METALITE – A Virtual World [Japan Edition +1] (2021)
Sweden’s female fronted rockers METALITE releases their 3rd full length album on AFM records titled ”A Virtual World”, before in Japan with a bonus track. This is the second release featuring the vocal talents of Erica Ohlsson, whose voice stands strong throughout (and her gorgeous look).
”A Virtual World” features a lush, wall of sound produced by Jacob Hansen which has elements of Pop, Techno, Melodic Metal and more all wrapped up in one neat package. The vocals are thickly layered with deep reverbs that make it feel like a classic Rock&Pop album, if you didn’t have the rapid-fire double bass drumming and shredding guitar work to fill in the blanks.
One test of a good mix is can you still hear the vocals clearly at any volume, and ”A Virtual World” more than passes that test.
With such great production values, strong melodies and overall performances, this is a very solid and entertaining third album from Metalite, whom from their name makes clear their focus: metal, but lite.