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Sunday, September 14, 2014

Fate Prevailed "Blue Skies Burn Red"


Country: Canada
Genre(s)Progressive Metal
FormatCD, digital
Release dateSeptember 13, 2014
Tracklist
  1. The Hunt Is On 04:48
  2. Blue Skies Burn Red 06:23
  3. Merciless 10:23
  4. The Chemical Wedding 07:15
  5. Surrounded 08:55
Line-up
Mike Seeley - Keyboard, Vocals
Roger Harris - Bass, Vocals
Zach Karry - Guitar
Ariana Ganga - Vocals
Grant Kimmerer - Guitar
Mason Sullivan -  Drums

Description/Reviews
Combining melodic female vocals with heavy instrumentation and screaming vocals, the band appeals to a wide variety of listeners. The music is progressive, technical, and changes with every song. Although this album is being classed as an EP with only 5 tracks, it runs in at around 37 minutes, so could even be put into the full album category. Apart from the opener 'The Hunt Is On' that runs at just a little under five minutes, the remaining four numbers all run at over 6 minutes with the epic 'Merciless' well over 10 minutes. So one gets their monies worth here. Vocally, Ariane Ganga reminds me at times of Vicky Johnson from UK band Winter In Eden. This album is tuneful and rather good, and despite the harsh vocals, they are not over the top, the clean female vocals working well with the mainly death male vox. Coming from different musical backgrounds each member of the band brings new life to the music as they come together. Dark lyrical themes, raging solos, and haunting melodies make Fate Prevailed a band one needs to hear. And to add, closer 'Surrounded' is a fave of mine - great keys/guitar interplay. (ravenheartmusic.com)

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