The sextet combines Death Metal (mostly vocally) with very, very variable music, using different vocal styles (clear, deathy, almost reaching Black Metal) to create different moods. The Mexicans also vary tempo, heaviness and structure within their songs, but never losing the red line, the compositions always remain harmonic and accessible, the keyboards, too, are used only for the good of the song.

Within this the band computes influences of many different Metal-styles and sometimes you'll also find some Folk-induced melodies. The songs are connected by many interludes (hence the number of 17 songs), which give the album some sort of flow and somehow I cannot shake off the feeling that "After The Cosmic Gate" is a concept-album...

Musically you should check out the great "Dying Moon", "Minds Beyond Fear" and the three-chapter "Cosmos Concept Further Intellect", which all cover almost all moods between double-bass-driven and aggressive to very calm and emotional, underlining the bandwidth of UNDER MOONLIGHT SADNESS!

Extremely variable, with very well thought-through structures and arrangements, but always accessible, this could be the resumé for "After The Cosmic Gate", who likes demanding, but always dynamic and flowing music and can deal with heavier passages should give UNDER MOONLIGHT SADNESS a very well deserved chance!