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What the hell is that? Some kind of moderate Borknagar or
Dimmu Borgir with progressive musical phrases and folkloric passages! What
would it be next? From an old progger with a new open metal mind, I have just
one thing to say: it's greeeeat!!! When you get people like Asgeir Mickelson
(Spiral Architect) on drums and Steve DiGiorgio (Control Denied) on fretless
bass, you know you're in for a pretty technical and intricately delicious
treat. As an aside, I'd like to mention that I've always been very fond of
fretless sound and those playing it usually do some extraordinary work with
it, reaching far beyond the normal role that the bass is intended for. Most
compositions are powerful but don't be afraid to be involved with boring
power metal because this is not the case and the vocals are not of the
annoying high pitch type either but rather pleasant and death when Mr.
Generator deemed necessary. The concept behind this album is pretty scientific
and esoteric which suits perfectly a prog project. The only missing element is
a long lasting piece that gets you lost in nowhere land. "Vem Styr
Symmetrin?" is directly going to show you an outstanding bunch of highly
talented musicians on which the lyrics are in Sweedish, adding a mystical
touch to the piece. Two other songs are in foreign language. "E.S.P. Mirage"
is an awesome opus with a funny intro of keyboard and fretless sound bouncing
all over the place before the powerful complex adventure begins. Stunning
demonstration of creativity and ability. "Spegelsfären" will fill your
ears with many pleasures including once again this incredibly good fretless
sound even as a solo instrument. Even if some folk influences are showing in
tracks 1, 4 and 7, it becomes more obvious on "A Star-Guarded Coronation"
being a real pleasant folkloric jewel with galactic sonic partitions. Looks
like a Vintersorg's fan is
born!
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Quotation 2. Vem Styr Symmetrin? 3. A Metaphysical Drama |
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Spegelsfären 7. The Explorer 8. A Star-Guarded |
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Coronation 9. Trance Locator |
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