Artist : Elessär

Album : Kósmos

Release Date : 28-03-2019

Added : 27-05-2019

'Elessär' is an Argentinean symphonic metal band that is already a dozen years old and which released its second studio album 'Kósmos', which in Greek is a harmonious order and I quote the group on their bancamp page : "This harmony or order is nothing more than an extrapolation of our experienced inner states from which we interpret the world and open ourselves up to it. Therefore, it’s up to us to decide whether to live aligned with our current state in which we can conceive the world as an orderly whole, or, on the contrary, as a complete chaos dominated by our Ego". It is with this album that I discover them and, first of all, they did not do things halfway because it’s about 65 minutes of symphonic metal with incursions in the progressive and power which is offered to us : from the first title 'Ultimate Escape', we embark on a powerful and energetic title with an important role of keyboards and with the singing of 'Alejandra Barro' who has nothing to envy to the best female singers of the genre and which offers a real instrumental part in the middle of the title with keyboards and guitar that send each other the ball. Follows 'Impetus' which, after an acoustic introduction, is fast and powerful in a first part with a memorable chorus and which turns into a grand mid-tempo on the end with great reinforcement of keyboards and which shows that the group also knows how to vary the moods inside a composition. The same goes for the following 2 tracks, first with the symphonic instrumental 'Introducing the Majestic' and then 'Afraid', which is a powerful remake of the catchy theme, which offers a beautiful central part with an Argentine tango that totally blends into the whole title. The sequel shows us that they are also very comfortable in softer compositions with firstly the beautiful ballads 'Eternity' and 'Inside' then 'Truth' which embarks us in a power ballad with a classical melody but a formidable efficiency, the album ending with a new melodic jewel 'Inside The Kósmos' where 'Alejandra Barro' enchants us one last time. The other more energetic compositions of the second part of the album are also remarkable with the eponymous title of the album and its catchy melody reminiscent of 'Nightwish', then 'The Way' which begins in an electro-metal mix and which undergoes beautiful changes of tempos and which makes it one of the most varied titles, then, 'Be Still' which mixes symphonic and progressive metal with several nested parts. In short, the Argentineans from 'Elessär' have reached a maturity that will certainly allow them to play in the major league with rich and varied compositions and this last album 'Kósmos' should make happy among fans of symphonic metal...

Line Up / Musicians

Alejandra Barro (Vocal), Howen Rava (Guitar), Joshua Rava (Drums), Rafael Uribe (Bass), Sebastián Barrio Martín (Keybords)