Year : 2017
Style : Power Metal , Heavy Metal
Country : France
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 155 mb
Bio:
GALDERIA was founded by Seb in september 2006, in Marseille, France.Seb, who handles lead vocal duties, guitars and songwriting, was joined in the adventure by Tom (Lead guitar), Bob (Bass guitar) , Julien (Keyboard) and Jc (Drums).Together they set the basis of the music of GALDERIA: A melodic and powerful Metal with strong emphasis on choir harmonies and arrangements.The band has always used the power of its music to set light on the universal spirit of unity and elevation of consciousness. Seb baptised this philosophy “The Universality” and also gave this name to the first album.This is the main characteristic of GALDERIA: The band strives to remain on the positive side of life.The group gains a strong scenic experience by performing on stages of europe along the years and received a favourable welcome.Against the common plan, GALDERIA decides not to rush and gives itself the time to progress.Between 2006 and 2009, 3 self-produced demos are released to the public in the form of free downloads, only available on digital version on the website of the band.After four years of rich experiences, the crew is ready to go into top gear.The EP "Rise legions of free Men" is released in 2010, first physical CD of the band,Produced by Galderia and mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios .This first EP receives a warm welcome from the international specialized press and makes a clear call to the legions of Galderians.GALDERIA released its first physical album called "The Universality" at the end of 2012 on the canadian label METALODIC RECORDS, followed by a sublicense from Japan label RUBICON MUSIC. This album is produced by Galderia and mastered by Mika Jussila, and the artwork is made by the famous Felipe Machado Franco. The album received excellent feedback from all over the world.
Album:
Though I've reviewed bands from France, it's not the first country I think of for heavy metal. But they do exist with bands such as Fairyland, Adagio, and Nightmare to name a few. (Curiously when doing a Google search for "French heavy metal bands," the larger genre represented in a Wikipedia list was death metal. Some death metal doesn't go well Bordueax wine.) Mostly, I get pitched one or two French metal bands in the same amount of years. So here's Galderia, a new band for me.Galderia was formed some 11 years ago by vocalist Seb. After releasing three demos as free downloads between 2006 and 2009, the band eventually recorded The Universality. It was not only their debut album, but also established Seb's life philosophy to lyrics and music: the universal spirit of unity and the elevation of consciousness aka The Universality. With their latest and second album Return Of The Cosmic Men the theme continues: the massive awakening that is happening on earth, and the return of the enlightened beings. Yeah, I hear you. A bunch of New Age mumbo jumbo. At least, Galderia isn't doing death metal, raping babies and puppies or disemboweling kittens and pregnant women.Musically, then, Galderia plays full-tilt melodic power metal. It's got the standard stuff of the genre with twin guitar harmony, generous melody, gallop and groove in the rhythm section, clean vocals, and thrilling guitar solos. Yet, some of those elements are squared, even quadrupled, really standing out. One large element is the vocal arrangements. Lead vocals are large with Seb joined by one or two others to sing lead. The result is a tremendous, melodic and harmonious, choral quality to the arrangements. They also make the refrains arresting and catchy as with High Up In The Air, Celestial Harmony, or Living Forevermore. The choral opening to the title cut is nearly hymn like. Another powerful element is simply the strength of harmonious guitar lines and blistering solos. If you love feisty fret work as much as I do, you will love the abundance of solos within this album.All in all, these things make for strong songs and an overall strong album. Most everything here is galloping power metal with the exception of Wake Up The World, which is slower melodic metal anthem. But don't fret, at the end of the album, as a bonus, Galderia rearranges the song into power metal. If there is any disappointment, it's Legions Of Light where the choral vocal element takes a back seat to rather generic European power metal. Nevertheless, on the strength of powerful harmonic and choral vocal arrangements, Galderia's Return Of The Cosmic Men is rather outstanding melodic power metal. Easily recommended.
Line Up:
Seb - Vocals (2006-present)
J.C. - Drums - See also: Debackliner, Ninmah, ex-Old Legend, ex-Outburst, ex-Beercült, ex-Stonecast (live), ex-Hellcharge, ex-On the Edge, ex-Engraved
Tom - Guitars, Vocals (backing)
Bob Saliba - Bass, Vocals (2015-present) - See also: Debackliner, Ninmah, Stonecast, ex-Abnormality, Alix, Bob Oliver Lee, Quiet Human
Andrea Gianangeli - Drums (2016-present) - See also: Dragonhammer, ex-Five Hundred Murders
Julien Digne - Keyboards (2016-present)
Tracklist:
01. Shining Unity
02. Blue Aura
03. Living Forevermore
04. High Up In The Air
05. Celestial Harmony
06. Wake Up The World
07. Legions Of Light
08. Return Of The Cosmic Men
09. Pilgrim Of Love
10. Wake Up The World 2.0
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