Female fronted Dutch rockers Nemesea’s new album “The Quiet Resistance” is a hard album to categorize. Lead vocalist Manda Ophuis is the star of the show here. Her impressive pipes are very reminiscent of fellow Dutch phenom Charlotte Wessels of Delain (who also makes a spectacular guest appearance on the track “High Enough”). There is plenty here for fans of female fronted acts such as Delain, Evanescence, and Tristania to sink their teeth into. My favorites include the title track, the aforementioned “High Enough”, and the first single/video for the infectiously melodic “Afterlife”. The Rammstein-like gothic/industrial album closer “Allein” features guest vocals from Heli Reissenweber of the Rammstein tribute band Stahlzeit, while it would have been cool to have the real thing, you would never know the difference as Heli does a spot on impression of the Rammstein vocalist. My main critiques of the album would be the amount of songs with 15 tracks clocking in at just under an hour. I feel that a few songs could have trimmed down to make the album a little more cohesive. Also, it seems like Nemesea suffers from a bit of an identity crisis. Equal parts electro-goth, symphonic hard rock, with a touch of pop, this can be a problem when trying to promote the band to a certain audience. For fans of metal, this may not be your cup of tea, but if you appreciate female vocals in the style of Amy Lee and Charlotte Wessels, you will enjoy this album.

Rating: 7.5