COUNTERCLOCKWISE

Croatian composer and multi-instrumentalist Ivan MIHALJEVIC is fast approaching becoming a veteran in the Croatian rock scene with almost a decade as an active musician, despite still a few years shy of reaching thirty years of age. Best known as a member of hard rock band Hard Time, but also with a solo career that people have started taking notice of. "Counterclockwise" is his third solo production, and was released towards the end of 2012 on the Zeta Factory label.

Ivan Mihaljevic & Side Effects have made themselves a fine album with "Counterclockwise". Well made, produced and performed material ranging from hard rock to metal in style, with occasional art rock flourishes and a few instances of purebred progressive rock and metal outings too. An accessible album that demands and deserves a mainstream audience interest, but with enough sophisticated details to be of interest also to fans of progressive rock and progressive metal. A CD well worth investigating, in particular by those who tend to fancy sophisticated yet accessible hard rock and metal in general.