THE SEDUCTION OF MADNESS

Let me start off by telling you that other than their name, they really have nothing in common with GENESIS. After you hear the first track you will hear exactly what I am talking about ! Get ready to be bombarded with relentless heavy riffs and deep toned instrumentation. These guys take their lessons from DREAM THEATER, KENSO, HAPPY FAMILY and most certainly KING CRIMSON. "The Seduction Of Madness" is a very harsh album which definitely makes noise... and lots of it. The Peter HAMMILLl-like shrieking vocals can be a bit over the top at times for me (my only real criticism) but otherwise this is a killer album. The hectic, frenzied pace of some of the instrumentation most of which are in odd meter really draws home the KENSO and HAPPY FAMILY comparisons. Usually the metal tones on the guitar and drums (lots of double bass) usually would bother me but they are played so convincingly and melted into the music so well that it becomes almost irrelevant. This album is for those days when you want some real heavy pulsating prog rock with a clever and original twist. Through all the heaviness one can find a lot of beauty in this album and will be a "love or hate" kind of album for most I suspect... put me down in the Love category on this one...