Portuguese symphonic metal band Enchantya released their third studio album ‘Cerberus‘ earlier last year via Finnish record label Inverse Records. To celebrate the success they decided to release the same album as orchestral version. The name of the album is ‘Symphony of Cerberus‘ and it’s released on 26th April 2024 via Finnish Inverse Records.
Also a stunning music video for ‘Alone‘, made by Carlos Guimarães (G Media) is released today.
Rute Fevereiro comments on the ‘Alone‘ single:
“This song’s lyrics depict how technology and globalization have led us to communicate with numerous people but simultaneously made us feel more alone than ever. It highlights how the world has become more exposed through media and social networks but lacks empathy and humanization.
There’s a sense that we’re losing balance between the world we come from and the one we’re heading towards. The lyrics criticize the shallow interactions facilitated by social media, where love is equated with fleeting gestures and genuine connections are replaced by superficial engagements.
Moreover, it addresses the voyeuristic tendencies encouraged by digital platforms, where people are more inclined to film or photograph distressing situations rather than offering genuine help. Overall, the song reflects on the need for a more balanced approach to technology and communication, one that preserves our humanity and fosters genuine connections amidst the digital noise.”
Listen to the ‘Symphony of Cerberus‘ album on streaming services: here
Biography:
EnChanTya was born in 2004 when vocalist Rute Fevereiro took a break from her classic band Black Widows and started exploring music for a new project. In 2005, the band recorded their first EP, ‘Moonlighting the Dreamer‘, out in 2006. Having witnessed a great reception, the band started to work on their first album, releasing ‘Dark Rising’ through Massacre Records in 2012 to very positive reviews. After some time touring and promoting the album, the band began composing. However, artistic and creative differences about the new music’s direction and sound would lead to the departure of members and the band split up.
Rute was alone with her project again and having to start all over. Fortunately, this did not stop Rute’s motivation and a few months later, by March of 2016, she had chosen a whole new team of talented musicians to take EnChanTya through the next step. After a year of rehearsing with amazing creative chemistry, the band created ‘On Light and Wrath‘, EnChanTya’s second album. Like in their debut album, the band booked a few months of studio recordings in 2018 with Fernando Matias at the Pentagon Audio Manufacturers, to bring the new album to life with eleven tracks, entitled ‘On Light and Wrath‘, also taking one step further by adding violin, a whole choir of singers and the guest appearance of the vocalist from D E S I R E , Nuno Caldas, creating a very refreshed and even more epic sound for the band. Finnish label Inverse Records released Enchantya’s album in 2019.
In the middle of their second album’s promo tour, the pandemic hit and the band spent the following two years composing and recording their new opus in the midst of all the chaos. The result was the band’s third album ‘Cerberus‘, a heavy and symphonic effort born of the song-writing through the world’s conflicted times, and also EnChanTya‘s most ambitious record to date. ‘Cerberus‘ was out on April 28th of 2023 to critical acclaim, considered Portugal’s best metal album of the year, and nominating EnChanTya for the Adamastor Award for best Portuguese bands of 2023, alongside Moonspell and Seventh Storm.
Celebrating the success of ‘Cerberus‘, before all the awards the band was already preparing to announce ‘Symphony of Cerberus‘, the orchestral version of their acclaimed album. Now, on April 26th 2024, marking a year after the release of ‘Cerberus‘, EnChanTya will release ‘Symphony of Cerberus‘, consisting of the 12 original tracks revamped for orchestra and choir, allowing the symphonic parts of ‘Cerberus‘ to shine and be heard in all its glory, with a few surprises including solo violins arranged and performed by violinist and composer Miguel Berkemeier, who has been accompanying the band on live shows throughout this era’s tour.
Line-Up:
Rute Fevereiro: Singing and Growls
Fernando Campos: Lead Guitar
Fernando Barroso: Bass
Pedro Antunes: Piano, Keys and Orchestration
Bruno Guilherme: Drums
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