HOLY SHIRE – Invincible (2024) *HQ*

HOLY SHIRE is a symphonic metal act out of the fertile musical soil of Milan, Italy, with their own tales to spin and songs to sing. The 7-piece combo tries to create a unique sound, and in many ways they success on their new album “Invincible“.
To achieve that they list two female vocalists: one doing with they call ‘dragon vocals’, and the other ‘unicorn vocals’. Both possess a quite different register, but always melodic and creating interesting harmonies. To make their sound even more different, HOLY SHIRE has a flute performer who adds a cool vibe to the songs. There’s heavy guitars and huge solos too, of course.

What we like about HOLY SHIRE is their sense of melody – most songs are midtempo based, and with the melody as center stage. The combination of twin vocals, heavy guitars, orchestrations and flute works great on songs like ‘Dragonfly’, ‘The Cathedral’, the impressive ballad ‘Dream of You’, and the pretty proggy ‘The Seduction of Hollowness’, all plenty of intelligent arrangements.
A band trying to offer something different in the overcrowded sound-all-the-same symphonic metal scene, HOLY SHIRE is one to try out.
Highly Recommended

01 – Misty
02 – Dagon
03 – Dragonfly
04 – Voice of Reason
05 – Waves of Misery
06 – The Cathedral
07 – Black Thorn
08 – The Seduction of Hollowness
09 – Dream of You
10 – M9
11 – Farewell

Aeon Erika Ferraris – dragon vocals
Julie Giulia Fiore – unicorn vocals
Kima Chiara Brusa – flute
Tia Mattia Stilo – guitar
Ste Stefano Zuccala – guitar
Leo Leonardo Sganga – bass
theMaxx Massimo Pianta – drums

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