Reviews
2006-12-28
The best way to describe this release would be that it has a lot of potential, and some fine tracks, but most of all – It's confused. While some of the stuff might be described as power metal, it seems the band tries to infuse the music with too many genres to count, from modern nu metal, to downtuned Machine Head guitars, from thrash vocals to hard rock guitar riffs – it's all done pretty well, but there's just too much in here.
The first two tracks cannot be described as one genre of metal, they have many elements, the vocals are pretty strong, but there's nothing too catchy to make them stick. Things take a turn for the better with the third – "Another Day Nowhere", closer to hard rock, this is where the band's talent lies, catchy and melodic, and it doesn't try everything at once, just one genre at a time.
"In My Dreams" is another good track, with some quiet, melodic parts, but the following "Discre Pantz" again throws things into disarray - it just doesn’t make any sense. You get the idea, there's some serious talent here, and solid production values, but a lack of direction that hinders the band.
With some focus these guys can do a real good album, but right now, it's just too all-over-the-place to succeed.
Alon Miasnikov
