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ABOVE CIRRUS

Pure Reason Revolution

 

Crossover Prog

3.74 | 95 ratings

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Deadwing
5 stars PRR is back with another fantastic album! Above Cirrus is a natural continuation of their last effort Eupnea, expanding the horizons with a heavier sound, electronic elements and fresh new ideas.

Our Prism is a fantastic opener that quickly sets the mood of the following songs, with tribal drum patterns, followed by some of the heaviest guitars by PRR and some harsher vocal mixed up with their tradicional beach-boys vocal harmonies.

New Kind of Evil is a natural follower with a much more proggy esque and taking advantage of the light x heavy dichotomy through its 8 minutes lenghty-time.

Next song is Phantom, which is really short and a more streamlined material. Electronic elements are proeminent but the mix here is much more interesting than any of AVO or H&A material. The final chorus is definitely the hightlight of the song.

Cruel Deliverence feels like a mix of Porcupine Tree and Pink Floyd, starting slowly with a great crescendo towards to mid section. The finale is very PT-ish with a nice guitar solo.

Scream Sideways is the longest song of the album where every second is not wasted, like the amazing Eupnea epic from the previous album. It has a big pink floyd esque and, while there are vocals, its structure is very much instrumental, exploring all kinds of dynamics and elements culminating in an explosive and very heavy finale.

Dead Butterfly is the third single of the album and definitely a banger, with it's explosive guitar riffs, lovely chorus and electronic beats.

The album then closes with Lucid, which is a melancholic song that closes the album with a beautiful final crescendo.

Deadwing | 5/5 |

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