There are concept albums and there are Concept! albums. The French progressive metal outfit Anthropia has put together a soundtrack to the writings of Quentin Borderie. The music tells an epic story involving blacksmith dwarves, mocking sprites, mercenary barbarians, a talking horse, a cunning succubus, and seaweed-intolerant dragons--kind of like Dungeons and Dragons as written by Joss Whedon while high. According to the band’s website, the intention is for them to make a trilogy of albums just like this. I guess if Pink Floyd purposefully sought to sync up Dark Side of the Moon to The Wizard of Oz, than Anthropia can cut out the middle man.
Anthropia is pretty much one man: Hugo Lefebvre; he’s a master of every instrument heard on this album, save one: the drums, the performance of which is in the capable hands of Damien Rainaud. With the exception of Rainaud and a few minor guest artists, this is Hugo’s show. A classical kind of metal that puts the focus on instrumentation and theatricality, the good kind of theatricality as in big music like Iron Maiden as opposed to say Slipknot. Hugo seems to be a man of main talents displaying a mastery of classical guitar work with the ability to go hard with electric bass when the situation calls for it. Rainaud provides ample back-up with his drumming. The heady combination of out-there fantasy with highly stylized metal makes for some compelling music, although nobody will confuse it with easy listening.
Anthropia - The Ereyn Chronicles Part I
Music
| Artist | Anthropia |
| Label | Magna Carta |
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