My band's demo

[Lee_B]

Here's a demo track called "Dreadful Angel" from my new band To-Mera. It's progressive metal with female vocals (sung by Julie Kiss, ex vocalist with Without Face and my other half).

Anyway, if you like stuff like Symphony X, etc, this might well blow your skirt up. It was recorded in a rehearsal room in England and mixed in Cubase by Brett from Tower Studios in France (www.towerstudio.net)

Enjoy (or not, as the case may be...)!

http://www.elitistrecords.co.uk/dreadfulangel.mp3

Lee

 

[Conspicuously Absent]

after first listen, it's pretty good....

reminds me of somebody throwing fear factory, symphony X and like bodom or something i can't put my finger on in a blender.... kinda... but different

 

[MetalAges]

Pretty cool stuff! I dig the musical roller coaster vibe (that Bluesy/ambient break in the middle which was cool (unexpected). The contrast on Julie's vocals with the heavy "wall of sound" music is a perfect match. It takes a lot for me to like female fronted bands only because so many times people think they can just throw a decent (Average) singing female up there and it's going to be good. Happy to say this isn't one of those bands .

 

[AsModEe]

I'm listening to it right now and I like it a lot.

Edit: IT gave a pretty good description of your sound.

 

[MajestikMøøse]

Not bad. Not my favorite style but it's done well for what it is.

 

[lurch70]

i reallly like this ... especially the soaring section 2/3 in with violins and some pummeling guitar drum work ... Julie's vocals work well, but I wish they were more intelligeble. I have a feeling there is some good lyrics behind this.


do you think there is a chance you will sign them?

 

[BenMech]

QUESTION: would you have signed To-Mera back when you were Mr. Candlelight Recordings UK??

 

[lurch70]

i am really digging this ... really ... good fucking production too

 

[NAD]

Dig it.

 

[Thanatopsis123]

Not too shabby. I liked the vocals. I'd be interested in hearing more but it's not something I'd bother buying or even going out of my way to download.

 

[Russell]

Cool stuff

 

[AsModEe]

And it's only a demo? Most bands can't even have such a production when they're doing albums.

 

[lurch70]

And it's only a demo? Most bands can't even have such a production when they're doing albums.

it helps to be connected

 

[Erik]

I vaguely like it. Especially when it goes death metal-ish.

 

[Lee_B]

Cheers for the feedback. The recording didn't cost any more than a usual demo really. It's just a case of finding the right producer at the right time. I got Andy Sneap to do a Disgust album back when he only charging $100 a day. I don't think I'll be able to afford Brett five years from now

As for me signing the band, I'm afraid I'm too close to have an objective opinion. Plus I'd prefer it if someone else liked it enough to pick it up. I guess we'll have to wait and see!

 

[AsModEe]

Fair enough, but seriously, I really liked the sample you gave.

 

[Lee_B]

here's the second (and final) track from the demo entitled "Born of Ashes".

http://www.elitistrecords.co.uk/bornofashes.mp3

We're gonna start punting this around the labels next week. Anyone got any recommendations for small upcoming labels who might like this sort of thing? I think our database has got all the obvious choices covered.

Cheers

Lee

 

[lurch70]

i like the first track much better, it grabbed me by the balls more ... the second one is more "bombastic" so to speak, but it kinda swirls and doesn't really settle into it's own groove.

Julie's voice is beautifully soaring as usual ... and sometimes I wonder if the metal genre is holding her back in some ways.

 

[Conspicuously Absent]

I agree with lurch about her voice... it's fucking amazing...

very lacuna coil-ish in sound.

all in all, i'd buy this

 

[jimbobhickville]

So, you stole Julie away from Without Face. For shame Downloading the songs now...