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* Heonia - “Winsome Scar” (2010)

Independent Release

Review By Tony Cannella

The Melodic Progressive metal band from France, Heonia has previously released a 4-song EP titled “Simulacra”. That EP offered a taste of what this band is capable of. Those aspirations have now been realized with the release of their full-length debut “Winsome Scar”. Thankfully on “Winsome Scar”, Heonia continues to incorporate strong doses of melody and changing tempos. Of course the cool vocals of Marieke are at the fore but keyboardist Damien also chimes in from time-to-time with his grunt vocals. The music on “Winsome Scar” is also complex with a bit of symphonic influences present felt as well. “The Chase” sets things off and running with an atmospheric, symphonic vibe before the tempo slowly builds into a fast pasted opening number. “Requiem for the Night” follows that up with a brief intro before the tempo once again picks up and this evolves into one of the heaviest numbers on “Winsome Scar” before changing tempo several times and giving it an epic feel. Other highlights include: “Desire”, “Fears”, “Mirror of Life” and the album closer “Loneliness”. “Broken Toys” is my favorite track.  The song changes tempos several times and is a very dramatic sounding song; “Broken Toys” is a perfect example of the strong material that Heonia has to offer. After the impressive 4-song EP “Simulacra” I was curious to see if Heonia could follow that up with an equally astounding full-length. Fortunately they have done just that. “Winsome Scar” is a job well done by this very talented French band.

Rating – 90/100

Tracklist

  1. The Chase
  2. Requiem for the Night
  3. Desire
  4. Fears
  5. A World Is Collapsing
  6. Broken Toys
  7. The Awakening
  8. Despair
  9. Mirror of Life
  10. To Die in Silence
  11. Loneliness

Line Up

  • Marieke – Vocals
  • Thomas – Guitar
  • Cédric – Rhythm Guitars
  • Damien – Keyboards & Grunts
  • Rudix – Drums

Links

MySpace * Facebook

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* Heonia - “Simulacra” EP (2008)

Independent Release

Review by Tony Cannella

Heonia is a 6-piece band from France. Their line-up is as follows: Marieke (Vocals), Rudy (Drums), Cédric (Rhythm Guitars), Cléo (Bass), Damien (Keyboards) and Thomas (Lead Huitars). What I hold here in my grubby little hands is their debut 4 song EP titled “Simulacra”. I had not been familiar with this band previously but after listening to 4-tracks provided here, Heonia is a band that has really piqued my curiosity. Musically they can be described epic, symphonic metal with elements of the progressive thrown in for good measure. The opening track Despair gets things going in a positive direction. It is a very dramatic sounding track, with nice use of keyboards. The vocals of Marieke are of an operatic nature but she demonstrates some good range with her vocals, using them almost like another instrument and definitely serving as an enhancement to the music, which is of a high quality. The next track “Requiem for the Night”, starts off with a slower tempo before developing into a mid-tempo number that features an instantly infectious riff. The song has several different layers and veers off into other directions. Some male death metal-like vocals are added for enhancement. Some people like or loathe male death metal style vocals with female fronted symphonic metal but I can say that the inclusion of these vocals should not dampen anyone’s enjoyment of the songs. They are not too overdone and it definitely adds to the music. I would have to rate this song as one of my favorites. It certainly is not dull as their are a lot of cool things going on here as the band shows a bit of their prog influences. The next song “Mirror of Life” is the longest song on display here at almost 7 and-a-half minutes long. This is another solid track. It starts off slow, once again but really picks up the pace and is relentless throughout. Perhaps the finest moment on display here is the final song “My (He)art Is Bleeding”. This is indeed a ballad that features only a piano and some orchestration and Marieke really sings her heart out (no pun intended) on this one. It is just pure emotion and beauty. In fact, those two words would be perfect in describing the overall feel of the music on this CD.  “Simulacra”  features 4 songs and 25 minutes worth of high caliber, high quality music. They really are the total package, great songs and great musicianship. Musically, the one band that springs to mind when making a comparison would be Epica. The songs are dramatic and yes even epic in feel. It seems like France is producing more and more good metal bands these days and now you can add one more band to that list: Heonia.

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Tracklist

  1. Despair
  2. Requiem for the Night
  3. Mirror of Life
  4. My (He)art Is Bleeding

Line Up

  • Marieke – Vocals
  • Thomas – Lead Guitars
  • Cédric – Rhythm Guitar
  • Damien - Keyboards
  • Cléo – Bass 
  • Rudy – Drums  

Links

MySpace * ReverbNation * Facebook