Orisonata - Orisonata (2014) - A talented couple creates its own symphonic sound - 77% (15/07/14)

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Orisonata is an American progressive symphonic metal project by composer and multi-instrumentalist Jason Lee Greenberg and his wife, pianist and singer Jennifer Grassman. On the seven songs of their self-titled debut record, the couple are occasionally...

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六翼天使 / Seraphim - 平等精靈 / The Equal Spirit (2002) - One of the best symphonic power metal albums ever - 97% (15/07/14)

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One year after the very promising and energizing progressive/symphonic power metal debut 不死魂 / The Soul That Never Dies, the female fronted Taiwanese five piece comes around with a more than convincing successor. The new record, 平等精靈 / The Equal Spirit,...

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六翼天使 / Seraphim - 愛 / Ai (2004) - Sacral power metal hymns sung by an angel - 85% (15/07/14)

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Two years after the female fronted symphonic power metal milestone The Equal Spirit, Seraphim came around with another high class genre release that would mark singer Pay Lee’s swansong. The band kept the strong elements of the predecessor, such as epic...

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六翼天使 / Seraphim - 日出東方 / Rising (2008) - A new formation and a more powerful approach - 87% (15/07/14)

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Three years after Ai, Taiwanese symphonic power metal band Seraphim is back in strength with the well-titled Chinese language record Rising, which was also released with English lyrics to the international market one year later. A lot of things have changed...

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Stream of Passion - A War of Our Own (2014) - Mostly too exchangeable, tame and unspectacular - 61% (15/07/14)

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Stream Of Passion has everything it needs to stand out amongst many other symphonic metal bands. The band had an illustrious founding, always has featured a competent line-up, as well as many promising collaborators. Singer Marcela Bovio has an amazing...

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Within Temptation - Hydra (2014) - Boring pop music going from bad to worse - 33% (14/07/14)

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Do you remember Within Temptation? Yes, I’m talking about that Dutch band that played passionate gothic metal on early releases like Enter and The Dance, and then switched to magical and inspired symphonic metal on later albums like Mother Earth, The...

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Within Temptation - Hydra (2014) - Boring pop music going from bad to worse - 33% (14/07/14)

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Do you remember Within Temptation? Yes, I’m talking about that Dutch band that played passionate gothic metal on early releases like Enter and The Dance, and then switched to magical and inspired symphonic metal on later albums like Mother Earth, The...

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Within Temptation - Hydra (2014) - Boring pop music going from bad to worse - 33% (14/07/14)

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Do you remember Within Temptation? Yes, I’m talking about that Dutch band that played passionate gothic metal on early releases like Enter and The Dance, and then switched to magical and inspired symphonic metal on later albums like Mother Earth, The...

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Within Temptation - Hydra (2014) - Boring pop music going from bad to worse - 33% (14/07/14)

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Do you remember Within Temptation? Yes, I’m talking about that Dutch band that played passionate gothic metal on early releases like Enter and The Dance, and then switched to magical and inspired symphonic metal on later albums like Mother Earth, The...

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Within Temptation - Hydra (2014) - Boring pop music going from bad to worse - 33% (14/07/14)

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Do you remember Within Temptation? Yes, I’m talking about that Dutch band that played passionate gothic metal on early releases like Enter and The Dance, and then switched to magical and inspired symphonic metal on later albums like Mother Earth, The...

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