Violent Whispers

The disc starts with a dark instrumental piano piece, building up to the first song. The strong classical influences are evident at once, not a big surprise off course, seeing the band consists of a nearly complete symphonic orchestra. The music is bombastic and symphonic when the classical instruments take the overtone and there are quite some parts mainly relying on these instruments.
When the metal kicks in though, the music reaches power metal speeds. The band managed to create a great blend of the two musical directions which is quite an accomplishment.
Vocally, the band utilizes clean female soprano vocals and harsh and growled male vocals. This approach fits in great with the rest of the bands concept, with the male vocals being part of the metal side of the music and the female vocals fitting in with the classical elements. Both have great voices.