GHOSTS OF YESTERDAY

German band SARIS has a history that goes back to 1981 and a somewhat complicated history with quite a few different line-ups along the way. The current incarnation of the band solidified sometime after 2010 I believe. "Ghosts of Yesterday" is the second album this version of the band have crafted and their fourth album overall, and was released in 2017 through local publisher Duck Dive Music.

Saris' blend of hard rock and various aspects of progressive rock on "Ghosts of Yesterday '' is a very engaging one at it's best and a pleasantly engaging one otherwise. The first half of this album in particular strikes me as a strong example of relatively easy going hard neo progressive rock. While this is not an album I think will find favor among those who enjoy the more challenging aspects of progressive rock, I would suspect that those with an interest that spans hard rock and AOR style rock as well as neo progressive rock should find this album to be an interesting one to lend an ear to.