Chasing Embers, Spiritual Review
Chasing Embers is an Alternative Metal band from Kyiv, Ukrain. The five-member female fronted band brings influences from old school rock, metal, and nu metal of 2000s to create their high-octane sound. Tallina’s vocal style sits well over the driving sound of two guitars, bass and drums. The band sound incorporates vocal harmonies, percussion and subtle guttural vocals. The band is going to release their debut long play album called Beckoning Call in Autumn of 2019. A Ukrainian tour will support the new album and is scheduled for October. Chasing Embers is now releasing their single, “Spiritual.” The band is also releasing a video to accompany the single. Alex Katerynchuk is director/DP/edditing and post, Full cycle audio production – Max Morton, and production design – Artem Gordynya.
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Lyrics for Spiritual:
Dreams, I’m feeling ’em so close, I can touch
Pictures in the fire showed me so much
Days are stealing time away from our hands
Dreams are all we can take with to the end
Now
When the end seems so clear
I walk in the dark with no fear
There I’ll be who I wanted to be
Time
To unleash what I hide
Break off the chains in my mind
And to let out this creature I locked up inside
Let me in for being closer enough
Come with me and I will show you somehow
Taste of blood can tell me everything
We will try it once again
Once again!
Now
When the end seems so clear
I walk in the dark with no fear
There I’ll be who I wanted to be
Time
To unleash what I hide
Break off the chains in my mind
And to let out this creature I locked up inside
Now
When the end seems so clear
I walk in the dark with no fear
There I’ll be who I wanted to be
Time
To unleash what I hide
Break off the chains in my mind
And to let out this creature I locked up inside
Spiritual
Seamus Fitzpatrick
Spiritual (single)
Release Date: September 19, 2019
Self-Released
5:19 minutes
“Spiritual” has solid songwriting, playing and singing. There are also some surprises in the form that makes Chasing Embers a standout band for bringing in new sounds to alternative metal.
With a ghostly intro, the groove slowly develops with haunting vocals by Tallina. The riff drives the mood as the melody is presented. The chorus is big and memorable with male and female backing vocals to fatten the sound. The last phrase of the chorus has a nice subtle guttural vocal part. The melodic nature of Chasing Embers is rich in texture and form. The bridge is a solid riff that is expanded upon by driving drums and high ethereal vocals. The conga and bass melody are a surprising orchestration and brings a breath of fresh air to the metal genre. The guitar solo builds on the melody and takes us back to the chorus. Chasing Embers has this to say about the inspiration and lyrics of “Spiritual.” “We have had a period of time, when we as a band started to believe that we could achieve something with music, and stopped to consider it as an unreachable dream. During that period, a lot of changes happened in our minds. We had that feeling, that with each new step to our dream, we've been unleashing our true identity, our real nature, and started to become who we had always wanted to be. This song is basically about that time, which we went through.” Chasing Embers is a diverse sound that is melodic and unique. This is a band that has found their own identity. That’s the short of it!