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EXCAVATIONS OF THE MIND

Sky Architect

 

Heavy Prog

3.89 | 302 ratings

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Marty McFly
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4 stars Is this La Cucuracha tune during first mid section of Deep Chasm Pt. 1 ? I mean its twisted, dark Jazz Metal & shadow corners of Earth messing with Lovecraftian Cthulhu beasts, spawning this weird abomination.

Or something like that.

Actually, the rest of this album is much lighter (even it should be paradox, because this album is in Heavy Prog department, probably just another blasphemy of mine). Melodic a lot and sometimes crossing (pun intended) into what we call Crossover here.

The band also isn't afraid of doing some heavy jamming in the spirit of its genre.

Yes, it is indeed dark, but only mildly, using a lot of 70s structures, but not sounding as vintage Prog (no Genesis, no Yes, nothing like that, just original and fresh new Prog). Cover looks at the first sight as typical, little bit schizophrenic piece of art, but is actually somehow interesting, more than it would normally be (probably colours).

4(+), so far.

I would recommend this to almost everybody. It's accessible, continuing with legacy from the past, but original enough not to be called clone, melodic, yet not cheesy (but rather dark). Great album.

Marty McFly | 4/5 |

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