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NEVARIA
strike up with their new
Female Fronted Melodic Metal anthem
‘Battle Cry’
for more humanity
At the beginning of February, the extraordinary Melodic Metal formation NEVARIA from the Bavarian city of Bayreuth released its first new single ‘Reckless’, full of critical tones on dealing with the pandemic, and thus once again achieved considerable international success.
In 2017, the debut album ‘Finally Free’ was released via Dr. Music Records, with which the band really stirred up the scene with acclaimed live shows.
Now acting as a duo, the musicians Tanja Schneider (vocals) and Markus Spiethaler (keyboards) follow up with the second new single ‘Battle Cry’, released on 03/31/2022, again via Dr. Music Records, and carry on their vision of catchy Female Fronted Melodic Metal.
The young, untamed Metal guitar work combined with dynamic drumming, a perceptibly powerful bass and graceful keyboard melodies is thereby completed by the vivid, brilliant vocals of the former Dawn Of Destiny vocalist.
Without leaving the chosen path, NEVARIA refreshingly evolved their independent sound with elements from electronic music and both new tracks were mixed and mastered by André Hofmann (Nothgard, Wolfchant, New Hate Rising), just like the album before.
Focusing on just two songwriters provides a real boost in creativity and the mix of hard guitars and refreshing electronic vibes, enthroned by Tanja Schneider’s imposing voice, is impressively convincing.
NEVARIA also relied on the English VeryMetalArt video artist Andy Pilkington (Orden Ogan, Visionatica, Van Canto) for ‘Battle Cry’, who produced the lyric video with the complex theme behind the striking title with a grandiose audiovisual masterpiece giving the intensely bombastic song its visual punch.
Photographer Gregor Zimmermann (Uzziel) takes the same line, presenting NEVARIA in a dramatic spotlight.
The energetic song appeals to humanity to oppose the constant hostility from different directions.
Especially regarding the current events, an important message to the entire world.
Musically, the new single starts with a heavy intro that filigree fades into epic Melodic Metal instrumentation and is surged ahead by Tanja Schneider’s powerful voice.
In contrast to the driving electronic synth arpeggios of ‘Reckless’, ‘Battle Cry’ focuses more on the Symphonic Metal roots and combines bombastic keyboard parts with heavy guitar riffs along with punchy drumming.
The sound clearly pays tribute to the combative theme, as vocalist Tanja Schneider’s socio-critical lyrics are a passionate call not to judge anyone just like that or to pigeonhole them.
Likewise, one should not blindly follow a crowd without questioning one’s own opinion or filling it with profound knowledge.
The text is intended to encourage critical thinking, to stand up for more charity and to take action against hostility towards people or cultures with a different way of thinking.
History should not repeat itself.
NEVARIA
released Female Fronted Melodic Metal
single ‘Reckless’
Having stirred up the scene in 2019 with their debut album ‘Finally Free’ released via Dr. Music Records, which also achieved considerable international success, and acclaimed live shows, the extraordinary Melodic Metal formation NEVARIA from the Bavarian city of Bayreuth released today, on 02/03/2022, its new single ‘Reckless’, full of critical tones on dealing with the pandemic.
Now acting as a duo, the musicians Tanja Schneider (vocals) and Markus Spiethaler (keyboards) carry on their vision of catchy Female Fronted Melodic Metal and enlisted support for the recording from guitarist Kim Wölfel, who already played on the debut, as well as Daniel Unzner (Dislocated Theory; Ex-Profanity), who recorded the bass with nimble fingers.
The young, untamed Metal guitar work combined with dynamic drumming, a perceptibly powerful bass and graceful keyboard melodies, is thereby completed by the vivid, brilliant vocals of the former Dawn Of Destiny vocalist.
Without leaving the chosen path, NEVARIA refreshingly evolved their independent sound with elements from electronic music and “Reckless”, like the album before, was mixed and mastered by André Hofmann (Nothgard, Wolfchant, New Hate Rising).
The band photos were again shot by Gregor Zimmermann (Uzziel), who stylishly put the two musicians in the right spotlight.
Focusing on just two songwriters provides a real boost in creativity and the mix of hard guitars and refreshing, electronic vibes, enthroned by Tanja Schneider’s imposing voice, is impressively convincing.
Driving synth arpeggios, which already take on house or trance-like features, are paired here with beats and natural harsh guitar riffs, which provide the necessary hardness.
More about the new sound design is shared by the singer herself in the liner notes clip.
In the sharp-tongued lyrics, Tanja Schneider processes her personal experiences in the usually already hard work of early intervention for disabled young children, which reached yet another new dimension with the pandemic’s onset in March 2020.
In solidarity with their front lady, the band decided at that time to protect the high-risk group children and cancel the three already booked shows of the month, even before the government measures took effect, which did not lead to instant understanding everywhere.
Why some people just won’t stick to the precautions or don’t want to understand their sense is simply beyond the singer’s comprehension and out of this frustration, ‘Reckless’ was written.
However, the song is not to be understood as a wagging finger but it is her personal way to reflect and mentally process this exceptional situation at the beginning of 2020.
The unambiguous message of the new single is instead to take care of each other, be considerate and get vaccinated!
VeryMetalArt video artist Andy Pilkington (Orden Ogan, Visionatica, Van Canto) has produced a mixture of music and lyric video for this highly emotional song, which transports the message visually stunning and if the song with the track finally ensures that one or the other reconsiders his ‘reckless’ actions.
NEVARIA have done everything right.
Founded in 2018 by vocalist Tanja Schneider and keyboard player Markus Spiethaler, NEVARIA have already gone through different musical careers, gaining first experiences in the music business with European tours and support gigs with bands such as Xandria, Axxis, Sabaton up to various CD releases.
Shortly after, the songwriting for the debut ‘Finally Free’ began, whose lyrics deal with death and solitude, mistreatment, social cooperation, disease, love and desire, each from the affected person’s point of view.
The meaning of the lyrics should be ‘magical’ and follow the motto that the listener can find himself and his own story in them.
With this credo in mind, the band composed the eleven songs on ‘Finally Free’ in a way that was as varied as it was intense and recorded the appropriate sound in Markus Spiethaler’s Soundwerkstatt.
Thanks to the stylish artwork designed by Jan Yrlund from Darkgrove Design (Battle Beast, Apocalyptica, Delain), NEVARIA take the listener into cosmic spheres on their album, but also fascinate with the right mixture of Heavy Metal and fine melodies over which the voice literally floats.
This is especially shown by the singles released along with very successful music and lyric videos ‘Life’, ‘Finally Free’ and ‘Drowning’, with which they attracted attention.
NEVARIA enjoy and love their music and enthrall the audience with their passion for playing live.
This could be experienced in 2019 at quite a few exciting shows, where they thrilled their fans at home and abroad, and it is all the more gratifying that NEVARIA are now back with full vigor and the new brilliant single ‘Reckless’.