DISCESA AGL'INFERI D'UN GIOVANE AMANTE

An incredibly impressive second album from Il Bacio Della Medusa which sounds like a lost gem from the 1970s - except the way it mashes up different styles from then in a way they weren't ever quite mashed up before also makes it feel reasonably new. At points steeped in the prog tradition of Jethro Tull, PFM and Banco, at other points rocking the hell out with some pure hard rock riffs, at other points getting scary and martial, the album's songs blend together into a compelling suite which keeps me gripped from beginning to end. Definitely one to watch, this band - I'll certainly be looking to hear their other material.