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interesting and fresh new bands rarely come by these days but here we finally
have one named Comma. They hail out of the doorway to Asia - Turkey - and
their music is also somewhat influenced by the traditional Turkish music which
is one of the reasons why their sound is so different from most other bands.
Another reason is the powerful, although a little whining, vocals from Ufuk
Özkurt which are well worth mentioning. When talking genre Comma would be put
in the progressive metal category but since they once started out in 1998 as a
pure heavy metal band they have a less complex and more straight-forward
approach. Rock Hard editor Götz Kühnemund proclaimed Comma to be a band with
the potential to strike the world and he was definitely right in his judgment.
Even though this is the debut album from the band this is some very impressive
stuff that may well surprise metal fans all over the world. This isn´t the
kind of music you would expect from a country like Turkey but Comma is
definitely a growing promise that should be appreciated by fans of metal in
general since it is not as progressive as many other European and American
acts. The songs are mostly about 5-7 minutes long which is just about perfect
for this kind of music. I am not that familiar with the metal scene in Turkey
and the only other band I can recall at the moment is Leviathan. What I can
say is that the production of this album is extremely well done even compared
to major label releases. This is perhaps not that surprising since it was done
at the biggest studio in Turkey - Civciv - and done by the most promising
producer in the country namely Ayhan Sayiner. It´s great to see metal
spreading all over the world and the quality is getting better all the time.
If you like good music then this is an album worth purchasing right away.
These five very talented musicians have done everything in their might not to
disappoint you and in my opinion they have without a doubt
succeeded.
| Tracklist |
1. Clown 2. Never Betray |
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3. Lost Tears 4. Cradle Of My Dreams 5. Testimony Within |
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6. Key Of Virtue 7. Elusive Dream Of Life 8. Solid Trance |
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9. Mask Of Silence |
: 50.30
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