Fallen Arise wanted its music to sound as contemporary as possible, but at the same time to remain faithful to the kind of music they play. Pop aesthetics are always something they are willing to implement in their craft, keeping in mind that pop music is a huge influence on the band’s compositions. All this, combined with the elements that define metal music and the orchestral idea which is still present in the band, had provided this end result. The choice of collaborators for the creation of “Enigma” was very thoughtful and targeted in order to achieve the result the band sought. The main part of the overall arrangements and recordings took place at Soundflakes Studios in Athens with John Mcris being a close associate of the band and the sound engineer for the main body of this new work. Part of the recordings took place at the Rock Factory Studios in Siena, Italy by Nikos Zannis and Davide Fatemi as sound engineers. The mixing process took place at Hell’s Kitchen studios with John Mcris as mixing engineer. For the mastering process, Fallen Arise collaborated with Fascination Street studios and Tony Lindgren as mastering engineer. The album artwork is created by Paul Culley and the layout by Miron Theodoridis. Source: roar.gr
