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Album Review: ReVamp ‘ReVamp’

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Since the break-up of symphonic metal band After Forever, fans have been eagerly awaiting the new Floor Jansen project, ReVamp. Possessing one of the strongest voices in the genre, Floor’s classical training allows her vocals to soar from low growls to operatic heavenly heights. But in order to take full advantage of this voice, you need a band that can back it up. So the question begs, does the self-titled debut release from ReVamp measure up? Check after the jump to find out!

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The album starts off with one of the heavier tracks, ‘Here’s My Hell’. Featuring George Oosthoek (Orphanage, Within Temptation, Ayreon) as a guest vocalist, the track opens up fast, pounding drums and epic strings mixed with heavy rhythm guitars. When Floor begins to sing, the song pulls back a bit, allowing for the beauty of her voice to take center stage. Come the 1:30 mark, we hear the operatic influences of the song when a chorus emits some gorgeous, goosebump-raising harmonies. It’s an invigorating track but never really reaches it’s full potential. 
The production of the album is solid but a bit generic. Each aspect is mixed well enough but does not have a sense of ‘polish’ that symphonic metal needs. The bass drum is a bit too loud as it cuts through the mix more effectively than the snare. The bass guitar has a very nice rolling presence in the low end that certainly does not muddy anything up. The guitar tones are nothing to write home about: They do their job of giving crunch and thickness, but it’s a tone that you’ve probably heard hundreds of times before. The keys jump from painfully overused patches to some intriguing choices. Floor’s vocals are, as stated above, powerful and grabbing. However, they sometimes feel a bit dry. 
The addition of two more guest vocalists, apart from George, make for a fun listening experience. Hearing Russell Allen (Symphony X) join Floor on ‘Sweet Curse’ makes for a duet that easily sent shivers up and down my spine. Also, Bjorn Strid (Soilwork) joins in on ‘In Sickness ‘Till Death Do Us Part: Disdain’, which is easily one of the heaviest and most aggressive tracks on the album. The last track, ‘I Lost Myself’, is a beautiful piano and vocals only piece that mixes styles of Broadway with haunting, ethereal passages. 
ReVamp is a solid, if somewhat generic album. If symphonic metal is your cup o’ tea, you’ll enjoy every moment of this album.
3.5 out of 5 skulls
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‘The Vampire Lestat: One Night Only Live’ Concert Event to Make Streaming Debut Next Month

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The Vampire Lestat: One Night Only Live

AMC has announced that The Vampire Lestat: One Night Only LIVE, the standing-room-only performance celebrating AMC’s premiere of its newly-released The Vampire Lestat at New York City’s iconic Beacon Theatre last month, will debut on streaming.

The Vampire Lestat: One Night Only LIVE begins streaming on AMC+ on August 23.

Ahead of its streaming premiere, fans can preview the concert event, featuring original songs from series composer Daniel Hart and performed by Sam Reid, in Hall H at Comic Con International on July 24. 

Our own Daniel Kurland attended the special event, highlighting how electric the Immortal Vampire is on stage: “It’s clear in this season of television that Reid was born to be a rock star, but it’s surreal to see him effortlessly command the stage — and the audience — at every step of the concert. He recites Shakespeare monologues and bitches out Armand between songs, all while the audience screams in support. For the duration of this concert, Reid is Lestat, and he’s given thousands of fans a memory that’s as immortal as any vampire.”

Based on Anne Rice‘s The Vampire Chronicles book series, The Vampire Lestat is the rock and roll-centric third season of AMC’s “Interview with the Vampire” created by showrunner Rolin Jones.

The Vampire Lestat goes on an electric multi-city tour while being haunted by “muses” from his wild and rebellious past. As his band’s popularity and star power rises, so does Lestat’s influence over vampires and humans alike, leaving others to contend with Lestat’s power in the face of the Great Conversion, an unnatural surge in the vampire population.

Jacob Anderson, Assad Zaman, Eric Bogosian, Delainey Hayles and Jennifer Ehle star with Reid. Executive producers include Jones, Mark Johnson, Hannah Moscovitch, the late Anne Rice, and her son Christopher Rice.

The series finale airs this Sunday, July 19, on AMC and AMC+.

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