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Abraxas

Neo-Prog

4.16 | 158 ratings

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Mellotron Storm
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The vocalist is really the focal point of this band with his aggressive and theatrical vocals. He does sing in Polish, in fact the liner notes and lyrics are also all written in Polish.

"Before" is a good uptempo intro track to get us warmed up. "Tarot" opens with almost 3 minutes of sounds that come and go along with spoken words. No real melody until we get an Eastern flavoured soundscape. It changes 3 1/2 minutes in to a guitar/drum melody. Organ after 5 minutes. Spanish sounding guitar 7 minutes in. "Dorian Gray" is pastoral early but becomes surprisingly heavy after a minute. Theatrical vocals come in. A calm 3 minutes in as we get waves of synths. It kicks back in. "Kameleon" opens with synths, theatrical vocals, drums then a full sound. Nice bass 2 1/2 minutes in. Some good prominant guitar after 4 minutes.

"Alhambra" opens with acoustic guitar as synths join in. It kicks in before 1 1/2 minutes with vocals. Pleasant guitar 2 minutes in with pounding drums. Keys after 4 minutes as vocals get serious. Soaring guitar after 6 minutes and the bass stands out. "Inferno" has a good solid sound with crisp drumming. Some excellent guitar and drumming 4 minutes in. "Ajudah" has lots of atmosphere and organ to begin with. Over the top vocals after a minute. Yikes. Vocals do get better. Acoustic guitar after 3 minutes. More theatrical vocals and the guitar 7 1/2 minutes in is great. "De Profundis" opens with acoustic guitar and reserved vocals. Violin comes in as vocals get more passionate and the sound gets fuller. "Tabula Rasa" is the longest track at over 11 minutes, and for me the best one. Drums and flute stand out early as vocals and a fuller sound follows. Synths take the lead. Theatrical vocals after 3 1/2 minutes. A calm 5 minutes in with some beautiful guitar a minute after that. Flute and vocals come back 8 minutes in. Guitar ends it.

Good record, but for me barely 3 stars.

Mellotron Storm | 3/5 | 2008-6-26

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