Gothic, theatrical, and dripping with dark elegance from every track. Malice Call is a 2014 doujin music release steeped in vampire mythology and gothic horror aesthetics, with track names like "Millarca" and "Carmilla" both referencing the classic Sheridan Le Fanu novella about a female vampire.
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The title track "マリスコール" (Malice Call) sets the tone with dramatic vocals and layered instrumentation that feels like a lost aria from a haunted opera house. "牢獄STRIP" in its Grimoire crossbreed remix pushes into heavier electronic territory while keeping the gothic atmosphere intact.
"新月舞踏 - blue twilight mix" (New Moon Dance) has this waltz-like quality that evokes candlelit ballrooms, and "哀煉の人形 - last embrace mix" (Doll of Sorrow) brings a melancholic beauty that lingers. "チルドレンオブユダ" (Children of Judas) goes full dramatic with biblical imagery.
"エピック・カンタータ あかいくつ偽" (Epic Cantata: The Red Shoes - False) references the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale and delivers on the cantata promise with sweeping vocal arrangements. "APPLAUSE(Blue)" and "ダンスインザライト" (Dance in the Light) offer slightly brighter moments before "Xna" goes experimental.
If you live for that intersection of gothic lolita aesthetics and dramatic vocal-driven music, this is essential listening.