ATLAS

Verganti is a new act on prog rock scene, they are from Italy and the debut was released in 2017 named Atlas. This is a concept album, with a strange theory behind that the human beings were created by aliens. Back to the music, this is the type of prog rooted in the glorious '70s, Atlas being influenced obviously by italian bands from that period like Latte e Miele or New Trolls, but aswell with passages remind me of Magenta or King Crimson in places, so a combination of symphonic prog moments with some neo parts added, all with a vintage sound. The instrumental parts are more then ok, keyboards and guitars are done in beautiful manner and are enough passionate instrumental sections to please every fan of the genre.There are female/male voclas with a sophisticated aproach all sung in italian. This Atlas album is quite great from start to finish, odd in places but intresting in others, there is something for everyone here and the result is good. The story and tale is intresting aswell giving to this band a special status in today scene. 3.5 stars for sure.