THE FALL OF BLISS

Sometimes patience repays. Initially the music in this album sounded too much off-the-wall to me, plus the vocals didn't quite captivate me. Yet there was something in it...Every now and then I used to give it a spin, but nothing improved demonstrately in my mind, until one day everything clicked and ever since it is a regular visitor in my CD- player. Nikitas Kissonas, the mastermind behind Methexis, goes deep in the progressive hole, laying out some sinister and unusual tracks. The opener Eradicated Will sets pretty much the stage for the album: clausterphobic surroundings and diversity. The heavy-prog Track the Saviours follows the piano-driven 'ballad' Lines on a Bust (on the piano is his former bandmate Jargon from Verbal Delirium) which has followed the cinematic Those Howling Wolves. Impossible to get bored in here! Nikitas uses quite often his voice to create atmosphere (These Howling Wolves, The Aftermath), but, to my ears, not too successfuly. The tetralogy The Fall of Bliss that bookends the album stretches out and takes us through a beautiful prog journey where we are accompanied by wonderful melodies. When the music permits, the performance of Nikos Miras on the drums adds some truly interesting touches. Having witnessed Jargon sharing the stage with Nikitas Kissonas singing Lines on a Bust I couldn't help but think that had another, more appropriate voice was considered for the album, the result would be spectacularly better, but Nikitas wanted to realize his musical vision almost single-handedly.

I am in a dither about giving it 3 or 4 stars, since 3,5 is closer to my taste. I have no reservation at all in recommending it with all my heart.

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