Once - After Earth (2018) (Japan Edition 2019)

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Once - After Earth (2018) (Japan Edition 2019)

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Once - After Earth (2018) (Japan Edition 2019)

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Year : 2018 (Japan Edition 2019)
Style : Symphonic Metal , Female vocals
Country : Germany
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video
Size : 119 mb


Bio:

Once is a band from North Rhine Westphalia (Germany), whose style can be described as symphonic metal. The music of Once is inspired by neo-romantic soundtrack music and includes typical elements of a classical Aristotelian drama, combined with heavy guitars and drums. The band was formed in 2012, when keyboarder Frank Wypchol, lead singer Alina Lesnik, guitarist Marco Paulzen and drummer Alexander Hey decided to create a full orchestrated metal project. In 2013 Once released acoustic versions of their songs "My Fairytale" and "Distorted Smiles", which were recorded and filmed as a university project at the ArtEZ Conservatorium in Enschede/NL. Afterwards Once worked on their demo EP, which was released 2015. Their music video of the single "The Hour Of Eden's Fall" gave a first impression of what is to come with their first full-length studio album "After Earth".

Album:

The Symphonic Metal band ONCE (Germany) will release their new album 'After Earth' (CD) on October 19, 2018 via PRIDE & JOY Music.Sooo, here we have German Symphonic Metal group, (SOMEBODY) ONCE (TOLD ME), with their first album, "After Earth”. Released after a demo and a single (a promo single for the record) in 2015 and this year, respectively. Let’s jump right into it, shall we?I like Symphonic Metal, because I like sub-genres that challenge and go against genre tropes (in any artistic medium). When Symph arrived, it was a time where you were either manly as fuck (Thrash, Speed, Classic), or feminine as fuck (Glam). It was good to have a sub-genre that had a tasty edge of elegance and softness, while maintaining the basics of the Metal sound.I could confidently say ONCE follows that tradition well, although it’s also very apparent that the band musically focused this LP more towards Symphonic rather than Metal. Despite this, I could only hear 3 symphonic instruments in the 58 minutes of the record, namely piano, stringed instruments, and a very Christmas-y glockenspiel in the surprisingly elegant, but not that tame "Distorted Smiles”. Overall, although their genre does go against the usual Metal clichés, the band themselves don’t really offer anything remotely new or unique to the sub-genre. Vocalist Alina Lesnik’s voice is a really good blend of eloquence, energy, and beauty. Yet, with that said, after 58 minutes, it becomes kind of stale. Guitarist Marco Paulzen also adds some vocal flavor, but it's not as interesting as his female counterpart.Honestly, I just think this project was too ambitious for a band that just doesn't have that much experience or artistic personality. I find that there are more bands making long (40-70 minute) albums than there are bands who can actually pull it off. Speaking of purpose, our climax here, "The Final Stage” has no reason to be over 10 minutes long, besides the gimmick of having a long high-point song. But its follow-up, the calming and full-off-ambiance "Epilogue (A Memento of Our Hiraeth)” was a really nice touch and was perfect ending at its 5:51 mark.

Line Up:

Alina Lesnik: Vocals & Lyrics
Marco Paulzen: Guitars, Bass & Grim Vocals
Frank Wypchol: Keys, Piano & Orchestrations
Alexander Hey: Drums

Tracklist:

01. Act I (Overture)
02. Awake
03. My Masterpiece
04. The Allure
05. Distorted Smiles
06. The Hour Of Eden's Fall
07. Act II (Intermezzo)
08. My Fairytale
09. Phenomena
10. The Sins Of Saints
11. Insane Schemes Of Sanity
12. The Final Stage
13. Epilogue (A Memento Of Our Hiraeth)
14. Mein Kindheitstraum (Japan Bonus Track)

+ Video "The Hour Of Eden's Fall" (Official Video)

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