Music of the Day: Worlds Beyond - One

Worlds Beyond is a Belgian symphonic metal band formed in 2017, their motto being “metal with a fantasy twist”. Fans of e.g. Nightwish, Within Temptation, Evanescence will certainly take the music in their heart. Songwriter Tijmen gets inspired by other symphonic metal bands, but also by rock bands such as X Japan and My Chemical Romance. Film music and soundtracks also provide a big inspiration for the hybrid rock sound of the band. There is an interplay between the emotional and cinematic on one side, and the rock and metal on the other. The songs are mostly about dreams, escapism, beauty, marvel etc. and find their inspiration regularly in stories and nature walks. The lyrical music and imaginative verses are the wondrous result. The vocals of singer Valerie provide a more classical undertone. She writes the many vocal harmonies on the album and part of the lyrics. For this, she mainly uses her emotions and life events as an inspiration.