With
the massive success bands like Nightwish and Within Temptation have
experienced over the last couple of years, bands like Angtoria had to
pop up left and right. And as long as they have talent and offers
something worth listening to then I feel there's room for bands like
Angtoria. Call
it symphonic power metal, call it epic orchestral metal - you know
what kind of music I am talking about. And Angtoria isn't just another
rip off of the before mentioned bands - off course they aren't
re-creating this genre of metal either, but I am really impressed with
these 5 songs. All are at a very high standard, and like we are used
to in this genre the main focus is on the female vocals, and they are
being dealt with in the best possible manner by Sarah Jezebel Deva,
whom some of you might know from her work with Cradle of Filth,
Therion or Mortiis. She has teamed up with two experienced musicians
in Chris Rehn (Abyssos) and his brother Tommy Rehn (Moahni Moahna), so
the foundation is right as well. They've teamed up with Martin Häggström
(Moahni Moahna vocalist) on "Deity of Disgust", which gives
this song a cool twist. "Deity
of Disgust" is my personal favorite on the demo, which also
include a very cool cover-version of Kylie Minogue's "Confide in
Me". The music isn't quite as bombastic as one might have thought
- a good and wise decision I think - actually the song structures are
kept a bit more simple and to the point. Good simple guitar riffs
combined with good atmospheric keyboards, and a solid rhythm section
laying down the foundations, and everything topped by Sarah's good
voice gives this promising band from Admitted
I am a sucker for this kind of metal, but Angtoria has with this demo
CD really impressed me, and I look forward to follow their progress in
the future, because they have a lot of substance and quality - do
check them out - and hopefully some record label will pick them up, so
a wider audience can experience this trio's offerings to the metal
scene. |
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