A Gift of Flying is the third album by the Polish gothic metal

Gothic metal

Gothic metal or goth metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that combines the aggression of doom metal with the dark melancholy of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy metal music...

 band Undish

Undish

Undish is a Christian gothic metal band from Oborniki, Poland, formed in 1991. Undish is led by female vocalist Ada Szarata as well as a male vocalist named Robert Baum who is also handling the drums...

, released on CL Productions in 2005.

Recording

A Gift of Flying was to be released in 2002, but the band went through some unknown problems that delayed the release date until 2005 when the album was released on CL Productions. The album was released in digipak package with a smaller than normal booklet.

Musically, A Gift of Flying is slightly different than the band's previous albums: the output is more ethereal and calmer, although several songs are more up-tempo and contain the band's doom metal and gothic rock elements. The lyrics are written in both English and Polish languages, and some critics have described the texts as somewhat cluttered. The album received a positive reception.

Track listing

1. "I"
2. "II"
3. "III"
4. "IV"
5. "V"
6. "VI"
7. "VII"
8. "VIII"
9. "IX"
10. "X"
11. "XI"
12. "XII"
13. "XIII"
14. "XIV"

Personnel

• Robert Baum – drums
• Michal Christoph – guitars/synth
• Ada Szarata – vocals
• Andrzej Walensaik – bass
• Gracjan Jeran - guitars