THE SEVENTH SIGN

I had not great expectations to this album, since I paid only US$ 3.50 in a Brazilian web shop for a brand new CD!!! Fortunately, I discovered a good prog metal. Most songs are well performed and there are spaces for the musicians display some solos. My favorites are the title track, "The nightmare", "Pray for rain" and the proggiest "Tomorrow". Even the "radio friend" and simple songs as tracks 2 and 6 are well conducted, though not of my taste - indeed the guitar solo sections save these songs! The vocalist work is amazing, remembering sometimes Tony Martin (listen to tracks 1 and 5, for examples). Pleasant guitar and drums work. Variable drums in most tracks, proper to a prog taste and different to the repetitive and tedious drums in several metal bands. Perhaps with a specialist bass player the result would be better, since Torben plays only the bass basics. Keyboards are OK, without excesses and pleasant solos. Good addition to any prog fan, but non essential. ***½ stars.