![]() They infrequently cast mythical and historical women as the protagonists in their songs, more often portraying them as antagonists, as we have seen with both Medusa and Cleopatra. Traditionally, metal’s reception of classical antiquity has privileged the male heroes. Yet this may also be due to many of the plays’ focus on the heroism and plight of women, such as Trojan Women, Hecuba, Andromache, Hippolytus, and Iphigenia at Aulis. Most of Euripides’ plays remain too obscure to grab the attention of metal bands. However, this potential remains largely untapped. Given Euripides’ iconoclastic and irreverent approaches to the tragic stage, one would think his plays readily adaptable to heavy metal music. He was an artist and thinker ahead of his time, who despite his inclusion among the Athenian intelligentsia, led a lonely, introverted existence, and his unpopularity eventually drove him out of town, to where he spent his final days at the court of the Macedonians.īust Euripides. Finally, Euripides’ portrayal of the Olympian gods as petty, brazen, selfish, and immoral beings earned him accusations of blasphemy and atheism. Showing the influence on Euripides of contemporary philosophers and sophists, these characters used this language to engage in highly rhetorical debates over the nature of justice and religion. Rather than sticking to the elevated language of the tragic genre, his characters spoke, and looked, more down to earth and identifiable with the everyday citizen rather than as larger-than-life, noble heroes and heroines. Euripides experimented with poetic meters, playing something like jazz or prog rock for those used to classic(al) styles. Such elements in and of themselves did not necessarily alienate Euripides’ audience and critics, but they were combined with a creativity and novelty that many were not ready for. Indeed, his plays are packed with strong emotions, violent death, a sense of helplessness both against the cruelty of gods and mortals alike, and against the irrational instincts that overpower our rational faculties. His popularity in the remainder of antiquity, which persisted well into the Byzantine era, partly accounts for the fact that while only seven complete plays apiece survive of Aeschylus and Sophocles, 19 of his 95 total plays have survived the ravages of history.Īristotle, while preferring Sophocles, nevertheless calls Euripides “the most tragic” of playwrights. However, it was only after his death that his genius came into vogue, and his dramatic technique would inspire subsequent tragedy and comedy both. His innovative approaches to the art of Attic tragedy were little appreciated during his lifetime, and even mocked by comedians such as Aristophanes, and he earned few first-place victories in the tragic competitions at the Dionysia festival. 406 BCE) is the Vincent Van Gogh of Greek literature. ![]() With this opus, to be released early 2011 on SAVAGE PROD / SEASON OF MIST, theyve reached a musical maturity, showing they are ready for much more ! After a few french gigs, the band will hit the European roads, supporting Tarja Turunen for a part of the What Lies Beneath Tour 2010.Euripides (c. In January 2010, the band returned in studio to record their first album titled Start from Scratch, an ambitious project including the recording of orchestrations and of a 20 people choir. Benighted Soul also proved their talent live, sharing the stage with many bands (Delain, Vader, Belphegor, Ayin Aleph, MyPollux, Elis, Fairyland, Kells, Whyzdom.) in famous french concert halls such as La Locomotive, La Scène Bastille, La Maroquinerie, the CCO Villeurbanne, Le Marché Gare, L∪utre Canal They also got the second position of the Wacken Contest 2008 (Metal Battle France). It was elected best EP of the year by the webzine readers and many webzines agreed to say that BS is one of the most serious hopes of the french Metal scene. The reactions of the press were very enthusiastic. ![]() After a few gigs, they decided to realize an EP called "Anesidora" (2008). The band was created in 2003 but it took a brand new start when the current line-up formed in late 2006. Ranging from a rock and strong voice to a more atmospheric and captivating one, the female vocals reveal the emotions of this little doll-girl, main character of the upcoming "Start from Scratch" debut album. From Pop/Rock to extreme Metal, the band takes the audience to various universes, following Anesidora in her journey to the grown-up world. Somewhere between Progressive and Symphonic Metal, Benighted Soul have found their own path through music, playing powerful riffs sublimated by rich orchestrations and choirs. French band - here's their bio from their myspace page:
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