VOIDS AND VISIONS

'A Fate Sealed (Pt's 1&2)' and one of the two long tracks with Yahosh haranguing AOR-typed voice, the rhythm is heavy and the air fluid; 7 minutes to have the metal riff break and deluge of fat synths; the guitar accompanied by the electro keyboard sows everywhere, the right moment of the piece with the latent and metallic orchestration that swells in fits and starts. The return of the voice in a folk world mode with airy pads, chained break before the repetitive finale with Rushian sounds. 'The Hour Grows Late' intro melodic, airy spleen; the guitar chisels the air, the keyboard launches cottony notes; the guitar solo before the predictable heavy rhythm. Riff, verse drawers and instrumental passages go better on this short title with the soft keyboard leaning towards Dream Theater. We turn a little in loop and the drawn voice can shock except during the catchy chorus; Rush finale, rhythmic and clear.

'Vision of the Blind' with a fresh, airy, pop, intriguing tempo; an energetic piece with the South American bass, festive, languorous; a bit of Sade in masculine, a zest of Rush for the rhythm. John's eloquent drums send on a remarkable funk-jazzy base where Yessian reminiscences are grafted; marshmallow finale, captivating, my favorite. 'Void Within' as the title of their EP from the beginning of the year with a long orchestral introduction flirting with Dream Theater in softer; a keyboard that wants to be world electro, a sung melodic space. The second third on the neo-prog atmosphere with languid keyboards followed by an acoustic part with ambient electronic feedback from Tangerine Dream. The next sequence with the grandiloquent Floydian orchestration, immense, then a Rushian progressive synth setting the place on fire. The guitar solo tears the air, the metronomic drums and the keyboard keep you in suspense. A colorful American progressive rock metal song, that of Kansas, Shadow Gallery. Originally on Progcensor.

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