Simone Simons (NETHERLANDS)
Posted: 05 Aug 2024, 15:22
Simone Simons - Vermillion (2024)
Year : 2024
Style : Symphonic Heavy Metal , Female vocals
Country : Netherlands
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 108 mb
Bio:
For more than 20 years, ever since she was a teenager, Simone Simons has been spearheading the world of female fronted metal. As a lead singer, icon, and role model for a whole generation of female metalheads, the Epica lead singer remains one of the most prominent key figures in all things metal. After eight albums and countless global tours with her band, Simone Simons finally found the time to release her first solo album “Vermillion”, showcasing her many different influences ranging from prog rock to film scores to metal to electronic elements.Simone chose not to rush her solo project, opting instead to thoughtfully consider how she wanted to present herself. Enter stage right Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon). Her musical partner and longtime collaborator is no stranger to her soaring operatic voice. And while many would use their solo effort as a radical, even provocative departure from everything they stood for, Simone remains true to her love for epic melodies, huge choruses and monumental, intelligent music.
Album:
SIMONE SIMONS has been a pioneering force within the world of metal for over two decades as part of EPICA. Now, alongside her musical partner and longtime collaborator, ARJEN LUCASSEN (AYREON), she embarks on the journey of her debut solo record, Vermillion.ARJEN is no stranger to SIMONE‘s soaring operatic voice, one that can stir even a gargoyle’s stone heart to tears. Together they have crafted a sonic universe that befits the influential figure she is. Vermillion emerges as a gargantuan goose-bump generator, a universally touching, stellar tour de force. Vermillion will be released on the 23rd August via Nuclear Blast Records.Alongside the announcement of her debut solo record, SIMONE has released a video for the album’s first single, ‘Aeterna’.SIMONE and ARJEN state:“Aeterna is the big, epic opener of the album and it comes with this amazing video too, directed by Patric Ullaeus. It definitely sounds the closest to Epica and Ayreon, blending powerful Latin lyrics with a touch of an oriental feel. We’ve tried to strike a balance between the mighty, bombastic sounds and the more atmospheric parts.Since it’s the first track people will hear from this album, it’s super important to us and we’re really excited for people to hear it!Aeterna takes the point of view of a star about to go supernova to explore how everything in the universe is interconnected, like a cosmic web made from stardust. It deals our deep emotions, consciousness and other mysteries of life that science still can’t fully explain. Essentially it’s a reflection on our place in the vast universe and the connections that bind us together, as we’re all, to quote Carl Sagan, “made of starstuff.”
Line Up:
Simone Simons - Vocals (2023-present) - See also: Epica, ex-Sahara Dust, ex-Kamelot (live), ex-Mayan (live), ex-Countermove
Arjen Anthony Lucassen - Guitars, Keyboards (2023-present) - See also: Arjen Anthony Lucassen, Arjen Lucassen's Supersonic Revolution, Ayreon, Star One, Guilt Machine, ex-Ambeon, ex-Computer Mind, ex-The Gentle Storm, Lucassen & Soeterboek's Plan Nine, ex-Stream of Passion, ex-Vengeance, ex-Bodine, ex-Countermove, ex-Mover
Tracklist:
01. Aeterna 6:02
02. In Love We Rust 4:46
03. Cradle To The Grave (ft. Alissa White-Gluz) 3:59
04. Fight Or Flight 5:24
05. Weight Of My World 4:21
06. Vermillion Dreams 4:36
07. The Core 3:56
08. Dystopia 4:44
09. R.E.D. 4:04
10. Dark Night Of The Soul 4:12
Download links for all albums only on our blog here: http://goodmetalandhar.do.am/
Year : 2024
Style : Symphonic Heavy Metal , Female vocals
Country : Netherlands
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 108 mb
Bio:
For more than 20 years, ever since she was a teenager, Simone Simons has been spearheading the world of female fronted metal. As a lead singer, icon, and role model for a whole generation of female metalheads, the Epica lead singer remains one of the most prominent key figures in all things metal. After eight albums and countless global tours with her band, Simone Simons finally found the time to release her first solo album “Vermillion”, showcasing her many different influences ranging from prog rock to film scores to metal to electronic elements.Simone chose not to rush her solo project, opting instead to thoughtfully consider how she wanted to present herself. Enter stage right Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon). Her musical partner and longtime collaborator is no stranger to her soaring operatic voice. And while many would use their solo effort as a radical, even provocative departure from everything they stood for, Simone remains true to her love for epic melodies, huge choruses and monumental, intelligent music.
Album:
SIMONE SIMONS has been a pioneering force within the world of metal for over two decades as part of EPICA. Now, alongside her musical partner and longtime collaborator, ARJEN LUCASSEN (AYREON), she embarks on the journey of her debut solo record, Vermillion.ARJEN is no stranger to SIMONE‘s soaring operatic voice, one that can stir even a gargoyle’s stone heart to tears. Together they have crafted a sonic universe that befits the influential figure she is. Vermillion emerges as a gargantuan goose-bump generator, a universally touching, stellar tour de force. Vermillion will be released on the 23rd August via Nuclear Blast Records.Alongside the announcement of her debut solo record, SIMONE has released a video for the album’s first single, ‘Aeterna’.SIMONE and ARJEN state:“Aeterna is the big, epic opener of the album and it comes with this amazing video too, directed by Patric Ullaeus. It definitely sounds the closest to Epica and Ayreon, blending powerful Latin lyrics with a touch of an oriental feel. We’ve tried to strike a balance between the mighty, bombastic sounds and the more atmospheric parts.Since it’s the first track people will hear from this album, it’s super important to us and we’re really excited for people to hear it!Aeterna takes the point of view of a star about to go supernova to explore how everything in the universe is interconnected, like a cosmic web made from stardust. It deals our deep emotions, consciousness and other mysteries of life that science still can’t fully explain. Essentially it’s a reflection on our place in the vast universe and the connections that bind us together, as we’re all, to quote Carl Sagan, “made of starstuff.”
Line Up:
Simone Simons - Vocals (2023-present) - See also: Epica, ex-Sahara Dust, ex-Kamelot (live), ex-Mayan (live), ex-Countermove
Arjen Anthony Lucassen - Guitars, Keyboards (2023-present) - See also: Arjen Anthony Lucassen, Arjen Lucassen's Supersonic Revolution, Ayreon, Star One, Guilt Machine, ex-Ambeon, ex-Computer Mind, ex-The Gentle Storm, Lucassen & Soeterboek's Plan Nine, ex-Stream of Passion, ex-Vengeance, ex-Bodine, ex-Countermove, ex-Mover
Tracklist:
01. Aeterna 6:02
02. In Love We Rust 4:46
03. Cradle To The Grave (ft. Alissa White-Gluz) 3:59
04. Fight Or Flight 5:24
05. Weight Of My World 4:21
06. Vermillion Dreams 4:36
07. The Core 3:56
08. Dystopia 4:44
09. R.E.D. 4:04
10. Dark Night Of The Soul 4:12
Download links for all albums only on our blog here: http://goodmetalandhar.do.am/