Review of Martyrs EP at Des Filles & Des Riffs

Monday, November 19th, 2007 @ 10:42 am | Review/Interview News

Des Filles & Des Riffs, a French webzine dedicated to female fronted metal has published a review of “Martyrs” on their website.

Here is the review translated to English:

With four tracks, Dremora gives us fairly original music where thrash guitars (from 80’s) consort with symphonic and bombastic orchestrations. Alone deploys atmospheres rather melancholy, while Martyrs and Madmen is much darker with more incisive riffs. Fair Haven has a little folk stuff which is very fresh with some death passages which remind me Epica. The album ends on Transcending God, very instrumental, where just a few vocals are emerging for an aerial and atmo effect.

Taken together, the pieces are pretty well composed with pretty catchy melodies and a very clean production. The vocals of Juliana, evolving into a lyrical register, is quite convincing. The only complaint that I can make is that some sounds are not very natural. Indeed, it is Thomas who makes all the instruments and orchestrations, and sometimes it heard a little too that some instruments are from programming.

A group that has potential!

Rated 14/20

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Here is the original review in French:

DREMORA - Martyrs

Style : metal symphonique

Avec ce quatre titres, Dremora nous propose une musique assez originale où des guitares thrash (façon année 80) cotoient des orchestrations symphoniques grandiloquentes. Alone déploie des atmosphères assez mélancoliques , tandis que Martyrs and madmen se fait beaucoup plus sombre avec des riffs plus incisifs. Fair haven à quant à lui un petit coté folklorique très frais avec des passages plus death faisant penser à Epica. L’album se finit sur Transcending god, très instrumentales, où juste quelques vocalises font leur apparition pour un effet très aérien et atmo.

Dans l’ensemble, les morceaux sont plutôt bien composés avec des mélodies assez accrocheuses et une production très propre. Le chant de Julianna , évoluant dans un registre lyrique, est tout à fait convaincant. Le seul reproche que je peux faire, c’est que certains sons ne font pas très naturels. En effet, c’est Thomas qui fait tous les instruments et orchestrations et on entend parfois un peu trop que certains instruments sont issus de programmation.

Un groupe qui a du potentiel !

NOTE : 14/20

Source: Des Filles & Des Riffs website

 

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