Amaranthe - Amaranthe (2011)

Genre: Power / Melodic / Death Metal
Country: Sweden / Denmark
Members:   Elize Ryd -Female Vocals (2008-present)
                  Johan Andreassen - Bass (2009-present)
                  Morten Lowe Sorensen - Drums
                  Olof Mörck - Guitars, Keyboards
                  Andy Solveström - Harsh Vocals / Screams
                  Jake E Berg - Clean Vocals
Website: http://www.myspace.com/amaranthemetal

Sweden is home to some of the most talented metal music artists nowadays.Many bands with worldwide fame come form there and it is very common to see Swedish musicians in a lot of other great bands as well.Apparently many Swedish musicians love to play Metal music that actually "feels" good when you listen to it.One band that consists of such skillful musicians is Amarathe.Their music is a combination of Power and Melodic elements intertwined with Brutal parts.Some might say that sometimes all this mixture of different kinds might end up being tedious but I assure you that this is not the case here.Just as other great innovative bands like Scar Symmetry have done before, Amaranthe blended together the beautiful with the wild and created some real masterpieces.
The songs in this album consist of beautiful melodies and very nice rhythms.The solos are very powerful (as required) and add to the general progressive style of the songs.Besides this, great work has been done with the keyboards which accompany greatly the melodic / brutal voices of the singers, with Elize's voice being the most captivating of all.
All in all, Amaranthe have done quite the job in this debut album of theirs and it seems that their future will be bright.This year they were a support band for Kamelot , though you shouldn't be surprised to see them have their own tour a couple of years from now.My opinion is that they have set the right base and they have great potential for becoming one of tomorrow's great Metal bands.

Some of my favorite songs in this album:
- Leave Everything Behind
- 1.000.000 Light years Away
- It's All About Me
-  Act Of Desperation (best song for me)

                                                          9/10

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