Artist : Leecher

Album : Deviant

Release Date : 31-01-2020

Added : 04-03-2020

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

After 'Sightless' in 2016, the Hungarians of 'Leecher' who evolve in a symphonic metal with cellos and drums as their only instruments like 'Apocalyptica' group (see their latest album here), release a new album ‘Deviant’, but unlike the Finns, they integrate a singer 'Anett Horváth' and their style is much more symphonic with tones close to classical music.

After the short and calm introduction 'Harvester of Calamity' in which 'Anett Horváth' rocks us with his soft voice, 'Infinite Greed' is an energetic first track with remarkable vocal arrangements both in terms of choirs and different voices and the cellos blend wonderfully well on the whole, then, 'One-Second Confusion', whose video is above, takes us on an effective and catchy melody. With the beginning of ‘Rainmaker’, the cellos accentuate the melancholic side, then the title gets bigger and then alternates in a nice way the calm and powerful parts. With the beginning of ‘Rainmaker’, the cellos accentuate the melancholic side, then the title is getting power and then alternates in a nice way the calm and powerful parts. The sequel scrolls 'How Close Is Too Far', in a more classic symphonic metal, 'Messenger of Fear' with its addictive chorus and its catchy rhythm in an epic atmosphere, the beautiful mid-tempo 'Architect of Fear' with a swaying rhythm , the energetic 'Get Over It' with a new heady chorus and 'Cassandra' is a beautiful melancholic ballad, this feeling being reinforced by the playing of cellos. The album ends with my two favorites from the album, first of all 'Lake of Contradiction' which is the title in which cellos bring the most modernity with frequent tempo changes and finally 'Celestial Alignment' which is a bit of a summary of the whole album and certainly the most varied title with very beautiful arrangements either vocally or instrumentally.

In summary, this second album by the Hungarians of 'Leecher' is a total success and their specificity of using only strings makes it a group apart because they bring out a symphonic metal out of the ordinary and 'Deviant' is to be recommended not only to fans of this style but also to an audience who likes the mix of classical music tones and the strength of metal...

Line Up / Musicians

Anett Horváth (Vocal), Barabás Bótyik (Cello), Ádám Nagy (Cello), Ábel Libisch (Composings), Dávid Tamási (Drums), Miron Miron Kováts (Cello)