Whipping Princess - NEW!
Whipping Princess ‘Child In Vain’ Single Review
Opening with a strong riff, the track is off to a great start. Jenny Jonasson’s vocals are as strong as ever, and it’s always empowering to hear great female vocals in the metal scene. Melodic guitaring and a catchy chorus make ‘Child In Vain’ very enjoyable to listen to. The Swedish metal band seem to progress even more with every song they release, and if you’re into powerful metal then I’d definitely recommend you to listen to Whipping Princess!
Check out the song below!
Check out Whipping Princess here
Words: Julia Conopo
Opening with a strong riff, the track is off to a great start. Jenny Jonasson’s vocals are as strong as ever, and it’s always empowering to hear great female vocals in the metal scene. Melodic guitaring and a catchy chorus make ‘Child In Vain’ very enjoyable to listen to. The Swedish metal band seem to progress even more with every song they release, and if you’re into powerful metal then I’d definitely recommend you to listen to Whipping Princess!
Check out the song below!
Check out Whipping Princess here
Words: Julia Conopo
Whipping Princess - NEW SINGLE
Formed in 2010 in Malmö, Sweden, Whipping Princess are a heavy rock band with extremely powerful female vocals. It’s great to hear another strong female vocalist in the rock scene, as they’re pretty hard to come by. With mellow yet impressive guitaring, ‘Hello Hey, How Are You’ is a catchy rock song which will have you pressing the repeat button over and over again. As the video is of them live it instantly proves they’re all very talented musicians with a real passion for music. Their latest single, ‘Child In Vain’ will be released on the 25th January, and if it’s anything like their previous material then you’re definitely in for a treat.
Check out the song below!
Check out their blog here and their Facebook page HERE.
Words: Julia Conopo
Check out the song below!
Check out their blog here and their Facebook page HERE.
Words: Julia Conopo
Whipping Princess
We were recently contacted by Karl from Whipping Princess to see what we could do about getting something posted about the EP the band released last year, Let You And Me Be One. Ever the helpful types, of course we agreed, and so thought we’d check out what the band were all about. Saying on their one-sheet ‘before 2015 has ‘kicked ass’ on some of the best scenes worldwide and classified as the band that leaves an imprint in the soul’, and that they ‘create music that conveys cockiness, attitude, sadness, sorrow, joy and passion’ – this struck me as something which was going to be pretty damned interesting!
State of Hate opens proceedings for the band, a sludgy track which will catch you off guard if you’re not fully prepared for it, almost sounding akin to some of the more classic rock bands whilst adding in a sense of a more modern take on things. The female vocals are the real key to proceedings here, adding in a further dimension which elevates the track from what could be a simplistic rock track into something bigger and more complicated, something which does indeed seem to match a variety of emotions whilst still keeping things raw and powerful ,it’s like your own private rollercoaster which everyone is invited to ride on.
Evil Mind seems to suggest a slower pace and more emotional take on things, opening with clean guitars played melodically before bringing in those vocals once again, the mix causing you to reflect on everything which has happened so far and drawing you in to listen a little harder. What’s really striking about this track is how heavy the bassline is, it seems to drive everything forward as the track builds, this isn’t just going to wake up your neighbours, it’s going to wake the whole damned town up! Slower, sludgier and all together quite a powerful beast, this is a highpoint on the album for sure! Title track Let You And Me Be One comes up next and suggests a move back towards the more classic rock format, opening with a guitar and bass combo which you’re going to want to see on the live scene before ushering in the clean and melodic vocals. The track sticks to this relatively simplistic structure throughout, yet doesn’t become dull or repetitive at any time, keeping things dark and mysterious yet still accessible.
Theatre Of Pain follows on and once again moves back to the sludgy bass heavy rhythms of some of the earlier tracks, this time ushering in a wah endorsed guitar line under symphonic vocal lines. This track is quite possibly my personal favourite from the EP, there’s just something about it which sounds like a hybrid of Bush musically, yet more advanced and more melodic throughout, it’s a hard one to put into words but rest assured, it works! Closing proceedings with Endless Pain there’s a sudden change in the feeling of things, this time sounding like a more upbeat rock style track musically, whilst still keeping the vocals dark and distorted, the combination sounding a little confused at first but soon becoming something which you find yourself singing along to. As a closing track it leaves you thinking about what you’ve heard and how the EP has progressed, and for me, I’m not sure it works. The tracks so far have been dark so to end on a happy note like this track suggests almost leaves a confused ending, but it’s a small gripe.
In all, Whipping Princess hold a lot of promise I think. There’s a real rawness to their music which fans of less produced stuff are going to love, and the tracks hold that melodic dark approach which is going to appeal to fans of hard and soft alike. I think the key to success here has to be the female vocal lines, they transform this from something which could be all out heavy and make it something which is more accessible and easy to listen to, and I for one enjoyed the tracks. It’ll be interesting to watch these guys to see what comes next – one to watch!
To find out more about Whipping Princess, check out their Facebook page HERE.
State of Hate opens proceedings for the band, a sludgy track which will catch you off guard if you’re not fully prepared for it, almost sounding akin to some of the more classic rock bands whilst adding in a sense of a more modern take on things. The female vocals are the real key to proceedings here, adding in a further dimension which elevates the track from what could be a simplistic rock track into something bigger and more complicated, something which does indeed seem to match a variety of emotions whilst still keeping things raw and powerful ,it’s like your own private rollercoaster which everyone is invited to ride on.
Evil Mind seems to suggest a slower pace and more emotional take on things, opening with clean guitars played melodically before bringing in those vocals once again, the mix causing you to reflect on everything which has happened so far and drawing you in to listen a little harder. What’s really striking about this track is how heavy the bassline is, it seems to drive everything forward as the track builds, this isn’t just going to wake up your neighbours, it’s going to wake the whole damned town up! Slower, sludgier and all together quite a powerful beast, this is a highpoint on the album for sure! Title track Let You And Me Be One comes up next and suggests a move back towards the more classic rock format, opening with a guitar and bass combo which you’re going to want to see on the live scene before ushering in the clean and melodic vocals. The track sticks to this relatively simplistic structure throughout, yet doesn’t become dull or repetitive at any time, keeping things dark and mysterious yet still accessible.
Theatre Of Pain follows on and once again moves back to the sludgy bass heavy rhythms of some of the earlier tracks, this time ushering in a wah endorsed guitar line under symphonic vocal lines. This track is quite possibly my personal favourite from the EP, there’s just something about it which sounds like a hybrid of Bush musically, yet more advanced and more melodic throughout, it’s a hard one to put into words but rest assured, it works! Closing proceedings with Endless Pain there’s a sudden change in the feeling of things, this time sounding like a more upbeat rock style track musically, whilst still keeping the vocals dark and distorted, the combination sounding a little confused at first but soon becoming something which you find yourself singing along to. As a closing track it leaves you thinking about what you’ve heard and how the EP has progressed, and for me, I’m not sure it works. The tracks so far have been dark so to end on a happy note like this track suggests almost leaves a confused ending, but it’s a small gripe.
In all, Whipping Princess hold a lot of promise I think. There’s a real rawness to their music which fans of less produced stuff are going to love, and the tracks hold that melodic dark approach which is going to appeal to fans of hard and soft alike. I think the key to success here has to be the female vocal lines, they transform this from something which could be all out heavy and make it something which is more accessible and easy to listen to, and I for one enjoyed the tracks. It’ll be interesting to watch these guys to see what comes next – one to watch!
To find out more about Whipping Princess, check out their Facebook page HERE.