Derade - Soldiers of Creation
Originally posted on Heaps of Metal 02.03.20 Derade is a 4-piece from the Suffolk area (UK) consisting of Guy Radford (guitars), Mark Radford (guitars), Lisa Skinner (Vocals), Paul Skinner (drums) They describe the music as Baroque metal, being influenced by classical music. The songs are fast paced, and would appeal to fans of power metal and melodic metal. Like folk metal bands usually having folk instruments, most fans of symphonic metal would expect from a Baroque metal band to have keyboard or orchestral arrangements, however this band is strictly guitars, bass, vocals and drums, which shows again that it’s the melodies that make the style, not the instruments. The classic symphonic influence is clearest in the instrumental Amentra, but is present through the album. The album is overall well composed, often playing two melodies at the same time. The mix is very good, particularly at balancing the guitars and vocals. The drums of Paul Skinner fit the mus...