'Beneath My Sins' is a French band of symphonic metal and if you want to discover this genre, with their first studio album 'Valkyries Of Modern Times', they have all the ingredients of this style of music : heavy metal with guitars and drums Including symphonic elements from classical music and arrangements using symphonic orchestra (for the richest) or simply using sound samples imitating an orchestra for all instrumental part; for the vocal register, it is generally a female singer who evolves between a lyrical and classic register to which choirs are joined. With this first opus, 'Beneath My Sins' offers epic and symphonic tracks like the instrumental 'Spread Your Wings', the ballad 'Broken Pieces' and the last track 'Longing Is Still Alive'. There are also more tracks like 'From The Flames' with beautiful tempo breaks and welcome addition of choruses, the refreshing 'Loosing You Again' or the catchy 'The Beauty in the Witch'. With 'Dreams Shall Be Lived' and 'Fly Raven Fly', they add a pinch of folk that brings a variety to the whole. In short, 'Beneath My Sins', for a first album, enter by the front door of symphonic metal with a lyric singer and 'Valkyries Of Modern Times' should delight all lovers of this style... | |
