#frozen sun

how do you overcome fear? if not plunging through cold-sun-blinded ignorance? 

Frozen Sun - Dimensions (1996)

Mainland Europe had made a point of rejecting nu metal during its commercial peak, at least in terms of delivering homegrown acts: sure, Korn and Limp Bizkit were popular all over the world, including in Europe, but England was pretty much the only non-US country to even attempt to replicate their sound.  That made The Netherlands’ Frozen Sun a true anomaly, as “Face Down” sounded much more like Sevendust than Helloween.  Boris Bourna wasn’t Lajon Witherspoon, but his vocals certainly recalled Witherspoon’s tenor even if they didn’t have the same soulfulness. The music itself had touches of Korn and Sevendust, though the sound wasn’t quite as rhythmic.  “Face Down” was a bit of an oddity, even for its time, as it was clearly indebted to nu metal even though it couldn’t quite credibly call itself that.  Perhaps Frozen Sun sensed this as well, since they broke up in 2000 after two albums and not much attention.  Still, the band was worth noting as outliers in a continent that has mostly stayed committed to two or three particular strains of metal (power, black, melodic death) for the past 35 years.

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Frozen Sun - Cold