Nahemah
A New Constellation
Lifeforce (2009)
Nahemah are a rather different band. Coming out of Spain a country not generally known for their metal and playing a style different than most. They play a style of metal that involves prog, post metal and death metal among others. While some might read that description and picture a band not being able to find a direction and coming out with a giant uninteresting and/or jarring mishmash of sound. Nahemah glides right through this concern by making the most of their talents and creating transitions from song to song with ease.Each member is clearly talented and takes pride in each song. This results in each instrument getting its own spotlight in each song when appropriate. The best comparison to make to another band would be Burst. The sadly missed swedish powerhouse. Both bands played with dynamics and structure while not playing too far over anyones heads. Each note strikes the listener with force and purpose. The main difference between these two bands is while burst stayed strong avoiding synthesizers and making strong use of screaming Nahemah does neither. In fact, keyboards make a huge presence throughout the album in some cases being the lead instrument. Pablo Egido's voice stays … Read more
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