Hailing from Dublin (Ireland) Parhelia play what has been described as "Refined, Modern Instrumental Rock"

The Following is a review of the Debut Ep

"First thing to be mentioned is that the Irish PARHELIA are an instrumental outfit, so no vocals at all here and guess what; you never miss them! What are present are smooth guitar riffs, lush guitar and keyboard melodies and subtle bass and drums altogether creating some extremely laid-back and beautiful Atmospheric Rock.

Playing this album is like taking a journey through deserted landscapes, sometimes dark, sometimes sunny, but always beautiful. Just sit back and relax and enjoy the shifting compositions that are never really heavy, but incredibly intense nonetheless. The smooth rhythms that are being created by the riffs are often interspersed with intense and subtle guitar tones and sometimes even by subtle background synths.

Really, there isn’t a lot to be said about this EP except that the quality is very high. The compositions are extremely relaxing, the melodies brilliant and in short the music simply brings vivid imagery to light. I can only hope that the guys get a record deal, add some more keys and then record an 80-minute album. Because if anything this EP is way too short."


9/10 - Milan Elkerbout, The Metal Observer

The band are quite active and their website is updated regularly.