Simone Simons - Vermillion (Album Review)

Here's the review of the album " Vermillion " by Simone Simons.

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Band: Simone Simons
Album: Vermillion
Year: 2024
Country: Netherlands
Genre: Symphonic Metal
Label: Nuclear Blast
Status: Active

Tracklist:

1. Aeterna
2. In Love We Rust
3. Cradle to the Grave
4. Fight or Flight
5. Weight of My World
6. Vermillion Dreams
7. The Core
8. Dystopia
9. R.E.D.
10. Dark Night of the Soul

Line up:

Arjen Anthony Lucassen Guitars, Keyboards, Songwriting
Simone Simons Vocals, Lyrics

Simone Simons discography:

Vermillion (2024)

Epica discography:

2003 : The Phantom Agony
2005 : Consign to Oblivion
2007 : The Divine Conspiracy
2009 : Design Your Universe
2012 : Requiem for the Indifferent
2014 : The Quantum Enigma
2016 : The Holographic Principle
2021 : Omega
2022 : The Alchemy Project

Ayreon discography:

1995 : The Final Experiment
1996 : Actual Fantasy
1998 : Into the Electric Castle
2000 : Universal Migrator Part 1: The Dream Sequencer
2000 : Universal Migrator Part 2: Flight of the Migrator
2001 : Ayreonauts Only
2004 : The Human Equation
2008 : 01011001
2009 : Timeline
2013 : The Theory of Everything
2017 : The Source
2020 : Transitus

After 9 albums with Epica, singer Simone Simons released a solo album in collaboration with Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon), a project to which she has already contributed her voice.

This album is called Vermillion and Simone remains faithful to her symphonic metal roots.

From the first track "Aeterna", we recognize the compositional touch of Arjen Lucassen with his oriental melodies.

Simone sings with emotion and with a dramatic side on certain pieces (Fight or flight).

“Cradle to the grave” marks the collaboration with the famous Alissa White-Gluz of Arch Enemy for an explosive track.

The duo works brilliantly and this track is an epic moment from the album that is absolutely worth it!!!

The music remains decidedly heavy and the melodies and vocal lines highlight Simone's beautiful voice.

The lyrics address current topics like artificial intelligence as well as existential questions and our place in this world.

In summary, "another" successful musical album from the brilliant composer Arjen Lucassen who had the good idea of ​​highlighting the voice of the singer from Epica!

An album to recommend for fans of symphonic metal and Ayreon!

Maybe in the future Arjen will make another solo album from one of his singers from the Ayreon project.....

I'm launching the idea in this case..... :)

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Official videos:

Aeterna

Cradle to the grave (Feat Alissa White-Gluz)

In love we trust

R.E.D.