FRAGMENTS

UK band ABANDONED STARS was formed back in 2010, and is based in Edinburgh. They released the "Opening Act" EP in 2011, which was followed by their first full-length album "Fragments", which was officially released in the late winter of 2015 through the fledgling UK label Quergh Records.

Intense, loud and fairly expansive progressive metal is what Abandoned Stars provides us with on their debut album "Fragments", with technical interludes, neoclassical sequences and power metal sections added to their core classic progressive metal sound. The lead vocals as well as the mix and production may not be to everybody's taste, but for those that tend to enjoy progressive metal bands of this general nature and are fond of albums mixed with an almost overpowering loud sound, this CD should be worth an inspection.