REALITY DREAM

Ok, usually I'm not a big fan of the so-called "Progressive Metal", even though sometimes I can appreciate a few live gigs, like the present one, anyway witnessing the activity of this Polish Band from Warsewz in a special way!!

When the work "Anno Domini High Definition" from Studio was issued, simultaneously Riverside recorded this live in the course of 2008, then post produced at Toya Studios in the following year...two band members came from the world of prog metal, but actually the other members were so involved with a different genre, similar to an aggressive progressive rock, tinged with dark tones, which brought about a diverse mood around their exhibitions on stage!

They remind me of a kind of Modern and dark psychedelic prog, resembling the sound of the recent Porcupine Tree for example, regardless of the ipnotic opener entitled "The same river", whose atmoshere is enriched by means of an interesing guitar, almost "oneiric" in its melodic lines. Unfortunately some other songs like "Rainbow box" or "Out of myself" are not convincing, above all for their lacking creativity, as well as the vocal interpretation, which seems to emulate J. La Brie from Dream Theater in a forced manner...even though the following suite is not bad, especially the interplay guitar/organ within a "non-linear" pattern of "Volte-Face", here reminding me of Dream Theater once again. Instead "Reality dream #3" is characterized by some soft breaks-through alternating a few immediate technical solos, without a common thread.

The visualization and the scenographic aspects of the band, a bit static on stage, represent the second defect of this band, despite of the 16 minutes suite "Second Life Syndrome" ,which is their classic powerful number...ok, but is it enough to regard their music an innovative example of art, especially nowadays?

Anyway a good and essential live work only within a collection of dark prog metal, certainly influenced by a kind of soft progressive rock!! So make your own choice as usual!!