THE UNFORGIVABLE

'Part I - A Legion of Angels' intro space in the style of new prog; latent piano, a lit cigarette, a biplane, a racing car, the aerial cinematic interlude. 'Part II - The Mark of Cain' arrives, neo on IQ, It Bites and the like; catchy piece, Steven with jerky drums like a horse gallop; light break with the jazzy piano and the enchanting voice of Robert, guitar solo by Douglas, neo spleen typical of the Arena period, it starts well. 'Part III - Alone' continues by breaking the rhythm, going on doom yes you read correctly; Well just the intro since the tune refers to energetic prog; heavy break again on Porcupine Tree with Mellotron which is worth the metal incursion; melodic, consensual finale, nasal voice of Corgan from the Smashing. 'Part IV - The Chains' follows, the tune on Arena, the voice on IQ, high, raw, the Anglican beat, the fat keyboard and the Crichton-style riff from Saga. Jazzy- atmospheric break with the energetic drums; end with the traditional guitar solo, Douglas there. It swirls intensely before the latent spoken finale, bringing 'Part V - One Last Thing' to the captivating piano intro on a Floydian background through the guitar. The tempo is slowed down, dramatic putting the vocal forward, smelling good of Sylvan; solemn tone with the spleen organ of time for the characteristic coda.

'Part VI - All Because of You' follows, railway cinematic dusting off the air; piano and muted bass, a tad electro denoting from the intro. Cyclic piece that begins to lack rhythm; good guitar finale to keep you in suspense, launching 'Part VII - The End of the Age' with an electronic beat in 11/8; the vocal with Becky favorably changes the musical framework and the crescendo evolving in 7/8 and 9/8, yes I inquired. The rhythm gains in intensity, becoming hypnotic with this heady synth and Dean's marshmallow guitar solo; but 'Part VIII - Back' cuts off abruptly when listening by offering the typical consensual title, read passe partout. A good chorus in the style of Sylvan I insist with Douglas' best marillionesque guitar solo so far; 15 seconds of cinematic for 'Part IX - Shadows Cloak the Gospel' and the concept suite, redundant title, already heard, air on the edge of the romantic ballad dusted off by the best guitar solo accredited to Dean, as if proposing a common title with a divine solo was the right solution to melt the prog. 'Part X - The Unforgivable' as a finale, a plus, the high-pitched, melodic, catchy voice; a plus the keyboard, here's another superb guitar solo, the 3rd. The pads clean the ears of the aging prog, it takes me back to the best Sylvan that I love; the cinematic finale with radio-TV sound effects, concerning the devastating tornadoes closing the progressive loop.

Anubis releases this album filled with short tracks linked together, merging haunting atmospheres with energetic tracks so as not to get swallowed up in the prog world of yesteryear. A cinematic, progressive world full of aesthetics, cohesion and embellished harmonies, reconnecting with the epic of the dreamlike musical concept. Originally on Progcensor.

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