Métal Intégral - Review / AMARANTHYS

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AMARANTHYS is one of many formations, influenced by NIGHTWISH, LEAVES’ EYES, EPICA and company officiate in choosing a metal female vocals. A singer is good, but why not both? Finally, here is Lérina toSàyasides to ensure choirs ahead a bit more than usual in the register of metal. The proposed

music by AMARANTHYS in the firstEP Artificial Cages is not very original. Listening, I think immediately to the groups mentioned above? The structures of the tracks, pushed the head voice, the webs of keyboards and guitar solos seem straight out of Angels Fall First or Oceanbornof NIGHTWISH ... Some good rhythms evoke for them a harder edge heavy speedto SONATA ARCTICA in the Rara Avis orThe Legacy shares, for example. In short, the songs ofAMARANTHYSdoes not yet have an identity that would end any comparison and impose a more candid style.

For although the group's originality lies in this duet of female voices, it is often difficult to discern the good from each other, both Stamps s'avoisinent developed to blend into the other and not bring the desired little more: the richness and originality voice desired by our ears. Thus the two voices sing together, go along, but do not give to one another and do nothing more to the compositions. Also underline the fact that many approximations in the accuracy of the vocals do nothing to assess the potential of these two voices which I doubt, however.

instrumental side, despite some good intentions and convincing risk-taking, as some notes on bagpipes Prisoner Of The Longest Day (in chorus and beautiful guitar solo ), a touch over folk over Calling The Night which deserves further exploration, or generally energetic rhythmic and catchy, and the symphonic side is not quite convincing and seems directly out of synth sounds sometimes questionable. Similarly, somesolosof guitar also play hide and seek with the wrong notes ( Calling The Night, Spirit In A Cage ), and pop metal side of the track leaves the listenerSpirit In A Cagedubiously well!

To conclude, I would say that AMARANTHYS would gain much more work so that some good elements on Artificial Cagescan really convince the listener. There is a potential, but there is still no technique, whether among musicians, singers, or the person who made this mix of EP . It remains toAMARANTHYSto move forward and find his own way ...

Melody: 3 / 5
Technical: 2 / 5
Originality: 2 / 5
Production: 2 / 5

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Maud	The Tuesday, February 9, 2010
City : Chambéry/Lyon	Eh bien voilà qui devrait clore le débat :) Le mot de la fin ? Bon courage et bonne continuation à Amaranthys !
Raskal	The Tuesday, February 9, 2010
City : CHAMBERY	Bon me revoilà !!! Après trois nouvelles écoutes de ce EP, je confirme que les critiques "techniques" de Maud sont tout à fait justifiées (fausses notes, soli limites..). De même effectivement il y a deux chanteuses, mais je n'en entends qu'une... Coté purement plaisir Spirit In A Cage et Rara Avis m'ont bien plus (car plus Heavy et dynamiques). Pour le titre Prisoner Of the Longest Day, (oui les cornemuses sont interressantes, mais il y en a en tout pour 20 secondes...), Calling The Night et The Legacy sont bien sans plus. J'aurais mis sur ma base de notation un 13/20, en soulignant un potentiel qui se cherche encore.
Raskal	The Tuesday, February 2, 2010
City : CHAMBERY	Il y a des jours ou j'aimerais être dans un groupe, et pouvoir lire de tels chroniques expliquées et constructives, surtout sur le plan technique. J'ai écouté il y a quelques temps ce EP et mon impression de "non spécialiste" était (dans le déjà entendu) plutôt positif. C'est vrai que la production (mixage entre autre)et le(s) chant(s) nétaient pas encore à leur apogée, mais j'avais pu écouter deux fois ce EP sans problème. Je récupère le EP dimanche et je le ré écouterai avec une oreille plus "critique" et je mettrai mon avis plus précis !

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