The instrumental ensemble around it is merely the supporting cast. PAARIS’s electric guitar is the soul of the album. Polaris takes it a notch higher, with a heavy riff being underpinned and driven by a futuristic electric solo. Maverick is a tad heavier, incorporating a more rigorous strumming with a more aggressive drum performance. PAARIS leaves each note hanging for a while longer than you’d expect, just to tag on that little bit extra touch. Evoking the very feelings of war, the afterlife, and salvation, the emotion behind the strings are more powerful here than on any other piece. The titular track almost signals the concept its named after. It trades in the vocal performances for a more cohesive instrumental ensemble. The EP is easily enjoyable, it radiates the sounds and energy that fill mainstream hard rock and metal but at a level that is more focused and synergised. But in the case of Valhalla, that description couldn’t be further from the truth. Instrumental music may often be mischaracterised as niche, not for the average listener, or a savant’s fantasy. It flows with emotion, as if PAARIS is singing through each note, calling to his listener to journey alongside him as he embarks on the rhythmic solos that dominate the EP.
The project is driven, carried, and steered by a thumping electric guitar. But what can you as a listener expect?įor starters, unadulterated energy.
The EP features exciting collaborations with well-known names from the rock, metal, and prog scene, such as Anup Sastry (Intervals, Monuments, Marty Friedman), Joey Izzo (Arch Echo), Rodner Padilla (C4 Trio), Jason Kui, and Sophie Burrell. In it, PAARIS collaborates with some stalwarts of the guitar driven metal scene. Enrique Marquez Paris, who goes by the moniker PAARIS, has just dropped his latest EP Valhalla.
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