LES LARMES DU MONDE

Awax

Progressive Metal

3.00 | 1 ratings

From Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website

Windhawk
Special Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator

This first official full length production by French act AWAX is a frustrating affair.

Their take on prog metal as a genre is at times really refreshing - from the thrash segments blended into opening track Liquidateurs to the folk-tinged passages of Phame Quest, the dark atmospheric and sparse bass and synth passages found in Karmasutra and the intriguing distorted synth-based theme that opens final cut Wax Attaque.

However, in between these and other themes and passages that are distinctly creative and even pretty original at times we're also served galloping riff sequences with the standard synth or shredding overlay, slower passages more similar to generic metal in sound and a vocalist that tends to hit some metal cliches when his voice is strained, rather than restraining the vocal performance for the latter detail.

There's lots of talent here though - and if some metal cliches and a somewhat subpar production doesn't come across as a negative for you there's quite a lot of interest on this production. Flawed but intriguing is my personal asessment of this one.

Windhawk | 3/5 | 2009-9-15

MEMBERS LOGIN ZONE

As a registered member (register here if not), you can post rating/reviews (& edit later), comments reviews and submit new albums.

You are not logged, please complete authentication before continuing (use forum credentials).

Share this AWAX review

Social review comments () BETA

Review related links

Send comments to Windhawk
Report this review (#239431)
Buy AWAX music online with PA partners
Show all AWAX MP3/Stream
Go to AWAX page for videos, full discography with ratings, reviews and much more
Go to Les Larmes Du Monde page for more details, where to buy and ratings/reviews
Search the Forum for AWAX related discussions