Ashes - Arcane Reviews
Newest Review: ... recordings, and as such is a lot less instantly gratifying and creative than their Aussie contemporaries Alchemist. Matthew ... more
... Martah's keyboards and organ are given the same prominence as Michael Gagen's guitars, not an awful lot in either case, and Jim Grey carries the majority of the album through with his enjoyable but imitable singing. 'Ashes' itself is essentially an extended narrative with vocal theatrics reminiscent of seventies prog acts such as Van der Graaf Generator among others, and won't satisfy those looking for a prog metal extravaganza in the style of the similarly lengthy 'The Odyssey' by Symphony X, 'A Change of Seasons' by...more
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by - written on 26/01/08 (Very useful, 52 readings)
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The first release from Australian prog metal band Arcane was originally going to be an extended E.P. consisting entirely of their twenty-four minute epic 'Ashes,' until the order came to bulk it out to a longer release. Does that necessarily mean that the other four songs on here are of a lower standard and tantamount to filler? It's difficult to tell, as the style is fairly blandly consistent throughout; for a progressive band, there isn't an awful lot of experimentation here. Progressive metal is quite a broad-reaching term that encompasses bands as diverse as Shadow Gallery and Atheist, but the style here flows more along the lines of the pleasant, heavily ... Read the complete review
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