#vola — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #vola, aggregated by home.social.
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https://www.europesays.com/it/547447/ Atletica, Diamond League a Doha: Sioli vince #acciacchi #AcciacchiGareggia #AcciacchiGareggiaContagocce #aiuta #AiutaEssen #AiutaEssenFalocchi #allievo #AllievoFelice #AllievoFeliceDelaini #alto #barshim #battuto #dallavalle #diamond #DiamondLeague #doha #dosso #felice #IT #Italia #Italy #league #milanese #mondiale #mutaz #onore #sioli #Sport #Sports #vince #vola
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https://www.europesays.com/it/543510/ Giorgio Morandi, ambasciatore di Bologna, vola in Cina con oltre 140 opere #ambasciatore #Arte #ArteEDesign #ArteEdesign #Arts #ArtsAndDesign #bologna #cina #Design #Entertainment #giorgio #Intrattenimento #IT #Italia #Italy #morandi #opere #vola
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https://www.europesays.com/it/540553/ Dolori al petto e angina, lo studio Unife vola fino a Parigi. “Abitudini sane e attività fisica per migliorare la qualità di vita” #abitudini #angina #attività #dolori #Fisica #Health #IT #Italia #Italy #migliorare #parigi #petto #qualità #Salute #studio #unife #vola
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WHAT THE HELL?! 🤯 I never ever heard about this band, found as one of the #newReleases today. One song in and I'm already hooked!!!
It's some #progmetal maybe also #progrock from Sweden. My first impression was: oh it's a bit like #coldnightforalligators has a kid with #scalethesummit and this kid also have a kid with the kid of #Vola and #plini -
WHAT THE HELL?! 🤯 I never ever heard about this band, found as one of the #newReleases today. One song in and I'm already hooked!!!
It's some #progmetal maybe also #progrock from Sweden. My first impression was: oh it's a bit like #coldnightforalligators has a kid with #scalethesummit and this kid also have a kid with the kid of #Vola and #plini -
https://www.europesays.com/it/391847/ Atp Indian Wells: Alcaraz travolge Ruud 6-1 7-6 (7-2) e vola ai quarti di finale #alcaraz #avvio #break #carlos #durato #DuratoMinuti #finale #fondo #indian #IndianWells #IT #Italia #Italy #livello #minuti #norrie #norvegese #numero #partita #parziale #punti #quarti #regala #rete #ruud #set #Sport #Sports #tennis #tie #TieBreak #tirando #torneo #vola
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CL. Prog 2026: Las bandas nacionales y los viejos amigos que estarán de regreso | vía #ZumbidoCL
https://zumbido.cl/cl-prog-2026-las-bandas-nacionales-y-los-viejos-amigos-que-estaran-de-regreso/
#aldeadelencuentro #atheist #cheeseprod #clprog #intrascendence #nuvian #vola #xpansion
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CL. Prog 2026: Las bandas que debutarán en tierra chilenas y sus propuestas | vía #ZumbidoCL
https://zumbido.cl/cl-prog-2026-las-bandas-que-debutaran-en-tierra-chilenas-y-sus-propuestas/
#aldeadelencuentro #cheeseprod #clprog #earthside #metalprogresivo #rockprogresivo #vola #vulkan #wheel #xpansion
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https://www.europesays.com/it/206410/ Martina Colombari vola a Ballando con le Stelle #ballando #barbara #colombari #Entertainment #Intrattenimento #IT #Italia #Italy #lacrime #martina #novembre #pagelle #prende #stelle #tv #urso #vola
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Early impression, #RoyalSorrow sound like a mix of #Leprous and #VOLA.
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Alcatraz Festival… wow. Four days gone in a heartbeat. 🤯🤘
Kick, Eus & Ralf: legends 🫶
Top 10 from days 3 & 4 coming right up:Day 3:
1) #Psycroptic
2) #Suffocation
3) #RiversofNihil
4) #Leprous
5) #Vola
6) #BetweentheBuriedandMe
7) #Baest
8) #TheBlackDahliaMurder
9) #Evergrey
10) #MyrathDay 4:
1) #Borknagar
2) #FearFactory
3) #Gaera
4) #CultofLuna
5) #Emperor
6) #DimmuBorgir
7) #MachineHead
8) #Tsjuder
9) #Prong
10) #KerryKingFull photo report & concert review online soon!
