AURORA DOS SONHOS

First APOCALYPSE's album I heard was "Perto do Amanhecer". I was surprised why they are in Symphonic - that one was very good MARILLION Fish-era clone with average Portugese vocals. With "Aurora dos sonhos" it is deserved - APOCALYPSE has grown immensly!

Imagine the same way beautiful MARILLIONish atmosphere, but played in a more complex way (COLLAGE, RED SAND and DREAM THEATER circa "Images and Words" come to mind) while not loaing their fantastical melodic gift! Vocals are rare thing here - to my luck, as I ain't a huge fan of Portugese singing! Tracks are mainly 9-12 minutes long with 2 shorter tracks in the beginning (each one is 6 and a half minutes long). I saw "Jamais..." video version before listening to album and was completely impressed both by musicians' level and their composing talent. Incredible!

To finish with, I EXTREMELY recommend this Symphonic Neo Prog Masterpiece for those who like MARILLION and related bands (COLLAGE, RED SAND, IQ, SAENS, even NEXUS), for Latin America Prog devotees and for those who likes both melodic and complex sides in Prog!!! APOCALYPSE serves as a paragon of equilibrium between these sides. Again, HIGHLY recommended! A Must!

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