Stream Of Passion

[Guest Anna_Banana]

I've recently gotten into this thing known as Last.FM. It's a website (http://www.last.fm) where you can input an artist, album title, song, or you can just randomly search through genres of music to find artists that match your taste. I'm not trying to advertise so I'll skip to the point:

If you like symphonic metal, definitely check out Stream of Passion. They are female fronted, like many bands in the genre, but they have their own unique style (can you say, "violin rock?") The most noticeable difference is that the band isn't trying to go for the whole gothic theme like many other symphonic metal bands do. It's just something you have to listen to, but I'm certain you'll like it. Marcela Bovio's vocals are hauntingly elegant and very pleasing to the ears. I recommend the songs "Embrace the Storm," "Deceiver," "Out in the Real World," and "Haunted." You can listen to the full tracks legally and for free below.

http://www.last.fm/music/Stream+of+Passion

.Anna

[Guest Donna Jean]

OMG, Anna!

OUTSTANDING!

I particularly liked "Embrace the Storm"....

I just LOVE this music...Very powerful...reminiscent of Trans Siberian Railroad (one of my faves)

How did you come up with them?

BTW, I like this site, too...thanks, Baby!

HUGGS!

Donna Jean

[Guest Anna_Banana]

I found Stream of Passion during my search for something new, edgy, and outside the mainstream. I'm a big fan of bands like Dream Theater, Within Temptation, Night Wish, and Lacuna Coil, so I wanted to find something near the same genre. However, as is typical with metal bands, if you want harder instrumentals, you have to sacrifice the vocals for screamo and death grunts (which I don't care for at all). I'm very particular when it comes to vocal sound as I prefer strong diction and melody as opposed to the sloppier vocals that have become very popular in the 21st century. Last.FM allows you type in a band, song, or album that you like, so I typed in something closer to what I was looking for. In this case I used Lacuna Coil. Under that band's profile page you can see other artists and bands that are similar in genre and sound. Some of the "tags" associated with them were "metal," "gothic metal," and "female fronted metal." I really enjoy female artists, so I chose the last tag to search by which provided me with a list of bands matching that criteria.

I wouldn't have recommended Stream of Passion if I didn't thoroughly enjoy their work myself, and since I bought their first CD and play it over and over, I can safely say they are good. As I said before, you can hear the full listing of a majority of their work right from that website. Or if you want to expand your options, click on "Play Stream of Passion Radio." This option allows you to hear songs from all artists that match closely to the one you chose.

.Anna

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