‘Poisoned Love‘ is a dark symphonic metal song with some catchy 80’s vibes. Get ready for a kind of gothic melodic and yet heavy track, showcasing a different facet of Herbie Langhans’ vocals, sounding as stunning as ever. He has managed to embrace the energy of rock and metal without diluting his signature style. In this song Benegas has given a brilliant glimpse of things to come with his upcoming production. With simple riffs, heaviness and enchanting feeling, its lyrics also represents well the gloomy and profound side of this ‘Poisoned Love‘ story. On this track, Benegas follows a modern concept in compositions, but without losing the essence of traditional metal.
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Video for ‘Poisoned Love’
More about Adrian Benegas:
Adrian Benegas, is a Paraguayan songwriter, keyboardist and heavy metal producer, mostly known for being the founder of international symphonic metal act Tragul and his debut solo album The Revenant released in November 2019 by German label Pride & Joy Music. He has worked with numerous of world class musicians and producers such us Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear), Herbie Langhans (Firewind, ex Sinbreed, Avantasia, ex Seventh Avenue), Henning Basse (Metallium, Mayan), Zuberoa Aznarez (Diabulus in Musica), Alex Holzwarth (Rhapsody of Fire), Oliver Holzwarth (Blind Guardian, Tarja), producer Jacob Hansen (Amaranthe, Volbeat, Epica), producer Sascha Paeth (Avantasia, Angra, Kamelot), producer Mika Jussila (Nightwish, Sonata Arctica) Steve Conley (Flotsam and Jetsam), Sander Zoer (Delain) and many more.
His debut album The Revenant has had an excellent reception around the world, featured in physical magazines in Europe such as POWERMETAL.DE (9/10), ROCK HARD (7.5/10), MUSIKA (85/100), LORDS OF METAL (9/10), as Break Out, Sweden Rock, Hardline, Power Play, among others. As well as featured on innumerable radio stations and interviews in South America and Europe. Adrian Benegas is considered by specialized media as “great exponent of South American metal” (South America Metal Radio de Chile), “putting Paraguay on the map, as a producer of excellent progressive rock” (LORDS OF METAL – Holland). The album also was included in the TOP 10 best albums 2019 of Rock Vibrations (Brazil).
With his other female fronted symphonic metal project Tragul, he has been exploring new nontraditional worlds when it comes to getting their music heard, since the band’s releases come in a unique “song-by-song” format. Even with its brief musical path, Tragul is recognized by its potential. Since June 2017 to the date, the band has released 10 singles so far, widely acclaimed by critics, internet presence, magazines such as Metal Hammer, national newspapers, radio, TV appearances, and great public acceptance around the world.
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