LAST EPIC

I Know that one is supposed to be very carefully when giving top-grades to an album, which I am myself very aware of in my job as a music critic. However, nothing is good enough for this baby. Since it's release early 2003 it's been on of my absolute favorite records of all time. Allright, it took a while to get into but nontheless it really paid of.

Imagine a mixture of E.L.O., Dream Theater and Abba. Sounds weird? Well, A.C.T. is not your average prog. rock/metal band! The songs are dripping full of emotion and musicianship is just out of this world and the huge vocal harmonies (beside Herman on lead vocals almost all of the other band members are very capable singers too!) are really extraordinary. What makes this band so special is their (on this album primarily keyboarder/vocalist Jerry Sahlin's) songwriting skills and sense of timeless melodies. This album is essential even for non-metal and non-prog. fans.