VOLUME ONE

Well what a pity for the weak production and the excessive profusion of bombastic solos in the vein of ELP...the album was over the average in that period, regarding the majority of the metal prog works from the USA!!Their use of a remarkable midi-guitar, enriched with an epic timbre, sounded like an "Emersonian keyboard";instead the big apparatus of drums (including timpani, gong and percussion as well) was in the vein of Carl Palmer ..."Fanfare" reminds me of the atmosphere concerning "Brain Salad Surgery" by ELP and, except on the weak vocals (a major defect here) and the excessive guitar solos, the rest is worth checking out at least!!

OK at the end this metal prog is very similar to the classic prog genre- ELP oriented- and as for this reason alone I can easily follow the 54 bombastic minutes of this epic album...but I think that the present album is lacking of an important sense of melody after several listens, which is very important to me! Make your own choice anyway!!