Sometimes the present is simply a decisive trace too present to fully catch up with those of us who move in it.
So it’s no wonder that we humans have managed like no other species on our planet to escape from reality into the world of myths and stories, from our small tangible time period into the future or – as Angela Hicks, Gabby Abularach (ex-CRO-MAGS) and Stefano Losi from DEA VELATA offer – deep into the audiovisual qualities of the mythical past.
And with their latest release, the video single „DAEMON“, they have once again succeeded brilliantly – with a little twist. With its intense groove and clear moshability, the track stands out from the album „DEA VELATA“ released at the end of last year, which is rooted entirely in Greco-Roman antiquity and is largely carried by Gabby’s concert guitar tuned like an ancient lyre and Angela’s sacred, classically trained voice, which has been gilded in countless opera performances.
In „DAEMON“, DEA VELATA’s neoclassical music meets fat, loping epic doom metal with symphonic moments in a very elegant balancing act between antiquity and modernity. What speaks extremely well for the trio is clearly the fact that after the first listen, you want to rub your eyes in amazement at the length of the track: Did all of this really take place in less than 5 minutes?
It did, and DEA VELATA prove that a true epic with intro, outro and several strong musical twists and turns can indeed be miniaturized.
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The neoclassical, metal-inspired album „DEA VELATA“is available worldwide on all streaming platforms: