Ice Age - Liberation
Magna Carta
Prog metal
12 songs (63'07)
Release year: 2001
Magna Carta
Reviewed by Chris

Interesting prog band, not really a diamond of originality but they have many other qualities. I dunno what's going on since it seems I start to like the style (prog) more and more lately.

The band plays a good, very progressive meta or rock (depending on the songs and moments) and they demonstrate a high level of musicianship and song writing. Their vocalist is very good at his job and fits perfectly the music. The guitar solos can be amazing, both technical and melodic, and they often are doubled with keyboard solos. A lot of transitions, most of time handled very smoothly (when they aren't too many of them in a single song). Production is at the rendez-vous to deliver a crystal clear sound. My only complain would be that sometimes the bands tries to go to far into the compositions, making the song too long, too complicated and sometimes even boring. Thats unfortunate cause sometimes a song starts really well, and after 5 minutes, it goes in every direction and start to get really boring as it lose its structure.

So the guys might not have invented anything new here, but they play a very enjoyable music, very progressive, positively charged and with very good moments but also with a few boring moments. If they can get loose of the superficial moments in their music, they would improve the overall greatly. I feel they have what it takes to become a very good prog band. For every prog metal fan, check this one out. Keep up the good work.

Killing Songs :
The Lhasa Road, The Blood Of Ages, The Guardian Of Forever.
Chris quoted 75 / 100
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