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BEYOND THE STARS

Ivory Tower

 

Progressive Metal

3.90 | 15 ratings

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kev rowland
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4 stars This is the second album from German band Ivory Tower, flowing on from their self-titled debut in 1998. It is certainly very powerful, firmly in the area of prog metal, which appears to have much more followers on the continent than it does in the UK. At times it is very heavy indeed, with the guitar of Sven Böge obviously being multi-tracked many times. The result is an album that may actually be too heavy for followers of prog who have ended up listening to this genre almost by accident. If, however, you are a hard rock fan who enjoys metal with melody then here is an album that you can really get your ears into.

With songs varying in length from under two minutes to nearly 12, the band shows that they can concentrate on small themes or really spread out and diversify. The production is also very good indeed, which is a plus as this is a relatively new band and it is mostly self-produced.

With good artwork as well this is an album that is definitely worth seeking out if hard melodic rock is your idea of a good time.

Originally appeared in Feedback #58

kev rowland | 4/5 |

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