Artist : Beneath My Sins

Album : I Decide

Release Date : 20-03-2020

Added : 20-04-2020

Album of the playlist 2020 : Metal symphonic albums of the year

I discovered the French of ‘Beneath My Sins’ in 2017 with the album ’Valkyries Of Modern Times’ and 2020 sees the release of a new album ‘I Decide’. Now, they have signed with the label 'Pride And Joy Music' which produces a lot of symphonic metal groups which will allow them to make themselves known and moreover, they invited artists from the symphonic metal scene with first of all, the bassist 'Fabio d'Amore' from 'Serenity' who also took care of the production of the album, the Swiss 'Melissa Bonny' (singer of 'Ad Infinitum' who have also just released a new album here), 'Niklas Müller' (drummer from 'Ad Infinitum'), 'Matteo Sisti' ( 'Eluveitie'), 'Michele Guaitoli' ('Temperance' and 'Visions Of Atlantis' ), 'Florent Charlet' ( '6:33'), 'Fabio Lethien Polo' ('Shadygrove' and 'Elvenking') and the Austrian guitarist 'Alrun Lunger' ('Dawn of Dreams').

The orchestral instrumental 'Crossroad' serves as an introduction to 'I Decide' which is one of the first single and which starts the album on an epic note with choirs and a marked rhythm, then, 'Try' we offers a beautiful contrasting duo between the growls of 'Melissa Bonny' and the aerial voice of 'Emma Elvaston', and 'Your Muse' is a more classic composition of symphonic metal alternating different tempos. With 'My Guardian Angel', we are carried away with a catchy rhythm in a folk atmosphere and a remarkable vocal performance by 'Emma Elvaston', and 'What You Feel' comes back to symphonic metal with a beautiful duet between 'Emma Elvaston' and 'Michele Guaitoli' which is reminiscent of the one the Italian provided with 'Clémentine Delaunay' in 'Visions Of Atlantis'. The rest of the album scrolls through an energetic and melodic 'Temptation', 'Despicable' and 'Kick Me Out', more symphonic and alternating powerful passages and others quieter, then, 'Unpredictible', with 'Maeo Sisti' and 'Fabio Lethien Polo' who bring a folk side with their instruments, 'Here With You' ending the album on a melodic note in a more classical symphonic style...

In summary, the French of 'Beneath My Sins' are releasing a quality album which should appeal to all fans of symphonic metal and may also allow others to discover this style because all the compositions have melodic lines that are immediately tamed...

Line Up / Musicians

Emma Elvaston (Vocal), Clément Botz (Guitar, Clarinette), Fabio D’amore (Bass), Leonardo Drago (Drums) + Guests : Melissa Bonny (Vocal), Niklas Müller (Vocal), Michele Guaitoli (Vocal), Florent Charlet (Vocal), Fabio Lethien Polo (Violin), Alrun Lunger (Guitar), Matteo Sisti (Flute)