VISION

Vision is bringing nothing new compared to the previous album. Where I hoped that Martigan could become one of my favorite bands, again this album is dissapointing to me. The band misses orginality and creativity. I get the feeling that they listened very good to other bands in the same style like for example Arena. Apart from that, musical lines used in songs have been used before.

Another fact that disturbs me when listening to Martigan in general is the lead vocal. Normally I do not get distracted by a voice that is not particullary to my liking, that is a matter of taste, but the vocals in Martigan give me a hard time. Indeed there is some resemblance with the voice of Peter Gabriel, which I like very much, the lead vocal of Kai Marckwordt is uncontrolled, lacks emotion and seems out of tune now and then.

In general, the music is not bad. When you hear the album for the first time it sounds promising. The promising part however is never filled in.