Beyond God is a female fronted symphonic metal band from The Netherlands. their music incorporates elements from heavy metal, classical and symphonic music. Heavy guitars and drums are combined with symphonic string and brass ensembles. This results in dark, atmospheric compositions where both heavy guitar riffs and symphonic ranging from a 'pop' to operatic singing style.
What makes their music stand out from other symphonic metal is that the heavy metal side of the music is at the service of the symphonic and classical side. The starting point for creating our music are the symphonic orchestrations, rather than layering guitar riffs with some strings.
Beyond God was founded by Ferry Guns in 2008. His main focus was to write the basic symphonic orchestrations. Ferry, being a drummer, soon added drums to these orchestrations. After a while he started searching for musicians that could contribute to Beyond God and to turn the basic orchestrations into the symphonic metal songs they are now. In 2011 Twan Smolders joined the band and in 2013 Lukasz Kubaszak. Early 2015 Meryl Foreman replaced Cynthia Knoch as front lady.
Band: Beyond God
Album Title: A Moment of Black
Label: Painted Bass Records
Release Date: april 1st 2016
Genre: Symphonic Metal
Painted Bass Records
Line-up:
- Meryl Foreman: Vocals
- Twan Smolders: Guitars
- Lukasz Kubaszak: Bass
- Ferry Guns: Drums and Orchestral Programming
Tracklist:
- A Beautiful Beginning
- Prince Creep
- Sail Away Upon a Cloud
- Send a Child
- Nocturne
- Memories
- Sonambula
- Destination Darkness
- Cursed
- Ghost Ship
- Passion