DIE ANDERE SEITE

German Symphonic Prog has a very distinctive sound and Traumhaus is not the excpetion. Bands like Epidaurus, Novalis and Grobschnitt are some of the most interesting examples of the particular sound from this part of the world and their mark is totally clear on Traumhaus second album.

But the band has their own sound perhaps the influences; some prog metal sections are entwined with the classical German prog sound, full of psych, kraut and wagnerian sections. And if you add the leading role taken by keyboards, you have a consistent prog album full of brilliant atmospheres and beautiful epic sections.

Maybe not one of the best bands from Germany and even into de prog genre but an enjoyable piece of good symph prog wirh some thrilling moments in the first minutes of "Die Andere Seite Part 1"; the powerful and floating "Hinaus"; the heavy but amazing "Bleibe Hier" and of course, "Die Andere Seite Part 3". An album than any prog fan could enjoy easily.

3+* ...