EARTH ELECTRIC
Vol.1: Solar May 12th, 2017
TRACKLIST
1. Mountains & Conquerors (Pt. 2)
2. The Endless Road
3. Meditate. Mediate
4. The Great Vast...
5. Set Sail (Towards the Sun)
6. Solar
7. Sabbatical Moons
8. Earthrise
9. Sweet Soul Gathering
LINEUP
Alexandre Ribeiro - Bass
Ricardo Martins - Drums
Rune Eriksen (stage name Blasphemer) - Guitars, Vocals
Carmen Susana Simões - Vocals
Interesting Progressive/Heavy Metal album from, of all places, Portugal. On their Facebook page, the group lists Deep Purple, Rainbow, Sabbath, Voivod, Priest, Mastodon, Queens Of The Stone Age, and others as artists they like. They don't really sound like any of these bands, however. Their sound is difficult for me to pin down; the music can best be described as enjoyable Progressive Metal, but the vocals make for a hard listen at times. Not that Carmen Susana Simões voice is unlistenable - it's just that the ethereal style of how they recorded the vocals is better suited for backing track vocals rather than lead vocals. The album screams for a single, powerful vocal performance. A+ for album art!
The band logo has been designed by renowned Romanian artist Costin Chioreanu (Twilight13Media) based on an idea by Carmen Simões.