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HAUNTING ME!

Hemina

 

Progressive Metal

4.00 | 6 ratings

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AtomicCrimsonRush
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4 stars 'Haunting Me!' is from the debut Hemina album SYNTHETIC. It rips along with metal riffing elegance and darker multi tracked vocals, with lyrics such as; 'death is not the end', 'nothing left to see', and 'is this all I'll be.' The choppy riff leads to a twin lead solo, and an ethereal section with effects and vocal intonations.

'Otherworldly' is an earlier version that is heard on the second release NEBULAE that has  Hammond sounds and a raucous chorus; "through the wormhole and rise to another frame, frame of reference free of a world of blame." The song takes some twists and turns with sudden departures in volume and pace, quiet reflective moments concluding the conflict in the concept; "reach down inside and realise what you've lost, it's simple to find if you've even got a heart." A galloping riff is heard over a fast keyboard phrase. Some very powerful vocals follow, and it breaks into a classical piano passage, then the grinding metal riffs return, fracturing time signatures, over ethereal keyboards. The sheer force of musical virtuosity is astonishing. Explore Hemina if you love prog metal.

AtomicCrimsonRush | 4/5 |

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