Visionatica
Force of Luna

German band Visionatica are releasing their debut Force of Luna, an album with a lovely cover artwork and a she-wolf behind the microphone. They have a logo that suggests that they are playing some kind of power metal, a suggestion that isn’t too far fetched. The band have enlisted the help of well-merited Olaf Reitmeier for the mixing and mastering of this album, maybe they have some grandiose plan for their musical career. But what shall we then say about this quartet? Female fronted power metal isn’t exactly a genre with few bands in it and standing out is increasingly difficult, so lets see about these guys.

Musically they are not much different from many other bands I have heard, I immediately come to think of Within Temptation as the singer sounds quite alike Sharon Den Adel who is known for singing in that band – think the more uptempo songs of that band and you have a fair approximation of how this band sounds. But it is not only that of course, there are other bands you can use for reference, take Nightwish, Xandria, Evenoire and many more like them. Great sound, power metal with some touches of the symphonic and those things, I think we can describe this as a quality production. They have an impressive vocalist, and nine tracks that show good variation and depth – and a decent playing time with 38 minutes.

I think that we can describe this as a quality album, great songs, excellent melodies and a great vocalist. Impressive debut, that much is certain. One could argue that they aren’t exactly deviating from established parameters and that is a valid point, but they do what they do so well that it doesn’t really matter – but if they want to remain interesting further along their career path they need to find something more of an own voice. I think this is one of the best female fronted albums I have heard in a while; I think it is an excellent album.

All the nine tracks of the album are good, maybe that the second track has some pointless losses in pace but the track itself is still very good. The best track is the one called Totem, it is a real hit song. Another song worthy of mention is the video track She-Wolf, these two would be well worthy of receiving plenty of airtime on radio channels around the world. In the end I think we can conclude that Force of Luna is an excellent album and that the name Visionatica is well worth remembering.

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