I'll see you at the bar.
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