{"id":3484,"date":"2011-11-30T08:44:31","date_gmt":"2011-11-29T21:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=3484"},"modified":"2011-11-30T13:48:38","modified_gmt":"2011-11-30T02:48:38","slug":"absynth-aura-unbreakable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2011\/11\/absynth-aura-unbreakable\/","title":{"rendered":"Absynth Aura – Unbreakable"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Hailing from Italy, Absynth Aura first came into existence in 2007 and in 2011 have now released their debut album Unbreakable<\/em>, after the formative years spent establishing the band in Italy and Europe.\u00a0 Fronted by female vocalist Claudia \u201cKlod\u201d Saponi, Absynth Aura deliver a style of rock that whilst could be compared to the likes of fellow Italian\u2019s Lacuna Coil, Nightwish, Evanescence and All Ends.\u00a0 However, the thing that gives Absynth Aura it\u2019s own personality, aside from the name, is the fact the songs throughout Unbreakable <\/em>feature some pretty damn impressive instrumentation and the band draw on their influences of soul, funk, pop, progressive, metal and rock.<\/p>\n

The band are at their heaviest on opening tracks Believe Me and <\/em>the first single from the album Desertflower.\u00a0 That\u2019s Why You Die <\/em>sees the band\u2019s varied musical personality come through, a song that is both lyrically and most musically powerful and shows a great range of the vocal capabilities from \u201cKlod\u201d.\u00a0 Smile <\/em>is just a great pop song, with an almost Roxette styled chorus.\u00a0 Understand My Fight <\/em>is all about an aggressive delivery and features some bass playing courtesy of Giorgio \u201cJT\u201d Terenziani that even Billy Sheehan should be proud of.\u00a0 The vocals of \u201cKlod\u201d get a chance to shine again with the soul tinged piano ballad Looking For The One, <\/em>a track that if released by someone like Pink, would probably be a hit worldwide.\u00a0 The epic Unbreakable <\/em>clocking in at just under 7 minutes is a musical tour de force of musical styles, tempo changes and guitar solos.\u00a0 Closing the album is an interesting cover of Zombie <\/em>from The Cranberries, yes we all should know that song.\u00a0 Rather than simply doing a version faithful to the original, about the only thing recognisable is a similar vocal delivery, with this version dominated by some intricate guitar work, rather than the driving power chords of the original.<\/p>\n

Having no background to Absynth Aura prior to being sent this album for review, I certainly enjoyed this far more than I anticipated I probably would and can recommend it to anyone that is into female fronted rock and metal, in all it\u2019s forms.<\/p>\n

Essential Information<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

From:<\/strong> Italy<\/p>\n

Check it out if you like:<\/strong> Lacuna Coil, Nightwish, All Ends, Evanescence<\/p>\n

Release date:<\/strong> October 21st<\/sup>, 2011<\/p>\n

Record label:<\/strong> Logic(II)Logic, Street Symphonies<\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong> www.absynthaura.com<\/p>\n

Tracklist:
\n<\/strong>01. Believe Me
\n02. Desert Flower
\n03. That’s Why You Die
\n04. Smile
\n05. Understand My Fight
\n06. Looking For The One
\n07. Life
\n08. The Fire In My Eyes
\n09. Will Is Power
\n10. Unbreakable
\n11. Zombie (Cranberries’ cover)<\/p>\n\n

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