LEAP DAY DEMO

Well, I fully admit I'm only able to review this one because someone has been so kind to put the whole demo on our site as streamsongs so then you just have to listen to these three songs and you can do the review.

I had already noticed this band (from my own country) some time ago because I regularly play the streamtracks on the subgenre's page to try to discover new bands. And this one is pretty new, they launched a debut album this running year and after hearing this demo I'm really contemplating to buy that one. I'm a bit confused though because two of the three songs on this demo are also on the album but the third is called Awaking the Muse and that is actually the title of the real album but is NOT one of the tracks there ! ???

Anyway, the songs on this demo are pleasant and promising. The vocals are (as so often in prog) the lesser aspect of the band but all other elements are at least ok. The instrumental handling as well as the compositions make me convinced Holland has another very fine neoband on the block. There is some resemblance with Flamborough Head's music but that is probably because founder Eddie Mulder is originally from that band.

Tough call between 3 and 4 stars but because this is just a demo and I truly believe they can do even better than this I will go for three here (3,4).