LONG NIGHT'S JOURNEY INTO DAY

Redemption

Progressive Metal

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Redemption is a reliable source of killer riffs, shredding solos, vocal hooks and melodic arrangements, and this album is no different. Tom Englund (of Evergrey) replaces Ray Alder (of Fates Warning) on the mic here. Both gentlemen are well-suited to this kind of dramatic music, although Tom, probably having been a last-minute replacement, in places sounds kind of subdued here.

Long Night's Journey Into Day probably won't be judged as Redemption's finest - there is less variety here than on earlier albums, which were a bit more atmospheric, and the guys, probably sensing it, seem to try to cover this deficiency with more hyperactivity - but it's still very solid.

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Posted Saturday, October 6, 2018 | Review Permalink

praj912

Sorry, there's just too many guitar solos on this album. If I wanted to listen to constant blistering guitar solos combined with great songs then I would listen to Redemption. And Tom Englund, he's not from America. He's Svenska-ish. This is a return to form. Englund proves again he is the best voice in melodic metal. He sounds like Alder at times, but Englund knows how to lift a melody out of the noise. The guitar solos are sublime, sublime. The songs have meaning and the cheesiness lost. Quirante, I missed thee. Explosive tasteful drumming. Everything else solid. Backing harmonies adding depth. Great choruses. Not progresive by today's standards, quality smart metal performed by maestros. 4/5 because it ain't prog.

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Posted Friday, October 26, 2018 | Review Permalink

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