Imperia - Queen of Passion (2013)
Full of brilliantly composed songs that make them stand out and give them that proper ambient effect with the help of the wonderful voice of Helena Iren Michaelsen. Furthermore, the use of various orchestral instruments besides the actual formation gives it the right feel of what is known as Symphonic Metal.
The album has 11 tracks, and in my opinion, a very nice choice of songs for this compilation album. The album starts of hard with Mirror, a powerful song that has a great melody and the orchestral instruments come in little by little, but giving more prominence to the keyboard and at times the violins, giving it a unique feel together with the choirs backing up the variety of operatic voice styles of Helena. Braveheart kicks in full on with all the orchestral instruments full blast, which then calms down to give entrance to the vocals, but then again speeds up. A lovely song with beautiful melodies. Following is Broken Wings, slow, peaceful and soft at times with a nice powerful chorus. Facing Reality is another great song with overlapping of vocals and having the band instruments stand out over the orchestra. The Calling, a track full of speed and a different vocal styles all combined together, an interesting song indeed.
Secret Passion, named after the third album keeps the metal of the band alive. Fragile, for some reason for me had an erotic feel to it at times with the heavy breathing vocals, having a brilliant guitar intro and solo. Let Down and followed by Violence, are two songs with a steady melody and full of emotion.
Like Rain brings back the faster beats as the album reaches the end with Mistress that has a electronic melody incorporated with the echoed vocals, giving it a completely different feel from the whole album.
Overall, an epic and touching combination of instruments that play their role nicely in each song providing a perfect theme for each of the songs.
copas from http://www.wolfhoundmetalradio.org/magazine/reviews/imperia-queen-of-passion/
Tracklist:
1. Mirror
2. Braveheart
3. Broken Wings
4. Facing Reality
5. The Calling
6. Secret Passion
7. Fragile
8. Let Down
9. Violence
10. Like Rain
11. Mistress
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