Year: 2019
Total Time: 31:18
Label: Self-Financed
“Seven deadly sins, seven ways to win, seven holy paths to hell and your trip begins”.
I will give explanations below for this introduction. Let’s start by introducing EPHEMERAL. They are the intellectual child of Elias “E2” (vocals, bass and orchestrations), Kostas “Bane” Matis of FORBIDDEN SEED (drums) and Angel G. (keys). They are a Melodic death metal band from Thessaloniki and, as their name indicates, INSOMNIUM is their favorite band.
Their debut effort is entitled “VII” and here we come to our introduction, as EPHEMERAL have decided to begin their recording journey with an EP divided into seven parts – each dedicated to one of the seven deadly sins with first and introductory lust or otherwise “Luxuria (Lust)” in Latin, as the band prefers to write its song titles.
The band, in the seven tracks of their EP, presents a nice Melodic Death concept, with elements of other genres, a little more extreme at times, a little more melodic and calm elsewhere, with vocals wilder in some tracks and clearer in alternations, a tried, tested and successful recipe by great names of the idiom. The last track – sin, pride or “Superbia (Pride)”, needs special mentioning. It is an epic, fast and imposing track that magnificently closes the album, leaving a very nice feeling and definitely many promises.
So, what do we gain from this first EPHEMERAL recording sample? Initially, we have one more confirmation that the Greek Metal scene has a brilliant present and definitely a better future. Secondly, a very good first hit from the band that deserves both our attention and our support. A good and quality start that only praise can bring!
Rating: 7/10
Editor: Fanouris Exintavelonis
Related Link: EPHEMERAL – Facebook Page
