Reviews roundup – Elvellon vs. White Shadow vs. Consider The Source
ELVELLON
Spellbound
Housemaster Records
Well, if like me, you were left sorely disappointed with the new Nightwish album, then you could do a lot worse than to check out Elvellon, a female fronted Symphonic Metal band from Moers in Germany. Although they’ve been on the go since 2010, this EP is their debut.
it’s full of life and energy, with all the wonderful clichés you would expect from this sort of thing. And I say that as a compliment. Straight from the opening ‘Oraculum’ you can tell you’re in the company of something special, with some great vocals from the splendidly named Nele Messerschmidt.
The rest of the band are no slouches either, and there isn’t a dull moment to be found leading up to the closing eight minute epic that is ‘Shore to Aeon’. One of the best genre releases I’ve heard in a long time, this needs to be snapped up sharpish.
WHITE SHADOW
Panopticon
White Shadow Music
Off to the American colonies now (Maryland to be exact) for some industrial metal. Yes, really. I know you thought we’d got rid of that sort of thing, but White Shadow have got other ideas as they rattle through a series of tunes inspired by the work of 16th century English philosopher and social theorist Jeremy Bentham. Which deserves another yes, really.
And if you have fond memories of White Zombie and early Nine Inch Nails, then this could be your thing, especially on the better tracks like ‘10.000 Masks’, the title track and ‘Temple‘. They’re not doing anything new, but I’m guessing there is a generation or two out there who will be listening to this for the first time.
Musically, it is very strong, and IM fans will find a lot to enjoy.
CONSIDER THE SOURCE
World War Trio Part 1
independent
We’re staying over in the colonies and heading to New York, to hear from progressive rock trio Consider The Source.
They’ve been on the go for a decade now, so have probably moved out of the up and coming young prog band section. And they are very good indeed. They’re calling this an EP, although in old money it’s practically an album at 23 minutes, and sees them heading off into Pink Floyd territory.
This ‘Put Another Rock In That Bag’ piece is divided into six parts, with one written by Jan Zerfeldt, mastermind of proggers Panzerballe, and is the first part of a 3 disc set, which mixes prog, jazz fusion and some almost prog metal. I probably would have prefered everything on one disc, but I’m sure their fans will be delighted at this.
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