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So Italian metallers Edenshade have been going for
a long time now! Since forming in 1998 they have
released 2 demos, 1 EP and this is their third album;
they are labelled on the internet as a few different
things, I’ve seen alternative metal, progressive
metal and melodic death metal so first I must establish
what type of music I’m actually dealing with
here.
Straight away from opening track “Need”
you can tell that there’s some big elements
from progressive metal but its predominantly alternative
metal. The riffs are quite technical and chunky;
this gives it a very full sound which is always
great, the transition from the quite heavy verses
to the very melodic parts flow through one another
beautifully never leaving you in a position where
you cannot follow the songs. The vocals I’m
finding hard to describe; I think the itallian accent
is at work here but it sounds great alongside the
music, fits in beautifully and especially in “Need”
it just gives the song a bit of a sinister feel.
Some of their songs remind me of Essex based band
Forever Never, especially “Seven Days are
Gone” but this band have a much different
approach to their music making it familiar yet exciting
I think. “Everything I Painted You”
really blasts you some amazing drumming, the double
bass is terrific and not over used and just the
sheer talent of the drummer in keeping the songs
on course allowing those great riffs to just overlay
perfectly.
“Caress” is a great song just for all
the different changes if nothing else, the way you
almost get lost in it because it captures your attention
with its intricate riffs and changes in pace, “God
is a Comedian” sucks you into it in exactly
the same way and has arguably the best vocal lines
in it to go along with it.
On the whole this is a terrific release and they
would fit in extremely well on a tour with progressive
metal bands. With any luck we’ll get them
over here on a package filled with bands from that
scene as Edenshade deserve some recognition for
this release.
4/5
Review by James Webb |
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Stefano Wosz
Marco Poderi
Daniele Tiberi
Davide Bargiglione |
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1. Need
2. Seven Days Are Gone
3. Everything I Painted You
4. Consequences
5. Building a Bomb for a Lover
6. Caress
7. Another Purity Failing
8. Airplanes and Her
9. God is a Comedian |
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- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
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What Was That? |
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