VIKTORIA K - ESSENTIA

#review BAND VICTORIA K ALBUM ESSENTIA LABEL ROCKSHOTS RECORDS OUT April 24th, 2020 OUR RATING 80/100 Victoria K from Australia is ready to unleash her debut album “Essentia” on April 24, 2020 via ROCKSHOTS RECORDS The full length was produced by Lee Bradshaw and features special guest Michalina Malisz (Eluveitie). The Melbourne singer/songwriter has made her mark on the rock/metal scene with the release of her debut single ‘Monster’ in 2016, featuring guitar work by Brett Garsed (John Farnham Band) along with her 2019 follow up track ‘Lacuna’ distributed in Australia and New Zealand by Warner Music Group (Australia), lead single off the upcoming album. Victoria K had the chance to support Eluveitie for their May 2019 tour date in Melbourne. Although the album was originally a solo project, it has now developed into the current band structure with all members bringing their contribution. Victoria K‘s talented songwriting and compositional influences include Evanescence, Within Temptation, Nightwish and Kamelot amongst other current bands in the European metal scene and her music have been likened to be a mix of these influences. An interesting album where an overall view and the voice of VIKTORIA K, clear and fancy, prevail on everything else. In three songs interesting entanglements with extreme vocals by SHERI VENGEANCE. TO SUGGEST! TRACKLIST 1. Freedom Uncharted (feat. Sheri Vengeance) (4:37) 2. Surreal (3:30) 3. Forsaken (feat. Sheri Vengeance) (3:23) 4. Matrix (feat. Sheri Vengeance) (3:45) 5. Shroud of Solitude (feat. Michalina Malisz – Eluveitie) (3:33) 6. The Haunting (3:47) 7. Freaks (2:40) 8. Mist Filled Sky (3:46) 9. Humanity (2:58) 10. Lacuna (4:53) Album Length: 36:57 LINE UP Victoria K VC Sheri Vengeance – Extreme VC Julia Mammone GT Martin Kawaler BG James Davies DR CREDITS: Produced by Lee Bradshaw for Bradshaw Music Productions Arrangements by Victoria K and Lee Bradshaw Orchestra composed and arranged by Lee Bradshaw Vocals – Victoria K Guitars – Brett Garsed Drums – Gerry Pantazis Bass – Rich Panaia* *except “Lacuna” – Chris Rourke Keys, Piano, Synth and Sound Design – Lee Bradshaw Hurdy Gurdy on “Shroud of Solitude” – Michalina Malisz from Eluveitie Feature Vocal on “Freedom Unchartered”, “Forsaken” and “Matrix” – Sheri Vengeance Orchestra – Budapest Scoring Orchestra, conducted by Zoltán Pad Orchestra engineered by Dénes Rédly Orchestral contractor – Bálint Sapszon Asher Media Relations Rockshots Records Victoria K