Year : 2014
Style : Thrash Metal
Country : France
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 102 mb
Bio:
Arcania was created in 1999 by Cyril, Gabriel and Guillaume. After promoting the first demo on stage for four years, the band has to face the tragic death of Gabriel. It is a huge blow for the band but they still find the strength to carry on. Thus, in 2004,they release their first E.P, recorded at the Bud Records Studio by Mat, from Gorod. The underground critics all agree to call it a very promising start.In 2008, young and talented guitarist Nicolas Alberny joins the band. They record “Sweet Angel Dust”, their first album, in 2009. Thanks to David Potvin’s amazing work in the Dome Studio (Lyzanxia, One Way Mirror, Phaze 1) and Peter de Betou’s mastering in Tailor Maid Studio (Opeth, Enslaved, Messhugah…), Arcania materializes 10 years of work bound by faith and determination.This record allows them to deliver their fierce sounding, both old school and modern, progressive thrash metal to the masses alongside bands like Gorod, Kronos, Trepalium,Ultra Vomit, Black Bomb An Born From Pain and in festivals like Hellfest 2012 (Metal Corner tent), Motocultor, Hell’Oween Fest, Les Metallurgicalles etc.In fall 2012, Nicolas Alberny joins Gorod and is then no longer available for Arcania. He will be replaced by Niko Beleg, Pictured’s singer and guitarist. And in in May, 2013, the band is once again heading for the studio for the recording of “Dreams are dead”. Further away in melancholy but still intense and strong, this new release will exceed your expectations.
Album:
Second album recorded at the DOME STUDIO by David Potvin( ONE WAY MIRROR, LYZANXIA, ect )Arcania are an unknown gem, one I didn’t even know about until I stumbled across the video for a single off their sophomore album Dreams Are Dead. They channel the neo-melodic death metal, heavily thrash-infused sound of the likes of Darkane, Carnal Forge, and like bands. I ended up coming away thoroughly impressed, both with material from this record and from their debut Sweet Angel Dust.I quickly asked Islander to snatch a promo and here we are.Arcania play their music pretty straight.The riffs are a blaze of technical dual-guitar acrobatics, the drumming is belligerently unrelenting in true thrash spirit, and the vocals of guitarist/vocalist Cyril Peglion are reminiscent of Gojira’s Joe Duplantier. He never screams per se; his vocal style is like if Duplantier did nothing but his melodic howling all the time, and so it’s kind of hard to say whether this qualifies as an exception to our rule as a result. His vocals definitely carry melodies, but you can feel the power surge hitting you. If it’s a singing voice, it’s certainly an unusually harsh one.Arcania really like the neo-classical melodic bent, and their riffs heavily reflect this. There are a lot of dual-guitar moments with flowing, fluttering progressions and referential themes to familiar classical progressions. The riffs have a nature of extremes, in that Arcania are only doing technical, single-note runs and thick walls of multilayered chords. I wouldn’t be surprised if both guitars involved playing different yet harmonizing chords to thicken things up.Arcania are definitely worth looking into if you’re into the above bands I mentioned.Overall, a solid, enjoyable album!!
Line Up:
Cyril Peglion - Vocals, Guitar (1999-present)
Niko Le Bellec - Guitars (2012-present) - See also: Pictured, ex-Abnorm, ex-Indrama
Guillaume Rossard - Bass (1999-present) - See also: ex-Vaginal Purulence
Olivier Chéné - Drums - See also: ex-Pictured (live)
Tracklist:
01. Intro 01:38
02. Watch Us Dying 05:05
03. Rise and Never Fall 04:29
04. Face in the Mirror 05:10
05. Dreams Are Dead 05:25
06. Inside the Crowd 07:05
07. Dreams End All Days 10:54
08. Suffering for an Answer 04:51
09. Scar in Our Mind 06:54
10. Days End All Dreams 05:30
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