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AThe Spanish symphonic gothic metallers, founded in
2007, have unleashed an almighty debut album, starring the
alluring Mamen, who has a colossal, dramatic voice, she
is certainly not scared to really let rip. ‘The Fortune-Teller’,
from which the band get their name (L’Endevi means soothsayer
or fortune-teller), starts out really aggressive, Mamen
truly scared the life out of me, but then it changes tempo
and turns into soaring symphonic metal. This is followed
by the strutting ‘1234’, which also has some groovy atmospheric
passages, nice to hear guitarists Jaume and Pater using
a wide pallet of sounds on this album. Spain was of course
Moorish for centuries until 1492, and this influence unmistakably
comes out on the next two numbers, ‘Samsara’ and ‘Hunter
of Sounds’, both highly dramatic, with superb drumming by
Mario (I love his unique snare sound) and bass from Guille.
Good grief, Mamen can really give it some hammer! ‘Magic
Meadow Innocent’ starts out doomy before alternating between
piano fuelled passages and more powerful sections, then
‘Crystal Eyes’ is heavier and more menacing. ‘Water’s Darkness’
has an atmospheric beginning before they put the pedal to
the metal, and ‘Rockburningsoul’ would make a great band
name, it starts out bluesy as they name check Whitesnake,
before the band erupts. ‘Behind the Wall’ is a mighty, swelling
piano ballad, with excellent keys by guest Gines Gil Pacheco,
and next the headbanging ‘To The Limit’ really does live
up to its name. The last song, ‘Eternal Dream’, shows Mamen’s
softer side over gentle guitar arpeggios, before the band
blasts off, the sweet ending is delightful. A special mention
for the excellent lyrics throughout the album, ‘In your
soul I will create a world; a new world that saves your
smile, a world where you can play. This song will calm down
your tears, your cold tears in my chest. In your soul I
will create your smile, believe me’. I believe them totally,
L’Endevi have created a unique sound, that blend of Mamen’s
awesome voice, Fernando Asensi’s superb production, Mario’s
eastern flavoured drums, and the dramatic songs is truly
mesmerising. Available by emailing info@lendevi.com and
will soon be available from http://www.lendevi.com/
, check out their Myspace for more details, http://www.myspace.com/lendevi
9 out of 10
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