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Delia were formed in Kiev in 2005 and are proud to
use their own native Ukrainian language and Cyrillic alphabet,
so I had to put the song titles through Google translate
so that I could read them. I hope it’s done a good job,
I apologise in advance if I’ve got something slightly wrong.
This album is packed with colossal, Within Temptationesque,
symphonic metal songs, full of orchestral keys, their very
own choir, and soaring melodies, all with a huge production
sound that still manages to give everything space to breathe.
The adorable Anastasia has a staggeringly massive, deep
rich voice, and when it’s mixed with their dramatic language,
it makes each song a truly awesome experience. Every song
is a humdinger, after the impressive choral intro comes
the swaying ‘I Will Always Wait’ with lovely choir, the
Eastern European flavoured ‘Forgotten Land’ which made me
jump out of my seat, the orchestral and dramatic ‘Otrada’,
‘New Time’ with it’s spine tingling vocals, the gorgeous
and emotionally charged power ballad ‘Find Me’, the rip
roaring duo ‘Ghost’ and ‘Tired’, the spellbinding, syncopated
‘Autumn Melody’, the rampaging, synth laced ‘Limit’, the
delicate ballad ‘Your Name’ with gentle piano arpeggios
and plaintive violin, and finally the mighty ‘Memories’.
There are a couple of bonus tracks, the thumping ‘Illusion’,
and ‘Melodia Otonala’ which is an alternative version of
‘Autumn Melody’. ‘Dead City’ is dedicated to the memory
of the city of Pripyat, its ex-citizens, and all people
who suffered as a result of the Chernobyl disaster in 1986;
you can see an English language video on their Myspace site,
http://www.myspace.com/deliaband.
It begins with the sound of children playing, broken by
the chilling sound of sirens wailing, it really brought
back the terror of that time. I found this whole album incredibly
moving, one of the most beautiful listening experiences
I have enjoyed since Silent Force. This is a must buy for
all fans of the genre, and is available by contacting the
band on delia@delia.kiev.ua
, details are on their website, http://www.delia.com.ua/en/news.html
. 9.5 out of 10
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