After several EPs it's now time for moonrise's first fulltime album. The band managed to refine their sound and create a diverse, manifold, powerful and very special opus. special, because of its unique sound. The opener "Blackest Blue" starts with a light spring tune and evoles into a rocking midtempo song climaxing in the anthemic verse "don't let me be your enemy". "Nichts Gespürt", the second track has long been one of the highlights of moonrise-concerts. A real hit with cynical lyrics that gets everyone singing along.The seemingly shy "Semidemonic Pleasures" becomes more and more demonic, pleasing the listeners till the end. While the fourth track "7 Years" reminds one of tears for fears "don't you forget about me", the fifth song "Crucify" really gets things cooking and in retrospection makes the other songs sound like a warm up. This one will get you hooked(if the others didn't already). And while they're at it, moonrise won't let you sit still but with "Regret" put some more coal on the fire.With the seventh song moonrise start winding down again, after all tranquillity breeds strength. While based on Ludwig van Beethovens "Moonlightserenade" "Kiss of the moon" sounds like one of Hazel O'Conners brilliant songs in "Breaking Glass"-typical moonrise. "Embrace" continues and "embraces" this mood adding some triphop elements and a voice erupting and almost exploding in the end. With "For Her Love We Cry" moonrise deliver yet another classical goth-rock song: a pounding bass, snotty guitars, another angelic choir. Spiced up with catchy vocals in German and English, this tracks gets goth-rock fans begging for more.The penultimate song "Through Mists I Walk" shows all of the bands variety in one piece: From an easy going start the track continues to unfold an incredibly deep sadness. an electronic chirr here, powerful rock there, more psychodelic moments and grand melodies everywhere. Finally "Paula" - Moonrise could not have chosen a better finale to "Blackest Blue". Another deep and deeply sad song that graps your soul creating a pendant to the beginning of the album: the circle is now complete.