{"id":10714,"date":"2013-01-14T05:00:43","date_gmt":"2013-01-14T10:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southeastofheaven.com\/?p=10714"},"modified":"2022-01-06T19:52:42","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T00:52:42","slug":"album-review-holy-knights-between-daylight-and-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southeastofheaven.com\/?p=10714","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Holy Knights \u2013 Between Daylight and Pain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southeastofheaven.com\/?attachment_id=10715\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10715\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-10715\" alt=\"holyknights\" src=\"https:\/\/southeastofheaven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/holyknights-300x300.jpg\" width=\"210\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a>Holy Knights \u2013 Between Daylight and Pain<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Release Date: August 28th, 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t know what it is about symphonic, epic metal that strikes such a chord with me.\u00a0 Maybe it\u2019s the sheer epicness of the complex arrangements.\u00a0 Maybe it\u2019s those vocals that are just so over the top that just make you kind of laugh to yourself and go, \u201cFuck yeah!\u201d\u00a0 Whatever it is, I just love this kind of metal.\u00a0 Some bands do it well, some do it not so good, and every now and then one particular band just takes it to a whole new level.\u00a0 That\u2019s how I feel about Between Daylight and Pain by Italian symphonic\/prog metalers Holy Knights.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The opening track \u201cMistery\u201d encapsulates everything that I love about this genre of metal but as great as that song is, the album just gets better from there.\u00a0 Songs like \u201cFrozen Paradise\u201d, \u201cBeyond the Mist\u201d, and \u201cGlass Room\u201d showcase the dynamics of Holy Knights and their ability to utilize their talents for crafting epic songs with tempo changes, stellar guitar playing, and vocal and musical melodies that literally made the hair on my arms stand up.\u00a0 Holy Knights also shows that they can really dial it back with some simple yet gorgeous arrangements such as \u201cWasted Time\u201d and the perfect album closing track \u201cThe Turning to the Madness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In my opinion, Between Daylight and Pain is a perfect epic\/symphonic\/prog metal masterpiece.\u00a0 It is so melodic and the vocals of Dario Di Matteo are what absolutely make this material as outstanding as it is.\u00a0 Much like with Symphony X and their singer Russell Allen, the music is outstanding but without a great vocalist it\u2019s really nothing.\u00a0 Holy Knights delivered a perfect package and I couldn\u2019t be happier that I gave this album some much deserved attention.\u00a0 It is such a well produced album and every time I listen to it I hear things that I didn\u2019t hear the previous time.\u00a0 Do yourself a favor and give Between Daylight and Pain a listen.\u00a0 If you are a fan of bands like Symphony X, Nightwish, and Kamelot, this just may become your new favorite album.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Holy Knights \u2013 Between Daylight and Pain Release Date: August 28th, 2012 I don\u2019t know what it is about symphonic, epic metal that strikes such a chord with me.\u00a0 Maybe it\u2019s the sheer epicness of the complex arrangements.\u00a0 Maybe it\u2019s those vocals that are just so over the top that just make you kind of laugh to yourself and go, \u201cFuck yeah!\u201d\u00a0 Whatever it is, I just love this kind of metal.\u00a0 Some bands do it well, some do it 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