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Obsidian is a new band from Brussels, the new
capital of Europe, mixing aggressive yet still very melodic metal with strong
clean vocals and softer ballad-like tunes. The vocalist Frederic Joachim has a
very nice voice but in the slower passages it doesn't sound as interesting as
when the speed increases. I am not very familiar with the metal scene in
Belgium but if there are many bands as good as Obsidian then we will see a lot
more than Ancient Rites and Enthroned in the future. Except for the aggressive
touch there are also lots of progressive elements displayed on their first
album and moreover there is a nice groovy hard rock feeling in the vocal
approach. These five guys know how to use their instruments best and with the
proper label support I would be surprised if they wouldn't grow to become a
big name in the world of metal. The production was handled very well and
professionally by Mario Guccio of the Belgian prog rock band Machiavel. The
only things I don't like about this album are the slower parts. I do like the
slower parts from bands like Iced Earth, Opeth and Iron Maiden but with
Obsidian it just doesn't sound good, only annoying. Still this is a band to
look out for in the future.
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1. Hard Day |
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2. Now I'm No More 3. Wake Up 4. Silent Voices 5. |
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Precious Moment 6. Shores Of Disillusion 7. Men Losing Faith |
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8. Third Sight (Xxlucidity) 9. Nowhere Asylum |
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