Borealis - The Offering (Digipak Edition) (2018)

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Borealis - The Offering (Digipak Edition) (2018)

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Borealis - The Offering (Digipak Edition) (2018)

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Year : 2018
Style : Melodic Power Metal , Melodic Heavy Metal
Country : Canada
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 142 mb


Bio:

With soaring vocals, lightning fast guitars and a rock solid backline, Borealis is bringing leather back, and dragging power metal up with it. It's been that way from the start for these 5 Canadian guys: all or nothing, and it shows in their music. Their self-produced debut 'World of Silence' has garnered attention from all angles of the industry, and word is just starting to get out.Starting out in 2005, Borealis wasn't supposed to sound as it does today. The first songs and live performances were done with a female opera singer. It was quickly realized that the possibilities were limited following that path, so they set out to find the right sound. During their search, enough songs were written to record an album, but there was no luck finding a singer. Finally, it was decided that Matt Marinelli (singer/guitarist) was a douche for not letting on that he could sing up until that point.With their new singer and an arsenal of songs, Borealis entered the studio, and after a long and endlessly drawn out time, World of Silence was unleashed. Having played locally with Kamelot, Epica, and Sonata Arctica with nothing to sell, patient fans were elated to finally get their hands on the album, and Borealis played a packed show with Edguy to support it.With a new partership with Intromental Management, Borealis can now take the next step towards reaching their goal. Just a short history of a band working to fill a tall order. Consisting of Sean Werlick (keys), Mike Briguglio (guitar), Sean Dowell (drums) and Jamie Smith (bass), along with the aformentioned Matt Marinelli, the top of the power metal scene is where these Canadians strive to be, and if there's only one certainty, it's that they won't stop until they're there."To me it was a chemistry that worked right away, ''World Of Silence'' is a power metal masterpiece, capturing the sheer essence of the genre and improving it by adding speed and progressive metal elements! Their sound can be described as being both expressive and melodic, especially in the keyboards and guitar sections as a result of harmonized layering. The vocals of guitar player Matt Marinelli are another point that lifts this band to a very high level. Yes, brothers and sisters; there's a new star born, heading from the west! This release is a blistering one for all those into Progressive Power Metal. Borealis is a band you should try out and believe me you won't be disappointed for one minute." - Officer Nice, Metal to Infinity (users.telenet.be/metaltoinfinity METALTOINFINITY.htm)Musically Borealis leans towards the power metal sound, not too far removed from a band such as Evergrey or even Savatage in their prime, but also the more progressive bands like Vanden Plas or Dream Theater springs to mind here and there.Right now, with a worldwide management and booking deal signed with Intromental Management, Borealis are focusing on their next album, which also will be the first one released through a record label. Consisting of new songs as well as a few re-arranged and re-recorded songs chosen from 'World of Silence', the album will be a major step forward and will secure Borealis' place among the best bands in metal in 2009.

Album:

There are somethings in life that just can’t be fixed, but a band’s sound isn’t one of them. When Borealis hit my review queue last time they were around in 2015 with ‘Purgatory’, all I could hear was some Evergrey-wannabees with little to be salvaged from their first (and, to that date, only decent) album who just wanted to force some emotional and commercial nonsense down your throat.In what seems to be a miracle or an irony of time, Matt Marinelli (vocals, guitars) and crew rise from the ashes (of the bonfire that they built from themselves to start with) and fix the mess that was ‘Purgatory’ with ‘The Offering’, fourth studio album by the Canadians. Oh, and this also marks the death of Marinelli’s Nickelback-esque schizophrenic vocals, which is a huge win by itself.This time around, instead of riding in the carriage of bland and meaningless music towards the land where prestige dies – which they rode VERY fast last time -, Borealis got their good ideas together and transitioned to a more mature, organic and less pretentious place, where things usually work out.Relying on the modern prog/power mechanics and a decent crystal-clear production – courtesy once again of drummer Sean Dowell – the album tells a story about “the creation, rise and ultimate demise of a cult who practices human, more specifically child sacrifice. They believe this method of belief, sacrifice and devotion will bring an end to the suffering of humanity, as well as bring back the innocence of mankind that was lost to greed and industrialism.”, according to the band. As cheesy and uninventive as this may sound, when diluted between the songs it’s actually pretty fun.When “The Fire Between Us” kicks in, it becomes more evident than ever that these dudes are fans of Evergrey. The riffing and overall instrumental are strongly derived from the Swedish veterans and this continues until the end as the main go-to melodic approach. The Canadians also add doses of theatrical and denser elements of which reminded me of Kamelot and a sense of aggressiveness and dystopia – mainly in the choruses of songs like “Sign of No Return” – of bands like Pyramaze. This works fine and makes the experience enjoyable and all, but there’s the problem that they end up without a proper identity.My favorite song of the bunch, the title-track, is a fine example of these different experiments combined; while the emotional atmosphere and overall aggressiveness are there, the leads and bridge have Evergrey written all over them, and the melodic chorus proves to be one of their best elements, breaking some of the pretentiousness of the story.The use of keyboards and background elements is constant, but thanks to the good production and mixing it doesn’t turn the tracks into a noise-fest. “River” and “Second Son” are heavily armed with these, and while they’re not masterpieces in any way, both manage to stand on their own and provide a decent mid-album atmosphere to link the better songs between them. If I had to choose the low point of the album, it would be the direct follow-up to these tunes, as “Into the Light” and “Scarlet Angel” are clearly inferior to the rest, especially the latter, cheesier than a Bryan Adams’ song (ok, I’ve gone too far, but you got the picture).“The Awakening”, “The Path”, “Forever Lost” and the very good “The Ghosts of Innocence” form the climax of the album, but only the closer manages to truly compel and satisfy the band’s desire to be deep and meaningful. The song, however, is more than enough to do so, as its almost 9 minutes are all beautifully crafted, being catchy and staggering at the right times.‘The Offering’ is a HUGE improvement over ‘Purgatory’, as it shows a band that’s more mature and less lost about what paths to take in their rendition of modern prog/power metal. Borealis has its flaws, but they’re a young band and actually did what most bands are afraid or too stubborn to do, which is take a few steps back in order to be better. All in all, it’s a fun and accessible album which fans of Evergrey, Kamelot, Pyramaze and such should check out without fear of falling into the trap that was their last output.

Line Up:

Matt Marinelli - Vocals, Guitars
Ken Fobert - Guitars
Trevor McBride - Bass
Sean Werlick - Keyboards
Sean Dowell - Drums

Tracklist:

01. The Fire Between Us
02. Sign of No Return
03. The Offering
04. River
05. The Second Son
06. The Devil's Hand
07. Into the Light
08. Scarlet Angel
09. The Awakening
10. The Path
11. Forever Lost
12. The Ghosts of Innocence


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