On their fifth album, Secret Rule bring symphonic power metal from Italy in the vein of Delain and Nightwish.
Starting out in 2014, Italy’s Secret Rule has released six albums with Against being fifth and the recent Quarantine: The other side of us cover album coming out in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic.Since Transposed Emotions in 2015, the band has toured and shared the stage with the likes of Xandria, Delain, Kobra & the Lotus, and Cellar Darling. The band has also managed to bring in some high-level guest talent on albums including: Aylin (Sirenia), Stefan Helleblad (Within Temptation), Henrik Klingenberg (Sonata Arctica), Timo Somers (Delain), Sander Zoer (Delain, Leah), Henning Basse (Mayan, Firewind), which certainly adds to their credibility and potential as a band.
Against opens up with short keyboard-heavy intro and launches directly in to a groove-heavy power metal track immediately highlighting the vocals from Angel Di Vencenzo. When a European band mentions influences like Nightwish and Delain, one does go into the listening experience with a certain set of preconceived notions and given those bands, strong female vocals are a given and Angela delivers. As one would expect from power metal, production is clean and vocals are particularly distinct.
Sleeping Romance frontwoman Federica invites you to the Symphonic Metal Nights Tour with Serenity, Visions of Atlantis, Secret Rule and Evenmore next month! Where will you join them and who do you bring with you? IL METALLO! Check out the video below.