Home 02 September 2010  
HomeBandsNewsReviewsInterviewsSearch Band/AlbumPerfectProg Radio!PerfectProg Store!RegisterForumsGuestbookPollsLinksContact Us
Search PerfectProg.Com
PerfectProg Login
Login For More Features!
Username

Password

Remember me
Password Reminder
No account yet? Create one
Members: 5407
News: 3212
WebLinks: 47
Visitors: 20228580
Who's Online
We have 558 guests online
5407 registered
10 today
45 this week
302 this month
Last: Glirmbrinna
Add your band or personal profile to the progressive network!


Visit PerfectProg.Net
Latest News

Add your band or personal profile to the progressive network!
Reviews
All Too Human - Entropy / By Chuy

9.0/10  

 



Outstanding band of the United States, from Houston, Texas, to be exactly, they got many influences in their music, great progressive metal, this guys got a lot of talent; Entropy is composed by eight songs, long tracks, almost an hour of metal, it was released on 2002 and in 2004 they made an European release; The band is formed by the guitarist, Clint Wilson, he’s a distinguished player, smart, great solos and heavy harmonies, the vocalist, Don Duzan, he got a pretty good voice, very original, Chris Lucci play the drums, percussions and cymbals, very arrhythmic and progressive, Maurice Taylor is the bass player, complete, plays with feeling and also he’s dexterous, the keyboardist is a dream special guest, Derek Sherinian, everyone knows his work, there aren’t tablatures for the keys part, he’s a fusion/jazz musician, he improves in all the album, he’s an incredible musician, out of this planet, he left a hard work to Cristian van Schuerbeck, but he’ll make it.

The album starts with Entropy, since the beginning it’s perceived a new and fantastic prog metal, great instrumental intro, a rhythmic guitar, fast keys scales, changing drums, all this followed by the bass, powerful piece, after four minutes Don starts to sing, their prog metal is so good; The second track The jester, my preferred, the vocalist demonstrates his voice, captivating, the chorus are full of energy, the guitar distortion is heavy, one more time, many changes in the music rhythm, Clint plays very well, a guitar with a lot of feeling, Chris made great sounds with his drums, Maurice is so notorious in this part and Derek not so lucid, Clint’s solo, the songs ends more faster than the beginning; The third song, Haunted, Starts with the bass and pretty fast guitar, followed by constant drums, many changes in rhythm, then the clear voice appears, two voices recorded, Derek makes his work, Clint plays so well, more changes by all the musicians, good and long guitar solo, after this, musical part, Maurice plays very well, then Derek shows his ability with the keys and then Chris, one more time the guitar and Don’s voice is back, great song; The fourth piece is E –killer, guitar harmonies, strong drums with very good rhythm, then appears Don, I don’t like the chorus, but the music is in the pure style of All Too Human, Derek plays fantastic, Clint’s solo again, heavy harmonies and fast keys, the drums very progressive, very heavy; The fifth track: Arrhythmia, an instrumental piece, very progressive and heavy, great technique and velocity to play, they show of what they made, all the musicians excel, I can imagine ATH playing live this song, simply awesome, starts fast, then turn slow and then faster than everything they played, great solos, great coordination, that’s a talented prog metal band; The sixth theme is Seven deadly sins, another good song, great guitar riffs, loud distortion, changing drums, the bass is so perceptible, the sound of the guitar is good enough, Clint’s solo, ; The seventh track, White stones, wonderful vocals, the rhythm of this song is slower than the others, but is very progressive, very melodic, very heavy, the guitar distortion is so loud, extraordinary keys solo followed guitar solo, only the great makes great things, the band’s work it expressed in this song, amazing; the last piece, the eight song; Undone, a ballad, the best bands always includes a ballad and an instrumental song, ATH made their part, one more time a great voice by Don, fast hi hat by Chris, the bass is very sentimental, guitar harmonies, Derek appears, Clint solo, ends suddenly. 

 


Read more...
Archive
Advertisement
Advertisement
Soilwork - Stabbing the drama
Soilwork - Stabbing the drama
$150.00
Add to Cart
Rhapsody - Symphony of enchanted lands ll
Rhapsody - Symphony of enchanted lands ll
$180.00
Add to Cart
Lanfear - Another Golden Rage
Lanfear - Another Golden Rage
$150.00
Add to Cart
Fantasy opus - Beyond eternity
Fantasy opus - Beyond eternity
$150.00
Add to Cart
Myrath – Desert Call (2010) – Review by Logan Lee PDF Print
User Rating: / 8
PoorBest 
Friday, 05 February 2010

Myrath – Desert Call (2010) – Review by Logan Lee

 

 

            Finally! Something new without letting our progressives roots behind… Myrath has accomplished on their brand new album (which I am gladly hearing it now for the tenth time) “Desert Call”.

          

From the beginning, the amazing introduction song “Forever and a day”, until the end, the delightfully heavy and full of energy “Shockwave” (not counting the bonus track) this album is a almost perfect mix of progressive metal, heavy riffs, excellent melody, eastern folk music influences and, last but not least, quite impressive music technique. The vocals remind me some great singers of my heavy metal past and yet, very adapted, to progressive metal style.

            Myrath usually try to pass a message throughout their songs and I suggest you guys also to focus on their lyrics (I usually enjoy the right combination of lyrics and melody) while listening to this CD. The most impressive thing about them is that they are all very young (the oldest is from 1982 and the youngest from 1987) and have already reached an extraordinary music level; if you hear to this album not knowing who they are it is very possible that a comparison to some great (consolidated) prog bands will come to mind. Nevertheless, I know for sure that this band has a great growth margin.

            Technically, the guitarist and the keyboarder are above standards rates on my opinion but the others are, as well, great musicians. Before I forget, these guys are not from Scandinavia, Germany, Holland or some other great nation for progressive metal… They are from Tunisia which gives them an extra compliment, since it is not easy to perform and create great (not good) quality music on that kind of scenario.

            For these features, the capacity to create a proper atmosphere (that do not hide their roots) and the ability to innovate and to emerge as the first real African prog band worthy to mention and to hear, this album deserves a 9/10 even if somehow I know next time will be a 10/10, but for now I strongly recommend this fantastic work.     

           

 

Tracklist:

01. Forever And A Day
02. Tempests Of Sorrows
03. Desert Call
04. Madness
05. Silent Cries
06. Memories
07. Ironic Destiny
08. No Turning Back
09. Empty World
10. Shockwave
11. Hard Times (exclusive bonus track)




Add Comments, Reviews, Updates, Links, News and Corrections About this Band:

Comments

Only registered users can write comments.
Please login or register.

Powered by AkoComment 2.0!


 

Last Updated ( Friday, 05 February 2010 )
< Previous   Next >
PerfectProg Music Player
 
Find more music like this on PerfectProg.Net DOWNLOAD IT!
Read more...
PerfectProg Store

List All Products


Advanced Search




Lost your Password?
No account yet? Register
Show Cart
Your Cart is currently empty.
Bookmark Website
Make homepage
Visit Us At:
Join The Progressive Metal Community!
Please Donate!
Polls
Most Popular!
Paypal

Support PerfecProg!

Donate Once Monthly

Currency

Amount

Currency

Amount

Related Items
Latest News!
Comments About Us!
Cristian van Schuerbeck - All Too Human
"great site man! i wanna thank Perfectprog for this interview and your support to the band! thanks a lot!


Cristian"


Cristian van Schuerbeck - All Too Human

Top of Page