Courtney Love's "anarchy violinist" Emilie Autumn returns to the digital and physical shelves with her European smash "Opheliac". Updated and expanded for North American release as "Opheliac". The Deluxe Edition features six additional songs and lots of video never before available on these fair shores - over 2 hours of goth-tastic pleasure. And this time round Emilies keeping the spotlight all to herself. With appearances on Leno and Letterman already under her corset, glossy magazine covers, and guest spots on the albums by artists as varied as Otep, Billy Corgan, Courtney Love, and TV's Metalocalypse, Autumn's devilishly dark lyrics, metal-shredding violin solos, and industrial-strength voice reinvent "gothic" for the masses, and goths have never had so much fun.
Visually and sonicly compelling, ...
Visually and sonicly compelling, Autumn was chosen by Interview Magazine as one of their "14 Artists to Watch". The Los Angeles-born starlet's theatrical stage show is a sexy circus of glam-rock burlesque, backed by her evocatively-clad girl the Bloody Crumpets. Written in the style she calls "Victoriandustrial", "Opheliac" is a magnificent musical miasma reflecting Autumn's life: a child-prodigy's classical training and performances in the concert halls of the world, a passion for industrial and metal, and of course all things Vaudeville! Bravely and humorously addressing subject matter ranging from depression with the harpsichord-driven "Opheliac" to self-mutilation ("Liar"), sexual abuse ("Gothic Lolita"), suicide ("The Art of Suicide"), and Autumn's real-life experience as a psych ward inmate ("Thank God I'm Pretty"), "Opheliac"... is truly a reflection of all of us! The results are in; with Vaudevillian appeal, Autumn's signature electric violin, heartbreakingly lush orchestrations, hard-core beats, and intense lyricicsm, "Opheliac"... is the musical calling card for the blue-black set! Add a full web and traditional media campaign to the mix with digital and physical visibility and you've the finest harpsichord-heavy romp through soundscapes at midnight!
