▄█████▄ ░█████▄ ▄████▄░█▄ ░█▄ ▄█████▄ ███▄██ ▄██ ▄█▄ ▄██████ ▄█▄ ▄███ ░████░██▀████▓ ▀██ ▄██░▀█████ ████ ███▓ ██████▓██ ▓███████ ███▓░▀█▀████ ███▓ ███▓ ▓███░ ██ ██▄ ▄██▓██ ▓███▓██░ ▓███░███░███████████▄ ███░███░ ███░ ▄███ ███ ▄█▀░ ████████░██ █████████▄ ▓██░███ ███▓█████████ ███████ ███ ███░ ███████ ███▓ ░██ ██ ██████▓ ░██ ▀██ ███░███▓██████ ███▓███ ███ ███ ████████░███░ ███ ██▄ ██▓███░ ██▄ ██░██▓ ███ ▀▀████ ███░███ ███ ███ ███▓░███████░ ███ ███▓██ ███ ███▓██▓██░ ███ ▓████ ███ ███ ▓██▓ ███ ███░ ▓██████ ███ ▓████ ▓██▄ ▓████████ ███ ▓███ ███ ███ ███░███ ███ ░██████ ███ ░████ ░███ ███▓███▓ ███ ░███ ███ ███ ██▓███ ███ ███▓██ ███ ███ ▓██▄ ███░███░ ███ ███ ███ ███ ░█████ ███ ██▓░██▄ ███ ▓█▀ ▓██▄ ███ ██░ ███ ██▓ ███ ███ ░███▀ ░█▀ ██░ ██ ░█▀ ░███▄ ▀ ▀ ▓█▀ ███░ ░█▀ ██▀ ██░ ▄██▀ ░█▄ ▄███▀ ░██ ░ ██ ▓░ ▓░ ██░ ▓█░ ░█▀ ▀█░ ░█▓ ░ ██ ██ Artist: As Night Falls ██ ██ ▓ █░░ ■█ Album: From Grace to Oblivion █■ ░░█ ■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2014 █ ▀▓█ ░ █ ▓ Rel. Date: 2019-12-28 ▓ █ ▒ ▒ Genre: Heavy Metal ▒ ▒ █▄ ░ Label: self-released ░ ▄█ ░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█ ░ █▓ Type: EP ▓█ ░ ▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓ ▓ █ █ ░ ▓ ▄ ■ ■ ▓ ■ ░█ █░ ▀ █ The glittering rock and metal that flows from █ █ Poland is often so distinctive that IÆve said many █ █ times it could only come from that country because █ █ no country makes music quite the way the Poles do. █ █ Treat yourself some time by listening to the prog █ █ metal of Riverside, the progressive rock of █ █ Satellite or the extreme, avant-garde black metal █ █ of MordÆAÆStigmata. There are no bands that sound █ █ like those three. █ █ As Night Falls follow a different compass. They █ █ deliberately set out to perform the type of █ █ symphonic metal that would appeal to lovers of the █ █ best-known giant bands in the genre. TheyÆve done █ █ that very well on their second EP, From Grace to █ █ Oblivion. They should find a warm reception among █ █ fans of Edenbridge, Sirenia, Xandria, Midnattsol █ █ and bands of that ilk. They compare well with █ █ bands in the quality of their music too. The █ █ average rating for From Grace to Oblivion on the █ █ Spirit of Metal catalog website is a full 20/20. █ █ The band also set out to woo fans outside the █ █ arena of metal. Their songs might loosely fit into █ █ the category of melodic hard rock, but only █ █ because the band uses no dark (growling) vocals. █ █ IÆd suggest the operatic soprano style of the █ █ vocals puts a clearly symphonic metal stamp on As █ █ Night Falls. █ █ The band started in 2010. The founders, vocalist █ █ Anna Achtelik and guitarist Pawel Dylewski, had █ █ known each other from previous musical projects. █ █ Their objective was to create ôa symphonic metal █ █ band that would follow in the footsteps of the █ █ greatest bands of the genre, but still remaining █ █ original and searching for its own style.ö █ █ By the time they were ready to make their first █ █ EP, My Secret Place (2012), they had completed █ █ their current line-up. The other band members are █ █ Lukasz Hatlas on bassist, Darek Markiewicz on █ █ drums, and Lukasz Siwy on keyboards. All the band █ █ members have contributed to the planning, █ █ composition and arranging of their music. █ █ TheyÆve performed and been well received at many █ █ concerts in Poland. The first EP won praise. With █ █ From Grace to Oblivion the band deserve to break █ █ though internationally. They could still polish █ █ their performance, but all it needs is a little █ █ tweaking, not any big adjustments. Occasionally, █ █ for example, Anna sounds like sheÆs stretching a █ █ little uncomfortably on the higher and more █ █ extended notes, but her voice is undeniably good. █ █ Maybe itÆs a matter of fiddling with the sound █ █ balance rather than trying to sound more relaxed. █ █ Overall, the EP is a most enjoyable and extremely █ █ musical foretaste of what we may expect to come █ █ from As Night Falls in their future work. From █ █ Grace to Oblivion, the title track, is neatly █ █ representative of the 23-minute EP. IÆm sure █ █ symphonic metal fans will agree with me that itÆs █ █ a lovely, catchy, well-layered song. █ ▓ ▓ ▒ ▒ ░ 1. Final Destination 5:32 ░ ░ 2. From Grace to Oblivion 5:58 ░ ░ 3. Out of Shadow 4:52 ░ ░ 4. Unspoken 6:06 ░ ░ 22:28 ░ ░ ▒ ▒ ▓ █ ░ ▓ ░ ■ █▄ ░ ██ ▀█▄░ ▄▄▄▄▄ ▓ ░ ▄▄▄▄▄ ░▄██░ ░ ▀████▓█▄▄█████████▓░ ███ ███▓░ █████████▄▄██████▀ ▓ ▓▀▓ ▒███████▀▀ ▀████████▒ ░████████▀ ▀▀███████░▓▀▓ ■ ░ ▄█░█▀▀▄████▄▓ ▀█▀ █▓░ ▒▓█ ▀█▀ ▄████▄ ▀███▄░ ▄█▀░ ░███▀▀▀███▄ ▀█▒ ██▓ ██ ▓█▀ ▄███▀▀▀███░ ▀█░ █▀ ▓██▓ ▄███ ▀█▓ ████ ▒█▀ ▓███▄ ▓██▓ ▀█▓ █▀ ▓██░ ▒██████▓ ▀█ █▓ █▀ ▓██████▒ ░██▓ ▀█ ▒ ▄██ ░███ ▓███▓ ▀░██░▀ ▓███░ ███ ██▄ ▒ ░█▀ ███ ▄▀ ███▄ ▓████▒ ▄███▀▄ ███ ▀█░ ▓█▀ ▄██▄█▀ ░ ██████████████ ▀█▄ ██▄ ▀█▓ █▀ ████▀█▄▓░▄█ ▀██████▀ █▄▓░▄█▀█▄██ ▀█▓ ░ ▄ ██▀ ▀████▀ ▀█▓▀██ ▀████▀ ▀███ ▄ ▒ █░█▓ ██░ █░ █ ░██ ▀██▒█ ███░ ▒█░ ▄ ▓ ▒ ░█▒ ▓███ ░ ▓██ ░ ██▓ ██░ ░██ █▒ ░ ░█ ▀█ █▀ ▓ ░ ░