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A day of contrasts. First listen to the new Blackbraid III, later some progressive metal with Vola, finally an industrial playlist with some favourites from Ministry, KMFDM, NIN, cameo by Papa Rob and 2wo, etc.
Very satisfying.
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By Kenstrosity
Since their founding in 2002, Epica garnered my everlasting adoration as my absolute favorite symphonic metal band, followed by other household names like Nightwish and After Forever. However, unlike the overwhelming majority of their ilk, Epica’s music bares sharper teeth, maintains a stronger connection to the greater pantheon of metal and its more extreme fringes, and remains to this day the most consistent in quality album to album. Few symphonic bands celebrating over 20 years of uninterrupted activity exhibit these characteristics. Consequently, my anticipation for Aspiral soars in my trust that Epica could never let me down, grounded by a great anxiety that one day, they just might.
The sigh of relief I let out after my first spin of Aspiral could be heard around the world. Brimming with drama, loaded with hooks, and laser-focused on delivering passionate, energetic songs, Epica’s ninth opus sees every member of this remarkably stable1 Dutch sextet operating in rare form. Running for bang-on one hour, Aspiral follows the classic Epica blueprint: epic, opulent symphonic metal informed by prog and power, and grazed across the cheek by death’s bony phalanges. However, new accoutrements and novel structures showcase a group exploring the boundaries of their sound with a gentle growth indicative of a collective eager to play and learn. While this never leaves any of these 11 songs unrecognizable as an Epica piece by any means, these admittedly light risks allow Aspiral to shine as a late career highlight.
Aspiral, first and foremost, is a triumph of performance in music. As the world already knows, lead siren Simone Simons is a powerhouse, her voice only getting better with time (“Obsidian Heart,” “Apparition,” “The Grand Saga of Existence—A New Age Dawns Part IX”). However, a delightful surprise, Mark Jansen’s immediately recognizable growl and scream rips across the record with a palpable presence and rabid tone (“Metanoia—A New Age Dawns Part XIII,” “Eye of the Storm,” “The Grand Saga of Existence”). Ariën van Weesenbeek’s incredible drumming steals the show all over the place, too, whether in the service of creating additional interest inside breakdowns and riffs (“Arcana”); by driving transitions smoothly between faster freakouts and slower spells (“T.I.M.E.,” “Apparition”); or when manifesting a groovy beat that all but guarantees remembrance (“Obsidian Heart,” “Fight to Survive—The Overview Effect,” “Apparition”). Thankfully, Mark Jansen’s and Isaac Delahaye’s axework keeps up, injecting oodles of fun leads and riffs (“Cross the Divide,” “Darkness Dies in Light—A New Age Dawns Part VII”) and quite a number of killer solos (“Apparition,” “Eye of the Storm”). Even Rob van der Loo’s bass guitar gets to shine a bit more, too, though he’s still a bit difficult to spot sometimes—a clear point of improvement for future records. And of course, Coen Janssen’s orchestrations need no introduction, but his gorgeous choirs in particular make a huge impression this time around (“T.I.M.E.”).
Of course, all of those performances would mean nothing without great songs in which to showcase them. Thankfully, Aspiral is loaded with pieces that live rent-free in my head. Hits like “Cross the Divide,” “Arcana,” the VOLA-esque “Obsidian Heart,” “Apparition,” the energetic “Eye of the Storm,” and beautiful penultimate epic “The Grand Saga of Existence” compete viciously for top spot as the album progresses—to the point that I always feel I’m giving the wrong answer when I call any one of them my favorite. Moreover, despite Aspiral’s adventurous and exuberant spirit, the whole feels cohesive, well-conceived, and smartly arranged. Even instrumental moments that threaten to derail my attention, like the initially questionable breakdowns in “Arcana” and “Fight to Survive,” get scooped right up by Mark’s and Isaac’s clever leads, Ariën’s kit wizardry, and Coen’s uplifting orchestrations. This, in turn, creates a dynamic experience that evokes a range of actions and reactions, logical progressions of story, and thoughtful decorations which make repeat spins valuable to invested listeners.
