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Paris, France |
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Power Metal |
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Page online:
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December 15, 2009
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Last update/review:
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January 30, 2010
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Heavenly
France may be just a step behind the likes of Germany, Italy,
and Sweden in terms of power metal quantity, but in recent times
a few French bands have entered the crowded melodic power
metal field
(
Fairyland, for one).
Heavenly is one such band, riding the wave of Euro metal with
a style in the
Helloween/
Rhapsody Of Fire
mold, their most recent effort being an ambitious vampire-themed
concept album entitled
Dust To Dust, released in early 2004.
Vocalist Ben Sotto's voice is just a tad high-pitched for comfort,
but to his credit he hits every note he attempts.
Elsewhere it's the standard melodic keyboards, bombastic
choirs, and speedy riffing characteristic of European neoclassical
melodic power metal.
The existing over-saturated market for this kind of metal assures
that Heavenly can maintain a certain level of popularity, though
it remains to be seen if they can rise above being just another of
many power metal bands making the rounds.
They've undergone a major member overhaul since the release
of
Dust To Dust, but the new lineup looks set to continue.
Current Members
Ben Sotto
vocals
Olivier Lapauze
guitars
Charley Corbiaux
guitars
Matthieu Plana
bass
Pierre-Emmanuel Desfray
drums
Former Members/Guests
Chris Savourey
guitars
Frederic Leclercq
guitars (ex-DragonForce, Kreator, Loudblast, Menace, guest for Sigh, Sinsaenum)
Laurent Jean
bass
Pierre-Emmanuel Pelisson
bass
Maxence Pilo
drums
Thomas Das Neves
drums
Discography
Coming From The Sky
2000
Noise
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- Coming From The Sky
- Carry Your Heart
- Riding Through Hell
- Time Machine
- Number One
- Our Only Chance
- Fairy Tale
- My Turn Will Come
- Until I Die
- Million Ways
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Ben Sotto
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Chris Savourey
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Laurent Jean
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Maxence Pilo
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Sign Of The Winner
2001
Noise
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- Break The Silence
- Destiny
- Sign Of The Winner
- The World Will Be Better
- Condemned To Die
- The Angel
- Still Believe
- The Sandman
- Words Of Change
- Until The End
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-
Ben Sotto
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Frederic Leclercq
-
Pierre-Emmanuel Pelisson
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Maxence Pilo
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Dust To Dust
2004
Sanctuary
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- Ashes To Ashes ...
- Evil
- Lust For Life
- Victory (Creature Of The Night)
- Illusion Part 1
- Illusion Part 2 (The Call Of The Wild)
- The Ritual
- Keepers Of The Earth
- Miracle (2003 Version)
- Deliverance
- Hands Of Darkness
- Kingdom Come
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-
Ben Sotto
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Frederic Leclercq
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Charley Corbiaux
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Pierre-Emmanuel Pelisson
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Maxence Pilo
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Virus
2006
XIII Bis
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- The Dark Memories
- Spill Blood on Fire
- Virus
- The Power & Fury
- Wasted Time
- Bravery in the Field
- Liberty
- When the Rain Begins to Fall
- The Prince of the World
- The Joker (Japan Bonus Track)
- Spill Blood on Fire (Japanese version)
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Carpe Diem
2009
AFM
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- Carpe Diem
- Lost In Your Eyes
- Farewell
- Fullmoon
- A Better Me
- Ashen Paradise
- The Face Of The Truth
- Ode To Joy
- Save Our Souls
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-
Ben Sotto
-
Olivier Lapauze
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Charley Corbiaux
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Matthieu Plana
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Thomas Das Neves
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