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The history of Portugal’s female-fronted metal band Enchantya is a bit confusing. The promotional material states they have been around since 2004, but then list a back catalog of three albums between 2001 and 2003. What? The material then announces that Dark Rising is their debut album for Massacre Records. Confused?
If I would have known Enchantya included death vocals in their arrangements I probably would not have downloaded the digital promo pack. Nearly every song has moments of this horrible growling. It’s nearly pathetic, some of the worst death metal vocals I’ve ever heard, even as accent. It’s notable in the press material that no credit is given to the person responsible. That’s good as whomever this is should be canned immediately, and the band should think twice about this direction for the vocal arrangements in the future. It simply does not become them.
Conversely, the music of Dark Rising is quite good, very strong symphonic and melodic power metal. Rute Fevereiro’s vocals are typical of this female-fronted metal genre: mostly operatic, but also ranging between basic rock and metal. Ultimately, it seems all to familiar to the genre, and makes you wonder if it wouldn’t have been different or better without the female vocals and dirty vocals. Best picks for the music: Ocean Drops, Dark Rising, and Your Tattoo. Check it out below.
01. Unwavering Faith
02. No Stars In The Sky
03. Night In Whisper
04. Clad In Black
05. Longing For You
06. Your Tattoo
07. She Devil
08. Ocean Drops
09. Dark Rising
10. Winter Dreams
11. Fear Me When You Fall
12. Interlude / Become Of Me
13. Moonlighting The Dreamer