Dremora
Martyrs
© 2007 Dremora (837101381314)
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Female Fronted Symphonic / Gothic Metal that mashes an 'old school' metal sound with classical orchestration, then polishes it with powerful, yet seductive, female operatic rock vocals and snarling male gutturals.
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DREMORA is a female-fronted symphonic metal band from America that mashes an 'old school' metal sound with classical symphonic orchestration. Then polish it with powerful, yet seductive, female soprano vocals, and snarling male gutturals.
This exceptional combination of American and European style makes it original. Dremora has been described by its fans as similar to Nightwish, Epica, After Forever, Therion, Tristania, Dream Theater, and Megadeth.
Dremora was formed April 2006 in Los Angeles, CA by songwriter Thomas Kampert who previously held roles as both drummer and guitarist in the Pittsburgh, PA heavy metal band Contradiction. Vocals are performed by the Brazilian soprano Juliana Novo; she injects a unique, dark tone into the music with her vocals, which can be best described as a mixture of classical and rock. The shredding lead guitar work on the song 'Martyrs and Madmen' is performed by 'Andrew'.
Martyrs is their debut 4-song EP, released internationally on August 3rd, 2007, with a total running time of 22:48. Each song has it's own individual vibe:
Track 1 "Alone" is an emotional ensemble with an unforgettable chorus and a solid gothic-rock feel about it.
Track 2 "Martys and Madmen" has old school thrashy downtuned guitars and operatic vocals so powerful during the chorus that it gives goosebumps; it's themed after the fight against terrorism and delivers a powerful message.
Track 3 "Fair Haven" invokes a journey towards a wonderful sanctuary we would all like to find, with its extensive use of celtic panpipe flutes and heavy strings that build the aura of peace and tranquility--until the heavy thrash riffing and grunting vocal descends upon the unsuspecting voyager and shreds the fragile illusion.
Track 4 "Transcending God" is an emotive instrumental characterized by several ups and downs in the song that carries the listener away on a symphony of violins and thick horns, with intertwined sections of haunting and captivating vocal melodies as well as a heavy aura of clean and distorted guitars.
The Martyrs EP is a limited production Digipak format CD, containing dark-themed art and lyrics.
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Beyond Amazing...
author: JamesI streamed the first track of this EP after trying to find bands that sound like Epica...I was so impressed i bought the album without even listening to the other tracks this is AMAZING music. As marion said in the first comment the only downside is there is only 4 tracks i would love to give this band 10 out of 5 stars i am that impressed with the pure force of talent.
Great sound!
author: Marlon de SilvaI enjoyed the gothic edge to this EP, characterised by the soaring vocals, layered symphonic arrangements, with the occasional double-kick thrown in, all used to great effect. Plenty of care has been taken with each aspect of the sound... Fair Haven is definitely my favourite. My sole complaint is that there are only 4 songs - I would definitely like to hear more!