Reviews

MCD “Le Bal des Eternels” Reviews

"FAIRLIGHT : Le Bal Des Eternels (Self released, 49'02', 7 tracks, melodic death-metal) : I listened this demo when it was distributed by the French rip off label Thunder Productions and after big problems of this label, Fairlight decided to re-release this demo themselves. With this first step, the French band includes 2 new studio songs with an unreleased track and a Megadeth cover song. I think it is an excellent idea because we see the musical evolution between the demo under the CD format released in 1997 and the new songs. For those who don't know the band, Fairlight plays in a death-metal music with tons of melodies and some atmospheric passages, maybe a kind of Amorphis French band with more melodies and with heavier passages. Between the old songs and the 2 new studio tracks, we feel a little evolution 'cause the band diversifies its approach with the use of more atmospheres, less death-metal influences and with a better production giving to the unreleased song an excellent omen for the future. We are waiting others new compositions..." (9/10) (DARK WAVE RADIO)

“A band with real talent, a universe made of relief and multiple parts never boring, a style for present and future” (METALLIAN Mag May 98, France) Mark : 5/6

“The 5 tracks of their first MCD between Cynic and Amorphis are really encourageous, a band you can bet on for future” (HARD-FORCE Mag July 98, France)

“A band easy to listen to, with beautiful compositions, Iron Maiden riffs and killer melodies.” (HARD-ROCK Mag 99, France)

“The french sympho-death revelation with an inspired style” (HOLY RECORDS Mail order catalogue, France)

“Technical and melodic death, with high factor of pleasure” (MIND VIEW Sept 98, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg) Mark : gold = 6/7

“A subtile alchemy between Death and Heavy Metal, with somptuous compositions and various breaks” (PLANETE HARD FNAC Mag, july 98, France)

“Fairlight’s talent is magical and can’t be denied. We’re lead to the nirvana thanks to heavy black death melodies really exceptionnal” (METAL SPIRIT Zine, Nov.98, France - Mark 10/10)

“I don’t lie telling you that we’re into very good musicians and talentuous composers” (LE TALAMASCA zine, France - Album of the month)

“Chorus and melodies you remember, mightiness, technic, Fairlight, a sweet light that shows the path to a fantastic world full of magic, with wonderful sounds and compositions” (L’AUTRE JOURNAL DU HARD, France, Demo of the month)

“The band manage to create it’s own style cleverly mixing Iron Maiden riffs with mighty guitars such as Death and Cynic. Let’s wait impatiently for the full lenght CD” (BLENDED SOULS Zine, France, mark 16/20)

“The release has somewhat of a dreamy and emotionnal outer realm. If you’re looking for intelligent death-metal, with a lot of feeling, look no further” (THE OUTCAST zine, Sept.99, USA)

“Fairlight developed a sensibility of their own when it comes to make beautiful arrangements spurt out of their fingers like fresh water out of the Fountain of Youth, this stuff is pure magic. You’ll never find a single solo, nor a single break that seems superfluous within the continuity of a song. Watch out carefully for their next output, it should kill !!” (THE PURGATORY OF GRIEF German website, june 2000)

“Melodies are perfect, voice is wonderfully placed, and synth parts brings a new dimension to this music which will make you discover new horizons. Splendid !” (EXTREME NOISE Zine, march 2000, Belgium - Mark 5/6)

“A style really personnal, progressive but never simple and pure demonstration. Musically excellent and composed of skilled musicians, Fairlight litteraly bewitch us, with ideas that brings a lot of freshness. To resume, this album is brillant, it wouldn’t be surprising to see Fairlight becoming one of the leaders of the metal scene in 1 or 2 years” (FRENCH CONNECTION website)

“The songs are full of atmospheres, with clever twists and innovative arrangements. Rare diamond for the French scene spells F-A-I-R-L-I-G-H-T” (RANDOM Zine & BENTONG METAL zine, Malaysia - Mark 5/5)

“A very great Metal mixing heavy-death mightiness with progressive feeling, leading metal music to a unique level of purity. Let you guide to nirvana’s point and let your senses wonder through their mystical and poetic compositions” (SYMBOLIC Zine France, Mark 4,5/5)

“They totally dominate their instruments. Wonderful feelings, Fairlight find it’s own style and it’s definitely not an under product nor a copy product” (PAGAN SYMPHONIES Zine Fev.99, France)

“The voice is aggressive but will touch a wide audience. Musically, all is perfect, it sounds like Iron Maiden but more Epic” (METAL INTEGRAL, France)

“The astounding thing about Fairlight is that they know how to mix energy with an atmospheric way, I invite you to travel on a wonderful voyage through the elements with them” (RETALIATION Zine - France)

“The track Type III is really prodigious, it stays in one’s mind since the first listening”

“Technic, melodies, feeling, Fairlight’s music mix all that, with tons of interesting innovations and riffs easy to remember, just look for the release of the album and rush on it !”

“A prodigious death-prog-melodic band with an amazing guitarist singer, which is promited to a nice future for a so deserving band”

“With it’s melodic death with instrumental parts, Fairlight totally seduced the audience again” (Headline show review)

“Fairlight, with it’s charismatic guitarist singer, seduced the crowd. It’s the first time an opening band managed to motivate the audience like that” (Marduk opening show review)

“A powerful, technical and a bit progressive Metal. Musically of high quality, and skilness of the members can’t be denied” (UNDERGROUND INVESTIGATION zine, Summer 98, France)

“Technic, not to demonstrate but to awake senses, inspire admiration and a feeling of satisfaction at the end of the CD” (LETTRE DE SAPPHO, fev.99, France) “A really promising style” (INNATE zine, june 98, France)

“Technic, high precision, smartness, originality and espescially a lot of talent, here are some of the numerous qualities of Fairlight, really prodigious” (PARANOY’HARD Zine France)

“Fairlight shows that you don’t have to be scandinave or american to play so good. Tracks are really well-structured, palying melodies, medieval influences and very technical heavy” (EVIL MESSAGE Zine, France)

“This band is the heavy-atmospheric-death king, played by great musicians” (O3 zine, summer 99 - France)

“Powerfull, just powerfull, musicians know how to play, music is really technical without beeing boring” (DANSES MACABRES Newsletter, June 2000 - France)

“Musically speaking, there’s nothing to criticize on, rythm parts and solos decreasing the brutal aspect of the tracks. Don’t miss them if they play near your area” (FANZ’YO, France)

“Tracks of this CD show a very high maturity, and are played with skilness. I invite you to buy the CD” (VICKING Zine - France)

“Beautyful intros and wide instrumental parts for tracks built as mini-symphonies without any reproach” (RADIO ROCK zine - France)

TRIBUTE TO MEGADETH (Dwell Records) Reviews

“Without patriotism, the french band Fairlight maybe made here the best cover of the tribute” (HARD’N’HEAVY mag - France, jan.2000)

“Dont’ think it’s patriotism, Fairlight, with their Megadeth’s “Hangar 18” cover, really manage to adaptate the track to their style, without loosing the “spirit” of it.” (ELECTRO-SHOCK Zine, France 1998 - 2000)

“Let’s be patriot, Fairlight’s Hangar 18 is one of the better cover of the tribute cause it’s adaptated to their style, with synth parts, a track which really fit our prefered frenches well” (LE BESTIAIRE zine, June 2000 - France)