Epica
The Quantum
Enigma
Rocío Echávarri (Deuzzy)
A few editions ago we dedicated an article to this disc, but I wanted
to return to it in a personal way because it is a magnificent album
that has fascinated me and has made me join the ranks of Epica fans.
This is a disc that defines symphonic metal and shows it in the full
extension of the word. The orchestra and the chorus are not just
an ornament, or a support for the band’s musicians, but they are
homologated working as a whole. Even the vocalists, Simone and
Mark, don’t have the full leadership, but they join a magnificent
chorus that in some moments of this work are the main stars.
The beginning of The Quantum Enigma surprises as with a strong
and emotive introduction: Originem, in that moment we can notice
the road that this work is going to take, getting away from the
experimental Requiem for the Indifferent. Orchestra and chorus are
in charge of guiding us when the group enters in a musical rapture
to give pass to The Second Stone. This is the moment to listen to
Simone with a great interpretation, and I had said before, she and the
chorus get merged to make the vocal experience more pleasant to
our ears. The intermediate is an audible delight in which we can hear
the “grunts” of Mark, while the rhythmic base reverberates in our
speakers leaving the orchestra in a second place in some moments,
just to give more strength to this song.
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