Alcyona are a very new band and coming from Minsk, Belarus, One thing that is very apparent upon first listen is they love their Hollywood Metal. It's very symphonic, love the choirs used on the songs and great, well written tunes. Alcyona has done 3 songs and released videos for all 3, one of whichs is a Bryan Adams cover. Taking a page out of the Neo Classical song book is the song The Lost Valley. Guitar heavy with strong female vocals and a good melody make this a must listen. However the real draw for me on this band was the song Enchantment. Holy crap, this song is musical deliciousness. You can tell they were heavily influenced from Nightwish with the symphonic elements and heavenly vocals and choirs accompanying Olga and the band. This is what makes music exciting, discovering new talent. The last song that Alcyona offered up was a cover of Bryan Adams hit song Here I Am. Not really representative of what the band is, personally I'd like to see a more symphonic flare ala Enchantment. I'm really excited to see what will happen in 2017 and 2018 for these folks. (Rating: 10 for Enchantment, 7.5 for The Lost Valley, 6 for Here I am)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkkeCML3SPA
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