Sonic Cathedral - Doctor T
05/02/08 - 10/10

From The Brink Of Infinity

OK boys and girls, we have a bit of a problem here. Back last year, we reviewed an EP that served as a coming out effort by Whyzdom. It was called Daughter of the Night and it included 4 tracks that pretty much blew this reviewer out of his chair, as it did for a number of reviewers around the globe. It rightfully drew an 11 on a 10-point scale and I wasn’t kidding. Talk was that a follow up was in the works, with about 8 or 9 songs and band honcho Vynce Leff guaranteed me it would be worth the wait. Well, it’s here, complete with 12 tracks. . . and it’s significantly better than the EP that preceded it. So, how do we rate it? [...]

Since turning out the Daughter of the Night, Whyzdom has been busy. They won honors at the Female Voices Festival in Belgium last year and have been a hit everywhere they appeared. This year, they are a solid highlight at that same festival. When I suggested in the previous review that Whyzdom would be a hit, I didn’t realize they would be this successful. But Brink takes them solidly to the limelight; it’s everything that Daughter was and much, much more. [...]

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Metal-Archives.com - Roel de Vrind
05/02/08 - 98/100

We will be hearing a lot more of this band.

[...] The vocals of Telya are downright astounding. [...]
The four songs on this EP are all awesome compositions, with an excellent production to boot.
[...] Everything from cover art, promo pictures and the website looks highly professional. This, in combination with the great music, might be the winning formula for landing a record deal in no time.

Highly recommended!

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Sonic Cathedral - Doctor T
05/02/08 - 11/10 (not a mistake !)

Daughter Of The Night EP.

[...] You’ve got it all here folks, great bombastic orchestration, masterful choirs, a lovely female vox, some great male grunting in appropriate locations, outstanding musicians and absolutely first rate production. I can’t imagine how you top this one, although the band and label seem confident enough to have requested keeping The Train off the latest Sonic Cathedral production, A World of Sirens, until they can get it into a more complete production basis. Heck, it’s been my favorite song now for months, how do you make it better? [...]

I score this EP off the charts, 11 out of 10? ...Yes it is rare but possible...

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Les Autres Mondes - Anwynn
11/02/08

I'm trying to start writing this review, and I already am lacking words [...] This young band delivers such a great quality music that I am overwhelmed and can do nothing but staying there my mouth open ;-)

[...] Whyzdom is, for me, the big hit of the end of 2007, the french revelation of Symphonic Metal [...]

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La Grosse Radio - MelonMan
11/02/08

[...] Female fronted symphonic metal [...] Whyzdom is much more than these simple words [...]

After having listened to these 4 titles, my first reaction was : "What ? Already finished ? Ah yes, it's an EP only... OK, I want the album now !"

So, this is a surprising EP, almost coming out of nowhere, catching and professional, polished in its finest details. Whyzdom has really all of a future reknown band [...] And what if Whyzdom could become that great symphonic metal band that France is needing ?

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Metal France - Sanctuaria
02/02/08 - 5/5

French discovery of the moment

[...] in a classical-gothic metal style, we dive into a world different from what can be found until now in EPICA, WITHIN TEMPTATION and many others.
WHYZDOM invites you in a clear world both hard and sensible at the same time. Guitars are played very clearly, the bass and the drums play their role perfectly. Orchestral parts have a remarkable quality and originality, and play in perfect harmony with the voice of Miss Telya Melane. Let's talk about her ! There's no point in comparing her with other reknown vocalist. [...]

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Des Filles Et Des Riffs
11/02/08

Whyzdom is the french band not to be missed. With this 4 titles all equally excellent, the band should find a label very quickly. [...]

Telya vocals is simply breathtaking, both powerful and clear, with original and catching melodies, and also a lot of emotion [...]

What else should be said ? Everything is simply perfect[...]

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