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Review:
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Aperion are a young symphonic metal band from Slovenia
with a difference, they have viola player, cellist, and
flautist in they ranks, plus even a chap on didgeridoo.
The result is a sound somewhere around Regicide, early Epica,
Delain and Diablo Swing Orchestra, with a touch of Nightwish
and Within Temptation. The delectable Zala has an amazing
voice with a remarkable range, she can do pop, rock, semi-operatic
and operatic with equal aplomb, with all the lyrics in English
apart from a couple of tunes. If I eulogised about every
song, I’d still be here next year, so I will pick out a
few of my faves from an album stuffed with 13 crackers,
each with their own distinctive identity. ‘Light’ is very,
very, catchy; the super duet on ‘Maya’ with Nejc Oberckal’s
rich tenor voice (the album is a growl free zone); ‘Fairytale
Mind’ is an awesome alt-country ballad; the fantastic didgeridoo
powered groover ‘Black Flies’; ‘Dajte’ is a great fun folk
tune that had me morris dancing around the room waving my
bells; and the album ends with the dramatic ‘The Truth’.
The production by Martin Bezjak is top class, crisp, clear
and perfectly balanced. The strings and flute are a vital
part of their sound, not just an ornament, and I’m going
to start a campaign to replace growlers with didgeridoo
players. This is a truly fabulous album, available for download
from CD Baby, and their Myspace is http://www.myspace.com/aperionband
, a remarkable 9.5 out of 10.
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