{"id":62580,"date":"2018-09-02T07:26:41","date_gmt":"2018-09-02T12:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=62580"},"modified":"2018-09-02T07:31:57","modified_gmt":"2018-09-02T12:31:57","slug":"narnia-we-still-believe-made-in-brazil-music-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2018\/narnia-we-still-believe-made-in-brazil-music-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Narnia | We Still Believe: Made In Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Franco Cerchiari<\/span>
\n\u2014 Sr. Columnist \u2014<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"While firmly set in their Christian beliefs, Sweden\u2019s Narnia has made a career of blending Hard Rock, Neoclassical shredding, hints of Symphonic and sweeping melodies. Recorded during Narnia\u2019s 2017\u2019s \u201cStill I Believe\u201d tour of Brazil is the band\u2019s second live release, following 2006\u2019s At Short Notice: Live In Germany<\/em>. Fans of fellow Christian metallers Barren Cross, Theocracy, Seventh Avenue, DivineFire or Golden Resurrection (both of which feature Narnia frontman Christian Liljegren) will certainly be fans of Narnia, and truth be told, We Still Believe: Made In Brazil, by all accounts is a fine live album, with pretty notable guitar mastery, soaring melodies and a great rapport between the band and a very enthusiastic, and engaged audience. It is evident as well that while hearing this live release, the band sounds like they are truly trying to put on a great show for their fans, and their love for playing live is tangible throughout this CD\u2019s playing time. And for that, Narnia is to be commended. <\/p>\n

Encompassing Narnia\u2019s entire career, We Still Believe: Made In Brazil<\/em>, makes no secret that this is a Christian band, and they are \u201cmessengers of Christ.\u201d Heard before the start of the track \u2018Messengers\u201d vocalist Christian Liljegren tells the audience \u201cwe are here to sing of Jesus Christ, for we are the messengers.\u201d But that aside, there are several strong tracks to take note of. \u201cInto This Game\u201d is a ripping, guitar, and keyboard heavy track, and hearing guitarist CJ Grimmark take over the stage and break loose into an amazing solo where his fingers virtually fly up and down the neck of his six-string was as good as any other Neoclassical guitarist that comes to mind. <\/p>\n

Drummer Andreas Johansson was also given time in the spotlight with what really was an incredible drum solo. Fast, with unrelenting double bass drums, heavy use of rolls, cymbals and having a connection with the audience, his talent on the drums is remarkable. \u201cNo More Shadows From The Past\u201d was excellent, and reminiscent of the music of the excellent At Vance, \u201cI Still Believe\u201d showed the audience singing along with the band, and \u201cShelter Through The Pain\u201d was a showcase for keyboardist Martin Harenstam and obviously was an audience favorite. \u201cReaching For The Top\u201d was another blistering metal track, and \u201cThe Message\u201d was the CD highlight with the band in top form. The vocals of \u201cThe Message\u201d was excellent, the melody-heavy with chugging guitars, fantastic keyboards, a hard rhythm section and a soaring chorus. Closing this live album was \u201cInner Sanctum\u201d that opened with eerie keyboards, audience members shouting out their approval, and again showed Narnia in top form.<\/p>\n

Live albums can be a tough sell. For those of us who aren\u2019t in attendance we need to be able to feel the band\u2019s true desire to play live, have an ability to connect with the audience, play their best known songs, all the while hearing a CD where the music is crisp, the instruments clear, and, most important of all, we at home hearing the live album need to feel as if we were there during the recording of that show. On this, Narnia seems to have done all of those things in fine form. <\/p>\n

Casual fans of Narnia may bypass this one, but for true fans of Christian Metal and more specifically, Narnia, will want to add this one to their collections. We Still Believe: Made In Brazil<\/em> is a solid showing of all the band\u2019s individual talents and their ability to bring the message of faith to their fans. <\/p>\n

Genre: Christian Metal, Neoclassical<\/p>\n

Band Members:
\nChristian Liljegren – vocals
\nCJ Grimmark – guitars, vocals
\nMarin Harenstram – keyboards
\nAndreas Johansson – drums
\nJonathan Samuelsson – bass guitar<\/p>\n

Track Listing:
\nLiving Water
\nInto This Game
\nLong Live The King
\nThe Awakening
\nGuitar Solo
\nDrum Solo
\nMessengers
\nI Still Believe
\nNo More Shadows From The Past
\nShelter Through The Pain
\nReaching For The Top
\nThe Mission
\nInner Sanctum<\/p>\n

Website: www.narniatheband.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: [usr 8.5 size=20]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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