Vital Breath - Angels Of Light (EN)

The next review that is ready to be listened to is the album "Angels of Light" of the French Vital Breath. The musicians are like aliens in their own land because there are no other bands as they are in France according to the info sheet.

The opener "The Trust" starts quite well. It is introduced by piano and the rest of the band continues. They slow down in the verse to highlight the vocalist. It follows a refrain that animates one to join in. Well done, but there is still some room for improvement.

Bands like Alter Bridge, Disturbed, Alice in Chains and Dream Theater are named with the influences of the musicians and sometimes one can hear it. But one can hear what the problem is in the second track "Welcome to my World". The French try a time that is a bit difficult and is rather annoying instead of exciting. That isn't well received and therefore one must restrain from skipping the song. What is the intension of the skewed guitar solo? Well, only the guitar player knows it.

Furthermore I sometimes noticed that the vocalist tries to circle up in heights that his voice cannot provide and that he can't control at all. This is far away from professionalism and definitely the main problem of some bands. In fact one reaches the tolerance of pain in the fourth song "Sorcerer". Here they integrated a Rap part that is totally out of place. I find it difficult to understand how someone can seriously use this for a release.

Unfortunately the rest of the songs are not better and one agonizes through twelve annoying songs in total. Quality is better than quantity and not the other way around.

Conclusion:
Sometimes, one wonders why and especially for what reason the guys get a record deal. Here they experiment too much and try to combine any style they maybe like but it is compositional far away from the target. They may sound better when they create simple groovy songs because for this the voice of the singer is suitable. This album will be destroyed in the mass of the monthly releases.

Rating: 2/10

Recommendation: The Trust