Independent Release
Review by Tony Cannella
What is it about the country of Italy that is producing so many great metal bands these days?2011 is already shaping up to be a great year in the world of Female fronted metal. Thanks to bands like Setanera who has just released their debut EP “Spettralia”.“Spettralia’ features 5-songs worth of high quality symphonic, Gothic metal that never has a problem in maintaining the listener’s interest throughout its duration. Beginning with the super melodic “Black River”, “Spettralia” is off to a strong start. Setanera doesn’t let up on the next two songs, “Spettralia” and “Lie” are instantly like-able.“Journey to the Freedom (Interlude)” is a beautifully played piece that only lasts about a minute and features only piano and the vocals of Valentina Setanera and leads us into the final number “Journey to the Freedom”, which brings “Spettralia” to a great bombastic conclusion.“Spettralia” by Setanera is a wonderful if all too short debut from this talented Italian band.Hopefully in 2011, we will get to hear a full-length from this excellent band.
What is it about the country of Italy that is producing so many great metal bands these days?2011 is already shaping up to be a great year in the world of Female fronted metal. Thanks to bands like Setanera who has just released their debut EP “Spettralia”.“Spettralia’ features 5-songs worth of high quality symphonic, Gothic metal that never has a problem in maintaining the listener’s interest throughout its duration. Beginning with the super melodic “Black River”, “Spettralia” is off to a strong start. Setanera doesn’t let up on the next two songs, “Spettralia” and “Lie” are instantly like-able.“Journey to the Freedom (Interlude)” is a beautifully played piece that only lasts about a minute and features only piano and the vocals of Valentina Setanera and leads us into the final number “Journey to the Freedom”, which brings “Spettralia” to a great bombastic conclusion.“Spettralia” by Setanera is a wonderful if all too short debut from this talented Italian band.Hopefully in 2011, we will get to hear a full-length from this excellent band.
What is it about the country of Italy that is producing so many great metal bands these days? 2011 is already shaping up to be a great year in the world of Female fronted metal. Thanks to bands like Setanera who has just released their debut EP "Spettralia". "Spettralia" features 5-songs worth of high quality symphonic, Gothic metal that never has a problem in maintaining the listener’s interest throughout its duration. Beginning with the super melodic "Black River", "Spettralia" is off to a strong start. Setanera doesn’t let up on the next two songs, "Spettralia" and "Lie" are instantly like-able. "Journey to the Freedom (Interlude)" is a beautifully played piece that only lasts about a minute and features only piano and the vocals of Valentina Bucci and leads us into the final number "Journey to the Freedom", which brings "Spettralia" to a great bombastic conclusion. "Spettralia" by Setanera is a wonderful if all too short debut from this talented Italian band. Hopefully in 2011, we will get to hear a full-length from this excellent band.
Rating – 90/100
Tracklist
- Black River
- Spettralia (Edit)
- Lie
- Journey to the Freedom (Interlude)
- Journey to the Freedom
Line Up
- Valentina Bucci - Vocals
- Alex Merola - Guitars
- Marco Magistri - Keyboards & Synth
- Matteo Twice - Bass
- Maurilio Di Stefano - Drums
Links
Setanera Official MySpace
Setanera Official Site
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