ARKANA

For those who know me well, then you are aware of my love and devotion to this top notch progressive rock act. In my opinion ASGARD have released four of the best prog CD I have heard in years and remain to this day on my top play list. "Arkana" is a great example of their incredible musical talent delivering many varied mood and tempo swings. The remarkable thing about ASGARD is their similarity to both early GENESIS and FISH-era MARILLION without ever sounding contrived or borrowed. Their music is fresh and invigorating with many challenging musical passages to simply amaze the listener. This is the classic ASGARD line up with some of the greatest progressive rock I have ever heard. ASGARD are tremendous musicians and all you need to do is listen to hear their talents. Alberto Ambrosi is a dear friend of mine and also one of the great prog keyboardists around. Vocals are effortlessly handled by Kikko Grosso who has one of the all time great rock-opera vocals... simply put his talents extend beyond words...