review: Volturian

Volturian

Crimson

Scarlet Records

24 April 2020

Techno/dance/electronic music often has a huge, simple big beat that grabs the attention. Volturian uses that idea for the production, and then applies it to their songs for a very ear-friendly pop-oriented sound. The drums do not sound like acoustic drums, but like drums of electronic music, and the beats are very vertical, up down, up down, and will prove effective for instant gratification. Besides simple pop-like beats, the music relies on sweet melodies by the guitars. The rhythm guitars also use simple, direct ideas that sound pleasant to the ear, and above the rhythms the guitar melodies pour on the sugar. The keyboards pour on even more syrup. These songs won’t make you bang your head, but maybe make you dance. Pop-electronic music married heavy metal, and they had a big, bouncy baby and the baby’s name is Volturian. “You gotta see the baby!”

The melodic-pop singing completes the circle. These vocals could be on top pop hits that the radio plays. There is some growling/screaming in a few spots throughout, but it’s not very much. The little bit of screaming does not make or break the album. It’s the melodic singing that makes the album. Know one thing: You need to hear no more than 30 seconds to know if you like it. Do you like it or not? From elementary school kids to adults, the music is instant and people understand it quickly. It’s meant to be fun, poppy songs to put you in a happy mood. True story, “I like this!,” said a seven-year-old right after some 10 seconds of the song “The Killing Joke.”

VOLTURIAN - Broken (Official Video)

VOLTURIAN - New Life (Official Visualizer)

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