DesDemon-The Awakening

Self-produced
2009

New York's DesDemon are a female fronted band who play symphonic metal. This type of band is fairly common in recent years, but this band reaches beyond that to some extent. The vocals of Mistress Tina alternates between goth-type vocals and a strong metal style. This is different from the operatic style of vocals that are often associated with this type of music. This approach certainly helps to expand their sound. The other major difference is that the music starts with melodic metal and then the band adds in passages of symphonic, thrash and power metal.This take on their music allowed the band to branch out and keep the music interesting all the way through. They not only avoided falling into a predictable brand, but they also made the best of the styles that they used. This is only a five song EP, but the amount of style and number of pace changes made the album even more filling which is a certainly a major positive point for DesDemon. They not only show their diverse musical interests, but they used them to their advantage. They proved that symphonic metal isn't as limited of a sub-genre as some people may think. A good effort and I look forward to seeing what this band can do when they get around to doing a full length album.