One of the most promissing and talented guitar player of our days,Mr Glenn Snelwar offers
with this second AT WAR WITH SELF something really interesting to the intelligent prog music
lovers!This is the second try for Glenn Snelwar and his band ,the next step after the very
promissing debut album TORN BETWEEN DIMENSIONS, which was a litltle revelation in the
progressive world in 2005!Definitelly the KING CRIMSON shadow is everywhere,but ...hey!we
are in 2007 with this album and many things can be sayed having such an immense
pattern,model to fallow!We cannot forget Snelwar's involvement in the stellar GORDIAN KNOT
project,but this time the AT WAR WITH SELF adventure continues with a vocal album!It's not
an 100% vocal album,and the addition of some excellent vocals by MARK SUNSHINE brings
something even more interesting and catchy compared to the 100% instrumental first album!
MARK SUNSHINE is definitelly the right choice for the album and fits perfectly well with the
musical direction of ACTS OF GOD!I don't know if the AWWS music can be considered to be
extreme prog metal,it's not at all extreme in the musical message,maybee in the
conception,and what is really imporant is the fact that this kind of music tries to not fallow
some traced directions by other bands!KING CRIMSON is such a huge and immense
inspiration for all the bands in prog music,but this new kind of music is definitelly innovative
and attractive!Even if in the beginning the audition of this kind of music could be difficult,the
next try will open new musical horizons and will give new dimensions for the people who
search new ways of musical expression!SNELWAR and TROTTA are the instigators of this
project and it seems that it's a true alchemy between them.This second try is a won bet for the
band!Let's wait the new shot,and we'll have then the answer if the band's maturity is at it's
peak....I'm sure the answer will be positive!
4 STARS for a very ambitious piece of true art!
Ovidiu |4/5 |
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