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lunedì 25 luglio 2022

Epica - The Holographic Principle

#FOR FANS OF: Symph Metal
I was a fan after I heard 'The Quantum Enigma' some years ago when it was newly released. I felt that since I liked that one, 'The Holographic Principle' was good in the next. I was right. I like Simone's vocals and the music, which is whole symphonic featuring some killer guitars. I also liked their EP 'The Solace System' which featured six tracks that didn't make it on this full-length. 'The Holographic Principle' features some moderate sounding tempos with illustrious vocals (clean) as well as mixed with some male voice that's hoarse (featured on "Universal Death Squad", etc.). It's mostly Simone on here.

The music is all-encompassing pretty orchestra tic and the guitar riffs are blatantly heavy. But they (despite the keys) sound like an underground band with seriously intriguing musicians. Both styles of the vocals (brief) seem to mesh well with the operatic vox. Simone is easily likeable though they are many people that I've heard that despise her voice and personality. But on here to me, she's absolutely amazing. Her voice soothes the brutal tunes of the music. An illustrious taste.

My favorite song of all time from the band "Universal Death Squad" is featured on a YouTube video for the song. I don't much like the video but hearing the song on this LP has what really got me into this release. Though I like all tracks on here. But this one in particular hit-home with me. Absolutely. The whole album seems to tell a story and seems to be a sort of concept release. Mark seems to have infected Simone with certain types of physics (which appears on an interview with Simone). She barely made it through High School when it was the second time around that she was asked to be on vocals for the band.

I think that Simone's voice on here seems to fit that moving sound that the band has eradiated over the years which I don't want to go any further down their discography. I think that 'The Quantum Enigma' is or was a good start to the band. I feel that this one and that one are my favorites. Though I did enjoy 'The Solace System' EP quite immensly. I can't wait to hear their latest 'Omega'. Mark does the bulk of the songwriting which is where Simone has to latch onto (the concepts) in order to successfully belt forth her immaculate clean Dutch vocal duties. It's no wonder she's friends with Christina Scabbia. Women in metal, hell yes! Check this out! (Death8699)


(Nuclear Blast - 2016)
Score: 80

https://www.epica.nl/band

domenica 25 aprile 2021

Epica - Omega

#FOR FANS OF: Symph Metal
This is by far my favorite Epica release from start to finish. 70+ minutes of beautifully orchestrated symphonic metal. Simone sounds intriguing like a beautiful songbird that she is. The music is wholly original and riffs just kick ass. The keys brighten the music up from being dark to celestial if that! The changes throughout songs makes it ever-most endearing. They totally killed it on here! The tempos are slow pretty much and the lead guitar is angry and fierce. That is, when it shows up in it's presence allure. The backup vocals are also intriguing. There is nothing on here that I would say for the band to change.

Simone is at her best on here and she just sounds utterly beautify. I love it! The hoarse vocals are on here too, but not too much. They balance it out quite well. Definitely everyone on here that did the songwriting knew that this was to be their most epic release ever! I'm glad too that the album is long. It shows that they put a lot of work into making this utterly spellbinding. Simone sounds like her best ever that she has performed ever. A lot of the songs have brief introductions before they really set in. The guitars are heavy but well rounded. They have what it takes on here to make a beautiful release!

I'm applauded that they didn't get higher ratings I mean mine is the highest rating I could possibly give. But I'm backing it up with what I've heard from the album making an educated review of their music on here. The production quality and mixing was just extravagant. So you don't have to worry about making a mistake sound-wise for this one. Sure the symphonic stuff can be irritating at times but they didn't overload you with that symphonic stuff. They balanced it out entirely. And the hoarse vocals as well. Simone is at her best here and I think everything that's on here musically is ABSOLUTE PERFECTION.

I listened to this on Spotify before I thought about buying the album. I ordered the CD pretty much right away because I was in awe to what I heard. So yes, it is a part of me now. Some people have doused this release as something that's just somewhat mediocre and boring. I thought that it was the best release of theirs that I ever heard. I'd say that 'The Quantum Enigma', 'The Holographic Priciple' and 'The Solace System' were all really good, but this one is definitely I think their strong ever that I've heard to date. Long live Epica in their wonderful metal music and let them live it on with this one as their ultimate gem! (Death8699)


(Nuclear Blast - 2021)
Score: 85

https://www.facebook.com/epica