History & Biography The band of veterans came together in 2021.
Anims’ second single, Like Colours Of Flowers, was taken from God Is A Witness, the demo of the Italy-based band led by former Danger Zone and Crying Steel guitarist Francesco Di Nicola. It was scheduled for a digital release on August 6th 2021.
Sneakout Records and Burning Minds Music Group signed Italy-based hard rock band Anims for the physical release of the debut album God Is A Witness. It was out on 29.04.2022. The singer and guitarist were also in Krell as of 2022 and had music that had been “manifested” here before.
Sneakout Records and Burning Minds Music Group issued The Cherubims, a track taken from Good ‘n’ Evil, which was the 2024 album of the Italy-based Anims. Francesco Di Nicola (Danger Zone, Crying Steel, etc.), played both the bass guitars and guitars. Drums were by Paolo Caridi (Ellefson-Soto, Reb Beach, Geoff Tate and Michele Luppi), a professional with whom Francesco Di Nicola had already collaborated on the recent Deserts album by Krell. Good 'n' Evil contained Liar and Satellite, two unreleased songs from the time in which Francesco Di Nicola collaborated with Crying Steel in the early '90s: a period without releases for the Bolognese group despite its constant presence in the metal scene. The physical CD featured one more track, not present on the digital version: Victim Of Time, the title track of the album with which Danger Zone officially debuted in 1984 and in whose line-up Francesco Di Nicola was present.
Reviews ANIMS - GOOD ‘N’ EVIL - SNEAKOUT RECORDS/BURNING MINDS MUSIC 
Anims’ new full-length is a decent rock to hard rock album that has its merits and could be enjoyed, on the surface, by fans of the two genres. It should really have been that simple. Instead, there is a lot more going on just beneath the surface. Where to start?
The album’s title, black and white yin and yang-ish cover artwork and the religious references (the opening cut is called The Cherubims, which is a reference to the servants of God and contains angelic vocals) all add to the stated topic of battle between good and evil with the victory of the former over the latter. The fantasy theme is central to the release. The second matter is the vocals of Elle Noir. She is objectively a good singer. She has the power, stamina and enough conviction to keep the proceedings interesting. Yet, and this is admittedly personal to these ears and tastes, her voice is too pop-oriented in general and Alanis Morissette more specifically. Not only is pop music anathema to us here at Metallian Towers, but also the aforementioned Canadian singer is one of the more useless, annoying and irritating whiners pop music has ever foisted unto mankind. Hear the song Dry Bones and it is so Alanis Morissette that one wonders. Thirdly, the production is such that not only the music and the vocals come across as somehow separated, but also the vocals are pushed forward. It is too bad because the guitars have a lot to say whether as far as rhythm, the occasional solo or hard rock flair. They are clashing with the pop vocals. This is not a comment on female vocals, in general, lest someone reads anything beyond an Anims’ specific reference into it. The female fronted Temtris has become a Metallian Towers’ favourite in the last year or so. More recently, the same label as Anims released a single by Louderyell whose vocalist Linda is a clear enhancement and asset. Again, Elle is fine in her own right, but the allusions, the mix and the contrast a sublime Italian dish do not make.
Zooming in Where Were You begins like a late Rush song. It sounds like the lyrics on Lena talk about wanting to “fuck.” Presumably, it is wanting to ‘talk’ coming across as wanting to ‘fuck.’ Or not. The guitars sometimes really go for it as on Victim Of Time with its bruising guitar work. Even the drums pick up on this number. Next to Victim Of Time, Leviathan may be the best track here given its dynamism and power. Fear Of The Night’s solo is a whirlwind. Liar could have been a better hard rock song with a more appropriate singer. Nebuchadnezzar - ironically a Babylonian king - may be the most radio friendly and commercial song due to its groove. Overall, the band’s energy and the presence of those lead guitars add to this album. The title track begins with a strum a la Annihilator’s Alison Hell before upping the tempo and again underlying the contrast before the good vs evil lyrics, pop singing and hard rocking guitars. The publicity for the record reminds one that Good 'n' Evil contains Liar and Satellite, which are two unreleased songs from guitarist Francesco Di Nicola collaboration with Crying Steel in the early 1990s.
As mentioned, there is a lot to digest with this record. Either way, may this be the last time the words ‘Alanis Morissette’ appear on these pages. - Ali “The Metallian”
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