Dies Irae by Joan Avant
My sophomore album “Dies Irae” will be unleashed on December 10, 2021. The album is a tapestry of gothic, historic, and Victorian/Belle Epoque fantasy interwoven with personal themes. The title track is inspired from the “Dies Irae” of the requiem mass, in which I put my own fiery twist on. This album is a journey through Belle Epoque Paris, the Wild West, and England. The listener will meet characters along the way. Some live in the dirty Saloons of the West, while others exist in the places where the Underworld meets high society. Eerie puppeteers and beautiful acrobats from the Cirque Fernando come to life. Not to mention characters of a gothic fairy tale told long ago resurface.
Fans of my debut album “Drown Ophelia,” will find this new release harder, darker, and louder. Musically, there is the blending of multiple genres namely classical and hard rock styles that creates a dreamy and eerie harmony.
Tracklist
| 1. | Cirque Fernando | 4:05 |
| 2. | Better Broken | 5:02 |
| 3. | Courtesan | 4:43 |
| 4. | Mr. Chandler | 4:35 |
| 5. | Party for Dolores | 4:33 |
| 6. | Dies Irae | 5:30 |
| 7. | Marionetta | 4:26 |
| 8. | All the Voices | 5:15 |
| 9. | Keys to the Castle | 5:48 |
| 10. | End of the Opera | 3:52 |
Credits
All songs written, recorded, and mixed by Joan Avant
Mastered by Bandlab
Album art by Marisol Maerz
Red Masque Records
License
All rights reserved.
Joan Avant is a musician from Dallas, TX. In her former life she was a classical violinist who went to the dark side. Not being able to shake her love for hard rock, she embraced it. She creates an underworld of darkness with her style of Gothic Victorian Symphonic Rock.