CONNECTED

THE CYBERIAM is the American rock-metal group releasing their first opus in 2018. Various rock, alternative, prog, metal with delicate musicality and melting melodies added to innovative visuals during concert periods; texts on the essential human connection for music and not only. The sound is especially eyeing RUSH but also DREAM THEATER, TOOL, PORCUPINE TREE or even LED ZEPPELIN. A strong point comes from the drums held by fantastic Tommy and Frank's keyboards having had Jordan RUDESS as a teacher; Brian's bass is eyeing Geddy LEE's bass and you will understand that RUSH is at the center of this opus; Keith with his angelic voice and his too short solos allows to give a great integrity to the members, in short let's see:

"Interrogation Room B" prints the sound for a musical art melody with atmospheric, soaring and inventive pop-rock sound; Every 5 minutes, it's a fun break with drum solo, imposing bass, keyboards and roaring, progressive and playful flamenco solo; it starts with a bewildering crescendo, asking questions about not having known the group before. "The Moral Landscape" follows on a sound combining the unstructured voice of ANYONE with that of Lee from RUSH; strong bass leads the rhythm; it's nervous, impulsive and cool, bringing the aerial PORCUPINE TREE into dark territories. "Wakeup Call" and radical change with melodic acoustics, soft vocals and velvety, atmospheric synths; a new sound in this summer full of musical vibrations; fresh alternative prog rock variation and shimmering choruses. "Sunset on Mars" comes from Mars or NASA via the intro, it always goes melodic with Brian in the voice; it rises slowly and irreparably, the station wagon because it is there rhythmic, sensitive, astronautical I would say then the tearing of Keith on a destructive solo making it soar; we risk being breathless, I find the creativity of ZEPPELIN LEDs in their hard rock emotions, ending on the intro. "In SaN1tY" unfolds on a percussive groove, the riff incisive, nervous while keeping a smooth, airy range; strange mixture of fact where instrumental violence is combined with vocal sweetness.

"Be Connected" for the basic relaxing ballad, with that little extra the vocal juggling between Brian and Keith which gives a plus; the soaring digression at one point quickly joined by a solo too withdrawn for me, a calm piece which allows "Wilde Things" to find a little rushien pep; melodic title with a stronger chorus and a break phrasing bringing the divine bass of Brian on melodic heavy prog, then clearly metal-heavy-prog with a nice place of Frank on the synths. "Miles Away" for the longest track, always melodic at first, then drifting on progressive notes where the bass holds the rhythm leading me to rediscover the creativity of certain ENCHANT tracks; the final more nervous, metallic without becoming hard however; return with a nervous piano embellishing the finale. "Bigger Questions" concludes this long set with an influence of the dream theater, the voice in less; metallic rhythm, lively then it starts on the instrumental side on a fairyland of notes; latent atmosphere of the synth and the bass starts again, in short, there is vitaminized musical construction; final decrescendo a little long, to encourage lack?

THE CYBERIAM took advantage of the pandemic to release a little musical bombshell, peeping closely at supercharged RUSH. Be careful not to confine them on the other hand to this unique group because as I suggested in the preamble, the sound of this quartet is quite simply remarkable and varied, technical and venturing on progressive metal art-music without far concession. of a defined genre, except modern and of quality. Innovative and remarkable.