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Review:
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The idea for Anemonia came to keys player Philippe
Beauvais when his house burnt down back in 2003. It’s taken
him 6 years of trials and tribulation to finally get the
right band together. Drop dead stunning Cassiopée is an
outstanding rock opera singer, it is no surprise she was
short-listed for the Nightwish job, and she would have done
a terrific job with her striking vampire goddess image and
mega powerful voice. The album is packed with 10 marvellous,
colossal, Nightwish esque symphonic power metal epics, with
more than a touch of vampire gothic. The awesome production
fittingly throws the kitchen sink at you, pinning you back
in your seat as if you are in the teeth of an aural hurricane.
At times it sounds like half the population of Canada are
on the album, it takes a few spins to get your head around
it all. Perhaps a ballad in the middle would have been a
good idea, just to provide a little respite from the storm.
In a parallel universe Nightwish would be a vampire fronted
fantasy metal band, and if you want to know what that sounds
like, then flap your way to http://www.myspace.com/anemonia
, where you can sink your fangs into this album that packs
a real bite, 9 out of 10.
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