![]() The instrumental piece “Blood of Achilles” is a prime slice of film-score metal. Not to mention the nifty guitar work and delightful chord progressions featured on some of the instrumental segments, or the full array of additional orchestral sounds that give these pieces their genuinely symphonic quality. Take for example the harpsichord-like keyboard part in “Fairytale” or the various percussion instruments such as triangles and cowbell that are woven throughout these intricately-crafted compositions. There is a subtle complexity in the orchestral arrangements that supercedes typical symphonic-metal fare. With that having been said, “Anesidora” not only sounds barely similar to Nighwish but also is better in many ways than anything Nightwish has ever done. Yes, after you’ve taken away everything else that is going on here, what we are left with is symphonic power metal. Musically, the closest familiar reference point probably would be Tarja-era Nightwish. Still, this EP succeeds in creating an epic, somewhat exotic atmosphere that does leave one feeling a bit benighted about what to make of the whole thing, at least in terms of some deeper meaning to be gleaned from it. “Anesidora”‘s lyrics are inspired mostly from Greek and Egyptian myths, which I cannot quite connect with the concept of a benighted soul. The definition of ‘benighted’ is the figurative sense of ‘in intellectual or moral darkness.’ So, even if you didn’t already know what ‘benighted’ meant, you no longer are a benighted soul with respect to the meaning behind the name of this band. Each of these six well-written songs consists of several component segments and the overall effect is a state of constant flux that at the very least is rather engaging if not altogether riveting. That same principle applies to the “Anesidora” EP from Benighted Soul but with the major caveat that there is nothing here not to like. It also announces a new inspiration for the lyrics : Greek Mythology.A running joke in the region where I live is, “If you don’t like the weather, just wait… it will change”. This Cd reveals Benighted Soul’s new style : more agressive. The band also performed with Insane at Chalons en Champagne ().Īs their music was evolving in a tougher way, they decided to record a new demo, “Catharsis” (greek word for “purification by art”). But Benighted Soul did it good and rocked it all ! A DVD of this performance was realized by TDK PRODS (and is now available. It was a real challenge for them because the audience was there to hear extreme metal and wasn’t really fan of Symphonic Metal. It were opening for Aborted and Imperial Sodomy. With him, the band has known a fantastic bloom.įirst, we performed live at Perennial Fest II, which was what we can call a “first professionnal scene” for the band. To replace Yohann, Eric Palumbo, very good drummer and long-time friend, joined the band. The band also took part to local radio programs.ĭespite these successes, Yohann left the band for personnal reasons in November 2004. To promote this first opus, Benighted Soul performed live in Nancy with the support of the french newspaper Est Républicain. The 4 tracks - demo Enchantment was released in October 2004. Meanwhile, it kept playing concerts, especially for charity manifestations. It was a big surprise for Benighted Soul to find an audience so enthousiastic.Īfter this first success, the band focused on compositions in order to record a first demo. On its very first show, the band performed Nightwish & After Forever’s covers and few compositions. Yohann Kostrzewa hadn’t played drums for a long time but at this time, he was making huge progresses. This variety of influences gave a real originality to the creations of the band. Jérémie Heyms, guitar player and Jean-Gabriel Bocciarelli, bass player and singer, have both influences in contrast with the other members (Pantera, Static-X, Gojira, Strapping Youg Lad…). Yann Pacaud, at the synths, and Géraldine Gadaut, lyrical singer gave to the band its style and direction. Yann Pacaud, at the synths, and Géraldine Gadaut, ly. Yet, the band was only complete in June 2003. Their music is about contrast between agressive metal music and classical inspirations.īenighted Soul was, at the beginning, influenced by famous bands like After Forever and Nightwish but the band finally found its own style and direction.īenighted Soul was founded in September 2002 when Géraldine Gadaut began to search for musicians who could take part to a “band that would sound like Nightwish”. Benighted Soul is a french Symphonic Metal band founded three years ago.
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