AnsoticcA

AnsoticcA is a German symphonic metal band, formed in 2008 by guitarist Adrian Delborg. Their initial lineup featured Carie Van Heden (Vocals), Vincent LaBoor (Guitars), Jay Zee (Bass), Maarten De Vries (Keyboards) and Zack Rabart (Drums). They released their full length debut titled Rise in 2010 through Rockfeld Records. The album featured a modern style of symphonic metal with a very aggressive guitar sound, occasional gothic atmospheres, power metal elements, and Carie's light and clear vocals. Shortly after the album was released the band went quiet for a long period, but in August 2013 Adrian released a statement saying they were returning with a new lineup, and that work had begun on a new album.
Europe can get excited, in particular fans of gothic metal, because who thought that there is no movement in that genre anymore will get surprised by this new band.
AnsoticcA manages to take new musical paths while at the same time using the strength of gothic metal. They come up with a debut release that contains everything that you can expect from a good album. Epic melodies combined with heavy guitars and a voice with a high grade of recognition give the band around charismatic front singer Carie a new unique sound. The remarkable voice allow comparison with Sharon den Adel (Within Temptation) as well as the powerful voice of Annette Olzen (Nightwish) or even the classic sound of Tarja Turunen (Ex-Nightwish).
The musicians, who have played in various well-known bands like Biest, Marya Roxx, Graaf or Respawn discovered their singer, Carie van Heden, at the dutch Rockacademie, where also Floor of After Forever got the possibility to develop her talent.
For the recordings of the album the band could also get in company with Johan van Stratum (bassist of Stream of Passion) as guest musician. He said :"AnsoticcA for me is music with a lot of potential, they can make it big I think. All the songs … sound really good, I'm gonna keep track of this band and so should everyone else." Ruud Jolie (guitarist of Within Temptation) is first of all convinced by the compositions: "In my opinion "Rise" is a really fancy song. Caries voice matches perfectly to the sound. It's very beautiful. The refrain is a strong anthem. It's surprising, that the refrain only appears one time. That's unusual but pretty cool!!!"