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Artist: EDENYZED
Album: Vanity Moves The World
Year: 2006
When two Italian guys got the idea to create a band
which combines the good points of eelctronic and
symphonic elements into metal, this sounds like a very
ambitious idea. The result did not let us wait that long
though. Edenyzed was born in 2004, and their debut album
came out in 2006. According to their press kit, 'Vanity
Moves the World' has been created in very less time and
it should sound like 'electro-metal without leaving
classic, symphonic and decadent elements and the
references to harsh EBM'. Curious now? Well, I am!
And the curiousity dissapeared very quick. After the one
minute and fourteen second intro, when the first real
song started, to be exactly. 'Eternal Equilibrium'
sounds better than I had dreamed of after reading their
own explanation of their music! Some cold and
atmospheric pieces are alternated with symphonic black
metal part without losing the forces of industrial. 'Wille
zur Macht' proves that this band is not a so-called one-hit-wonder.
Without sounding like the preverious track, they have
build this song on the same concept. Dark gothic metal
parts with icy screams and deep clean vocals is a good
way to describe this. 'Apathethik' is a little bit more
industrial based. A harsh EBM beat mixed with some great
orchestral parts and vocals that go straight through
your bones. A feeling of despair, gloom and hope at
once. Masterpiece! When you read the lyrics of 'Lament
of Es' you definitely feel lonely afterwards. The way
they have expressed this within the musically part of
the song is outstanding. Theatral parts and atmospheric
pieces, with whispering vocals and threatening synth
parts make this song technically way above decent. 'Eden
of Pain' sounds like the perfect soundtrack for a middle
ages movie. For background music of a ruin that is
getting demolished. For a knight that is getting killed
in front of his lovers eyes. Oh well, you'll get the
idea. 'Furious Satyros' brings you into the future. With
sampling that other Italian bands like Syrian and
T3chn0ph0b1a use very often, they manage to let this
track sound like you are on a space ship reaching for
the moon. And you know, when you don't reach the moon
you will always land on the stars! And not to mention
the excellent theatral parts in this song! 'Endless Fall'
is more atmospheric again. The EBM influences in this
song even sound a bit surprising to be honest. But good
surprises are always welcome, right? 'Vanity Moves the
World' is maybe the most metal track of the album.
Didn't expect to be a track like this as one of the last
tracks of the album, but it will not spoil the fun at
all. Easy listening stuff, which will be appreciated by
fans of doom metal and fantasy metal as well. 'The
Empire' continues to walk that path. Lyrically the
shortest song of the record, sonically almost the
longest. The greatest orchestral parts of the album are
hidden in this track. 'Dionisiac Cruelty' is the longest
and definitely most experimental track of the record.
This sounds like a flashback to all the other songs of
the album and the influences used in them, which makes
this song to a killer final song.
The silence afterwards is killed immidiately, because
the reply-button has proven its use with this album
again! A self produced debut album of 44 minutes,
without any fillers, and without sounding like any other
band.. where do you find that these days? Edenyzed
proves that this very select disease still exsists.
Ensoph ft. Stormlord comes close, but this band has way
more originality. Yes ladies and gentleman, this is just
superb! Now lets hope that some major label will have
the balls to sign these talents and to send them on a
world tour!
Vote: 98 / 100
Review by: Gerardo |
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01. To The Sons Of
Dionysos
02. Eternal Equilibrium
03. Wille Zur Macht
04. Apathetik
05. Lament Of Es
06. Eden Of Pain
07. Furious Satyros
08. Endless Fall
09. Vanity Moves The
World
10. The Empire
11. Dionisiac Cruelty
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