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ALANTIA-Remnants Of A Dream (EP) (independent)
This band hails from Amsterdam in The Netherlands and this six track EP runs for forty minutes. The soprano voice of Liselot Mazee likes to push you into the well-known direction of the tons of gothic metal bands in this scene. However, I hear a slightly different approach in opener "Moondale”. I hear a sound, that marks two different music styles coming together. Gothic metal with a melodic touch, because of the soprano vocals and a heavy and rather brutal touch, because of the death metal grunts. Their melodic, slightly symphonic sound could even be very enjoyable for classic hard rock fans, that like the sound of IRON MAIDEN. Try to put these two styles into a blender and listen to the sound of ALANTIA with an open mind and you will be positively surprised. Just listen to the beginning of "Erase A Trace” and you’ll be devas ... Read more »