Riverside - Rapid Eye Movement

Artist : Riverside
Record : Rapid Eye Movement
Published : 2007 Inside out


Mariusz Duda and his Riverside returns with "Rapid Eye Movement" . Can these Polish prog metal wonderboys continue what they gave us on "Out of myself " and "Second life syndrom" ?

Yes and No . Its still great music , these guys know how to come up with inteligent , melodic and cathy prog metal.But to be honest I think their previous efforts are better than this years release.And with Porcupine Tree's new album in mind , Riverside end up being second best in class this time around . Its a good album , and it might grow and get better in time , but for now its a little disapointing .

If you are new to Riverside , I recommend you get "Out of Myself" and "Second life Syndrom" first .

Homepage : http://www.riverside.art.pl/eng/main.html

6\10 ("out of myself" 9\10 - "Second Life Syndrom" 9\10)

Winds - Prominence and demise

Artist : Winds
Record : Prominence and Demise
Published : 2007 The End Records


Complex prog music with experienced musicans sometimes leads to total overkill , "Lets pour out all we have on one album just to show how technical skilled we are" . . . .


And . . . it is damn good to hear that this is not the case at all here . Complex prog music , yes , but its done with both mind and heart , this album is catchy , melodic , interesting , suprising , its just simply great . Different vocalists \ vocalist styles also makes it even more interesting . And the great Dan Swanø also appears here (I know , I buy everything with his name on blindfolded . . . but dont let that scare you..)And Hellhammer sure know how to handle those drums . . . \m/


Recording Line-Up:

Lars E. Si (Age of Silence, ex-Khold, Tulus) - Vocals
Carl August Tidemann - Guitars
Andy Winter (Age of Silence) - Piano, keyboards
Hellhammer (Age of Silence, Arcturus, ex-The Kovenant, Mayhem) - Drums

Session members:

Four esteemed guests:
Agnete M. Kirkevaag – Soprano Voices (Madder Mortem)
Lars Nedland – Alto Voices (Age of Silence, Borknagar, Solefald)
Dan Swanö– Tenor Voices (Edge of Sanity, Nightingale, Second Sky, ex. Bloodbath)
Øystein Moe – Bass (ex. Tritonus, Ulver)

Also appearing from the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra:

Andre Orvik – First Violin
Vegard Johnsen – Second Violin
Dorthe Dreier – Viola
Hans Josef Groh – Cello

Go get it !

8\10