There’s so much more I can say about Aspiral, but as I continue to overwrite, I want to leave with a couple of notes. Firstly, while it occupies an ideal placement in the tracklist, delicate closer “Aspiral” might be the one song that meanders too long, creating a spot of bloat at the tail end. Secondly, I was hoping to hear more of the extremity that Epica unexpectedly unleashed on “Human Devastation” from their The Alchemy Project EP. I recognize that it was a one-off collaboration, but I do hear little hints of its beastly spirit in places here, and I crave more of it now that I know that Epica are willing to engage with it. Finally, Aspiral, flaws and all, made it impossible for me to go back to previous records as a point of comparison, because its pull is just too strong. Every impulse to pick up something else instead resulted in withdrawals, followed by yet another ravenous draught of Aspiral.2 If that’s not the making of a Great record, I don’t know what is.
Rating: Great!
DR: N/A | Format Reviewed: Stream [Stop This!]
Label: Nuclear Blast
Websites: epica.nl | facebook.com/epica
Releases Worldwide: April 11th, 2025Show 2 footnotes
- They’ve kept the same lineup since 2012! ↩
- And this promo was a shitty stream! ↩
#2025 #40 #AfterForever #Apr25 #Aspiral #DutchMetal #Epica #Nightwish #NuclearBlast #PowerMetal #ProgressiveDeathMetal #ProgressiveMetal #Review #Reviews #SymphonicMetal #VOLA
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My Album Of The Year is: "Lingua Ignota Pt. 1" by Persefone.
I chose the album as my AOTY because I was eagerly awaiting the release and not a single song on the EP disappoints! Every single one picks me up and combines the familiar Persefone sound without being stingy with refreshing new elements. I attended their live concert shortly after the releases and couldn't be happier! Great band, awesome show, nice crowd! Can't wait for Pt. 2! 😍
There were 3 more candidates for my AOTY. In order of preference:
TesseracT - War of Being
DVNE - Voidkind
VOLA - Friend of a Phantom#aoty #aoty2025 #metal #album #releases #persefone #vola #dvne #tesseract #music
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My Album Of The Year is: "Lingua Ignota Pt. 1" by Persefone.
I chose the album as my AOTY because I was eagerly awaiting the release and not a single song on the EP disappoints! Every single one picks me up and combines the familiar Persefone sound without being stingy with refreshing new elements. I attended their live concert shortly after the releases and couldn't be happier! Great band, awesome show, nice crowd! Can't wait for Pt. 2! 😍
There were 3 more candidates for my AOTY. In order of preference:
TesseracT - War of Being
DVNE - Voidkind
VOLA - Friend of a Phantom#aoty #aoty2025 #metal #album #releases #persefone #vola #dvne #tesseract #music
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I'm browsing through my top artists of all time on last.fm, and I'm surprised at how few of the bands I've been listening to recently make the top of the list, and on the other hand, what bands are at the top.
Top 1 are #PorcupineTree. Well, OK, but it's been a while.
2 are #MachinaeSupremacy. Again, long time no listen.The list goes on. First "recent" band is #OrphanedLand at 7 and #LongDistanceCalling at 9. Then #OceansOfSlumber at 32. #Vola, impressively, is at 39.
We're already on page two now: #LaVelaPuerca is 55 and that was a very long time ago. 56 is #TheAnchoret (wheee) and 57 is #Wheel. #Avkrvst are at 66.
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Spent some time on the sofa swapping music with my daughter this afternoon. I introduced her to Vola, and she shared what she's most drawn to in her favourite Ghost songs.
It's so lovely to share music. And I don't just mean that because it also allowed me to procrastinate on study for my exam. 😅
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#Vola announced their support for the tour later this year.
It's #CharlotteWessels. Not entirely sure yet what to make of them (her?), most certainly not boring though.Former #Delain singer, but that doesn't tell me much, since I don't know them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWqsWZJkKeE
#ProgMetal???
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#Vola announced their support for the tour later this year.
It's #CharlotteWessels. Not entirely sure yet what to make of them (her?), most certainly not boring though.Former #Delain singer, but that doesn't tell me much, since I don't know them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWqsWZJkKeE
#ProgMetal???
