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ARELIA have always been prepared to take a risk and rather come up with fresh ideas and a different approach than to stand still. This explains the musicals journey, which has taken them to "Restless". Nobody would have expected such an original development, when "Usual Tragedy" was released in 2004. Their music seemed to be firmly anchored in Symphonic Heavy Metal. Their music was epic and rich, including driving drum parts, progressive rhythms and hard-as-nails guitars that were set against hymnic choirs, impressive strings arrangements and numerous cross references to the time of the great classical composers. "Usual Tragedy" met with great success especially in Japan (ranked 4th in the Burrn! magazine metal charts), Germany, Russia and Brazil. Yet KARELIA did not simply rest on their laurels, but changed some aspects of their music when recording the second full-length "Raise": The vocals became more personal and the speed was reduced to mainly mid-tempo, which led to almost complete disappearance of the fast double bass and virtuous technical guitar-playing parts. At the same time, some of the classical arrangements were replaced by electronic sounds. Lyrically the album dwelled on darker topics like the rise of fascism in 1930's Germany, religious wars or the McCarthy era in the USA. A cover-song from PINK FLOYD already hinted at changes to come. At a listening-session for the German press, "Raise" was greeted with ovations. Not all of KARELIA's earlier fans were as enthusiastic of the changes, but the French were being invited to perform live before THE GATHERING, CRYSTAL BALL, NIGHTMARE and DAGOBA.
Now KARELIA return with their third album and the telling title "Restless" on Season of Mist, which sums up the essence of the band's ongoing metamorphosis. Metal, Dark Electro and even Pop it is all there, while Symphonic Heavy Metal is already miles away in the past. At the same time, the band has already been invited to tour with hard rock legend THE SCORPIONS in France and gladly accepting this honourable offer. Once again, KARELIA will be taking their audience with "Restless" to the test, but for the sake of their artistic integrity, they have no other choice: Hear the change, hear the beauty...

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