Orpheus are a five member Melodic Death Metal band based in the Australian city of Melbourne in Victoria. Formed in 2007, Orpheus lyrical themes are centred around inner struggles, society, mentality and fantasy.
Orpheus’ former keyboardist Sasha Braganca seems to be an Indian or Latina.
“Bleed The Way” is Orpheus first full-length album after their 2009 EP “So It Begins…”. “Bleed The Way” was released on Friday, February 18, 2011 by Rock Star Records. “Bleed The Way” is true to its name and it’s a brutal hammering down of your senses, though, in a nice metallic way. The album opens with a powerful “Neath [The Shadows Of The Monolith] which is a killer track and is bound to make you get off from your chair and headbang your way into oblivion.
The vocal duties have been shared in a good and equal measure by Chris Themelco, Joao and Milky. What’s wonderful about the rest of the songs that follow “Neath [The Shadows Of The Monolith] is they showcase the vocal range and abilities of the above-mentioned bands and it also doesn’t result in you getting bored after a song or two, because the vocals sound bland and the music jarring.
“Bleed The Way” is a lengthy album clocking at 45 minutes and 4 seconds. It’s quite quaint, because Orpheus’ music is great with all its fury and the way the lyrics and music have been composed. “Bleed The Way” is heavy as hell and if your ear bleeds, you know whom to blame, Orpheus, but obvious. The another thing is as you enjoy one track after the another and think “Bleed This Way” is about to end, you are in for a shock, there are more songs after the current one. In total, “Bleed The Way” has 10 songs, but I got a feeling that “Bleed The Way” had much more!
My picks from “Bleed The Way” are “Common Enemy”, “Face Of Vengeance”, “Societies Of Steel” and the album ender “Grin Of Madness”. And by the way, Orpheus was some musician probably in the Greek/Roman mythology who is told not to look back at his wife, who is walking behind him and returning to Earth from some other worldly place.
Line-Up
Chris Themelco – Guitar, Vocals
Joao – Guitar Vocals
Milky – Bass, Vocals
Matt Themelco – Drums
Keswick Gallagher – Keyboards
Orpheus Website http://www.orpheusofficial.com
The Right Hand Path’s Rating – 10/10
