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A melodic, dramatic heaviness leaning towards Dream Theater or Haken. An Argentine project BASTIAN PER named after the frontman 'seBASTIAN prosPERi' (easily understood) released a good creation in the summer of 2021 under such a 'no-good' situation all over the world, to launch power and encouragement for the audience. Their sound attitudes would be to blend orthodox progressive metal with listener-friendly pop spices, that are obviously expressed in their second album.

"A Better World ~ Overture" has a kind of fascinating stream. After quiet acoustic lines featuring smooth voices, the powerful wondrous departure opens the curtain. steady and rigid instrumental plays are crucial for their musical stance. Sometimes drastic earthy texture, sometimes beautiful hopeful brightness can be squeezed into our ears and inner minds. This beginning should be a precious luxurious souvenir for us. The colourful sound mixture filled with various appearances could express their musical intentions and strategies, let me say. "Through The Fires" involves their energetic voices / chorus and slightly depressive melodic achievements, sounds catchier and more favourable for us though. There are some complicated rhythmic moments but who cares ... it will be good if it's enjoyable.

Anyway, the opening keyboard playing in "Seize The Day" definitely impresses me in a classical manner. This moment is my treasure, flooded with delicate, delightful melody lines and thrilling keyboards-oriented dreams. Also as for "The Safe Place", always wondering why progressive metal combo can create such brilliant, beautiful songs so amazingly. On the other hand, Derek Sherinian's keyboards solo play in "Greatness Delirium" is another brilliance. A bit short track is full of charm and bright wish, that will give us dreamy dreams and hopeful hope. The tited track sounds pretty acceptable, in the similar vein to adult oriented rock in mid 70s. Mellow rhythmic touches and dreamy melodic movements remind us that Kiss meet pop ballad in our adolescents, but too soft and smooth for us to get it as progressive.

As a result, it sounds like they blend heavy / metal progressive with conventional popular rock in the 70s. Yes to be honest, let me say they would have treated their creation with more of full-blown progressive metal or heavy prescription ... a fantastic album nonetheless!