KVAZAR

Interesting debut by this norwegian band. It´s a mix of old school symphonic prog with some melancholic overtones so commonly found in those skandinavian outfits. This CD is more promising than fullfilling, though. The songs are nice, but not really outstanding nor very memorable. Please don´t get me wrong, you can see those guys are good, but maybe still a little green t at the songwriting department. Of course all the musicians are very good and the drummer is fantastic. The porduction does not help matters much, being somewhat flat, robbing the band some of its playing power. Nevertheless, it is still quite good and certainly I´m looking forward to hear its flollow up.

Rating: 3 stars. If you´re into those northern melancholic type of prog, it´s a worthy pick.