INVERTIGO

The band themselves claim to mix the complexity with accesibility in Progressive Rock forms and that is pretty much what is going on in ''Next Stop Vertigo''.Well-written, fresh and passionate ideas transform into well-arranged, fairly accesible but also very demanding musicianship with strong vintage influences but always performed under a very modern attitude.Invertigo's music contains strong melodies, sensitive and very expressive vocals (non-accented by the way) and dynamic rhythmic parts.Still all the compositions are quite long to offer plenty of twists and turns, demanding instrumental passages and solos, filled with lots of piano, big symphonic synthesizers, sudden breaks and even retro-sounding textures with organ and Mellotron.A bit of MAGIC PIE, a bit of MILLENIUM, a bit of SUBSIGNAL and a bit of SPOCK'S BEARD combined determine the band's style.The 12-min. epic ''Special'' really holds all of these elements and is the absolute highlight of this release.

Very good German semi-Symphonic/Neo Progressive Rock with a modern approach and a really cool atmosphere overall.Strongly recommended, this is definitely a band to keep an eye on...3.5 stars.

"InVertigo" has made a fine album with "Veritas", a smooth and melodic production that strikes a fine balance between exploring gentle, melodic passages and harder edged, metal-oriented sequences. Generally light in tone and spirit, with something of an uplifting mood throughout, this is an accessible and easy on the ears endeavor that I suspect will find its key audience amongst fans of bands like Toxic Smile and Sylvan, the former of these perhaps not surprisingly signed to the same label as InVertigo.