You must not have listened to the sample because it is certainly not female. They haven't announced the first recorded vocalist.
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You must not have listened to the sample because it is certainly not female. They haven't announced the first recorded vocalist.
And you must not go to their forum at all, so I edited my post above to show all the known info on the album.
Sorry, but the first confirmed, named singer is the one I said.
My bad. That really does not sound like a female singer to me. Though she probably did the backgrounds too and that is the one part that does. And no, I don't go to those forums. I don't like going to band specific forums.
I thought the singer was male at first as well. Her band's site has samples of their new album to hear more of what she sounds like:
http://www.virus4.net/
sh0kr0k
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Glad I'm not the only one who thought it was a male voice, with female backings. Now I don't feel like an assclown anymore 
Thanks for the info!
Thanks for the info!
What an amazing voice - though I did think it was a guy! 
I'm excited to see more news come out about this album... I can't wait for it!
I'm excited to see more news come out about this album... I can't wait for it!
Kenneth R.
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BlackRoseMetalHeart
Metal Mistress
Beautiful stuff I'm hearing so far. Magali has an incredible voice. I love her in Beautiful Sin, but I'll have to check out Virus IV and certainly the new Areyon once it is out.
I'm still having trouble seeing how folks thought that sound clip was of a guy. So it's not your typical operatic "pretty" female vocals - ala Epica, Nightwish, Within Temptation. To me it just sounds like a female singer with a really bluesy and powerful voice - the best kind IMO. In fact, if you hadn't told us who it was I probably would have been like .. Oh My God! It's Kate French! Haha!
sh0kr0k
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Beautiful stuff I'm hearing so far. Magali has an incredible voice. I love her in Beautiful Sin, but I'll have to check out Virus IV and certainly the new Areyon once it is out.
I'm still having trouble seeing how folks thought that sound clip was of a guy. So it's not your typical operatic "pretty" female vocals - ala Epica, Nightwish, Within Temptation. To me it just sounds like a female singer with a really bluesy and powerful voice - the best kind IMO. In fact, if you hadn't told us who it was I probably would have been like .. Oh My God! It's Kate French! Haha!
I don't think it's a problem with it not being a "pretty" voice.
BlackRoseMetalHeart
Metal Mistress
I don't think it's a problem with it not being a "pretty" voice.
Oh, no. I didn't mean it to come across as folks having a problem with these kind of vocals, just that most folks really aren't expecting those sort of rough, yet powerful vocals to come from a female singer.
I guess not many people bought the "Beautiful Sin" album last year. I recognised her voice as soon as I played the clip.
It sounds like Arjen is really working her pipes on that one. Impressive.
Jason
It sounds like Arjen is really working her pipes on that one. Impressive.
Jason
In case some of you didn't know (been away from internet access for a few days so I don't know) Simone Simons of Epica is the next singer announced for the new Ayreon album.
Here is the acapella track for her:
http://www.ayreon.com/ayreon/ayreonseven/mystery_singer2.mp3
Here is the acapella track for her:
http://www.ayreon.com/ayreon/ayreonseven/mystery_singer2.mp3
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