Origin:	Chicago, Illinois, USA
Genres:	Doomdeath

Last update/review:	March 26, 2005

Em Sinfonia

Em Sinfonia is a band/project founded by guitarist Brian Griffin, known for his work in the death metal band Broken Hope. The basic style on Intimate Portrait is doomdeath, with Griffin providing fine doomy riffing and death vocals, but there's a clear female vocalist in the mix, by the name of Bunny, and her clear vocals raise the mood a bit, instead of drowning in sorrow like many doomdeath bands. Add in keyboards, the occasional violin touch, and a fair variety in the songwriting, and the result is a well-put-together effort. Broken Hope has recently disbanded, so Griffin may well devote more time to this band. Doom fans could do far worse than check out Intimate Portrait.