Here’s a surprise – a hybrid of metal and American manufactured pop sensibilities. Swedish band Amaranthe take every cliché in both of the aforementioned musical playbooks, add in a dash of manic humour that ventures close to parody in the alternating male and female vocals and, remarkably, turn “Drop Dead Cynical” into a song that you might actually want to buy.
www.amaranthe.se
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Reviewer: Bluesbunny