HYAENA - Metamorphosis Revisited
Qua'Rock Records
HYAENA
was probably the first metal band for musicians Gabriele Bellini (guitar) and
Ross Lukather (drums). In 1985 the band released a demo tape under the title
“Metamorphosis”. The demo was considered one of the best metal releases of the
80’s Italian metal scene. Recently the band has released it on CD and you can
find a review on our webzine. After this release the only member left in the
band was Gabriele and the band moved on more progressive metal paths.
It
seems that the re - release of that demo made some impact to the metal audience
and motivated the band to enter the studio and re-record the demo with 2 new
musicians on the line – up. The musicians are: Claire Briant Nesti on vocals and
Isabella Ferrari on bass.
As
I have already mentioned in the previous review the sound of HYAENA definitely
belongs to the traditional heavy metal sound, but it also carries influences
from the thrash and speed metal sound. I can once again say that they are very
close to bands like HELSTAR, SAVATAGE and CHASTAIN, but of course they have
their own recognizable sound.
In
this release HYAENA have rearranged the songs in order to give them a more
contemporary sound. They have actually kept the essence of the compositions
intact, but they have managed to make them sound fresh. Also the singer Claire,
does a great performance and gives to the songs a dramatic touch. Actually she
is a professional trained opera singer, but she does a great job as a metal
singer too. Finally on this album you can find as a bonus a cover of GOBLIN’s song
“Phenomena” (it had appeared in Dario Argento’s film) which is really good and
Claire gives us also a touch of her opera singing skills.
You
might find this disrespectful on my behalf, but I really liked a bit more the
new version of the “Metamorphosis” demo. I think that the traditional metal
fans should have both releases.
Nick
“Verkaim” Parastatidis
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