The Industrial Twilight: Synaxaria - "Close And So Far" [2017]

Monday, January 7, 2019

Synaxaria - "Close And So Far" [2017]

Artist: Synaxaria

Title: Close And So Far

Genre: Symphonic Metal/Rock

Country: Belarus

Release date: 2017

Track List:

Eternal Game
Keep Your Soul Alive
Light Of My Sorrow
Silence
Sleep Tight

This band, named after some obscure religious term, started in February 2010 initially as an industrial rock band. Their 2010 demo wasn't bad (for a demo, of course) albeit a bit "naive" sounding. They have "flirted" with politial and social topics in their lyrics on their later two EPs (which I couldn't find anywhere, though, but I guess they're similar to the first demo in terms of sound).

This EP, however, is your typical symphonic metal with dual male/female vocals. The quality of production (at least on this remastered 2018 version) is significantly better than on their 2010 demo or the 2015 full-length album (which is similar to this EP in terms of sound, but leaves an impression of an amateur cassette recording made sometime in the 90s). Despite the lack of originality and the rather weak male vocals, "Close And So Far" is a pleasant listen, especially the 4th track (the only one featuring non-English lyrics). By the way, their vocalist/keyboardist Natalia had a birthday just couple of days ago, so I thought it'd be a good time to check out and review this EP:

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