A New Beginning

"What happens when you cross equal doses melodic metal and symphonic power metal with a vocalist from Sweden by way of Brazil? You get the multi-dimensional sounds of the fall of 2012 Nightmare Records debut solo release of Germán Pascual, A New Beginning.
Pascual, who was raised in Brazil but moved to Sweden with his family at an early age, got his start in music at 15 as a drummer in a thrash band but later found his calling as a vocalist with the progressive metal group Mind’s Eye on its 2008 debut The Afterglow. He went on to hit his stride, and garnered greater acclaim in the progress, from fronting the 2009 swansong effort of Narnia, Course Of A Generation, and the most recent Divinefire offering, Eye Of The Storm from 2011, in which he shared co-lead vocal duties with Christian Liljegren.
A New Beginning finds the artist walking a fine line between the best aspects of Narnia and Divinefire with its emphasis on melodic power metal tendencies (not unlike the former but heavier) and driving and more aggressive elements (hinting of the latter but with added touches of melody). The end result is soaring vocals, pristine vocal harmonies and abundant catchy melodies complemented by powering double bass, heavy set riffing and frenzied soloing."
~ Angelic Warlord

Lineup

Germán Pascual - Vocals
Martin Hall - Guitars
Raphael Dafras - Bass/Drum Programming
Guilherme Oliveira - Keyboards

Guests

Carl Johan Grimmark - Guitars
Jani Stefanović - Guitars/Drum Programming
Thomas "Plec" Johansson - Guitars
Per Schelander - Bass
Andreas Novak - Vocals (Choirs)
Erik Mårtensson - Vocals (Choirs)