1. Dame Placer
2. Juego de Miradas
3. Ave Fénix
4. Vicio y Virtud
5. V
6. El Grito de la Realidad
7. Por la Espalda
8. Tu Fuego
9. Buscando una Luz (pt.II)
10. Aquí Estoy
11. Cima de la Eternidad
12. Susurrando al Viento

Band

Teresa Broseta: vocals
Jose Ruiz: guitar
Emilio Luque: guitar
Tony Rosaleny: bass
Juan Vazquez: drums

***

REVIEW FROM WWW.METALSTORM.NET:
It's nice when bands are creative while choosing names for themselves, for instance being inspired by nature. We already have Sirenia (sea cows) and Tristania (plants) and Quelonio (chelonia - turtles) will probably also fit this company. Speaking of Quelonio, they are a Spanish act from Valencia who have been around since 1996 already and during these years they have worked in the fields of rock and heavy rock/metal. Vicio y Virtud is their second full length album and features the new vocalist Teresa Broseta who is the third female singer to perform in the group. Now let's see what Vice And Virtue has to offer.
The album's style leaves an impression of heavy rock music with a slight 80ies and 90ies atmosphere. A big pro of the music are the song texts in Spanish language. Lyrics in a native language make every band stand out in a way and give quite an advantage as opposed to all bands singing in English. The clear sound of Spanish also suits the overall style of the album rather well. What also makes the album good is the singer Teresa who has a decent and strong voice and necessary abilities to express the heavy style in a genuine manner. At quite a lot of moments she sings similar to the leading Italian female rock artist Gianna Nannini and also to Doro, mother of metal. Although the German group Warlock was in several ways catchier and easier to follow, Quelonio also do a good job representing the style and I think those who appreciate Nannini's and Doro's vocals will also like this band.
Some weak points of the album. There are quite a lot of nice moments that are catchy and take the listener away but there are also lots of moments when the connection between the potential audience and the music gets thin and it is easy to lose attention. In places there is too little tension, necessary for pumping the listeners up. The songwriting and performance may have been done in a grand manner but sometimes this is not enough whereas some slight riff and rhythm changes can make adrenaline flow a lot faster. If there are nicely performed and good riffs and passages they will, nevertheless, be less prominent if the stitches joining them start to unravel.
The highlights of the album are "Juego de Miradas", a simple and catchy song, the title track "Vicio y Virtud" being the heart of the album and the best representative of the album's good features, "Buscando una Luz" and "Aqui Estoy" with wonderful melodies. In general the stronger and catchier songs gather in the second half of the album. As a heavy metal release this album is not that groundbreaking but as a Spanish heavy rock release it is a nice one especially due to the quality vocals of the frontwoman.
REVIEW FROM WWW.METAL-OBSERVER.COM:
It doesn’t happen all that often that we find bands to populate the illustrious letter Q, so Valencia’s QUELONIO add their flavour and ensure that they are easy to find. Spain seems to be a pretty fertile breeding ground for Power Metal bands with ladies on the mic and this quintet also adds to that category, with Teresa Broseta at the helm. And as so often with bands from there, I have not heard any of their previous releases (in this case one album in 2002 and a demo in 2006), so "Vicio Y Virtud” will have to be judged on the here and now only and not about any potential evolution throughout the years.
The chosen weapon is a mix of traditional Heavy and Power Metal, with Teresa’s vocals a definitive asset to the band, since she has a very nicely powerful and at times almost gritty voice that lends character to the songs, something that unfortunately many female vocalists seem to easily neglect these days. "Dame Placer” thunders through the speakers at quite a gallop and with nice grit, excellent start, but QUELONIO shake things up nicely, "Juego De Miradas”, for example, takes away a lot of the aggression and sometimes even displays a light Rock influence and only speeds things up towards the end.
This is a recipe the Spaniards are following throughout the album, with the double-bass driven title track followed by the far more easy-going "V”, but most songs have one thing in common and that is dynamics, apart from the afore-mentioned tracks, "Por La Espalda” and "Aquн Estoy” are the best examples for this. But to be honest, if Teresa did not bring her own twist on the vocals, I am not sure, if I could name QUELONIO out of a line-up of similar sounding bands, for that the songs, while thoroughly enjoyable, are not strong enough to carry the momentum throughout the whole 54 minutes of the album.
Despite this, though, "Vicio Y Virtud” still is a more than rock solid album that will cater to fans of the genre and leaves us with hopes for the next album to take it to the next level. So far not a must, but a definite maybe.
(Online October 9, 2010)

download on rutracker.org (MP3)
download on rutracker.org (lossless)