SPHERIC UNIVERSE EXPERIENCE - Anima
FORMAT: CD REALEASE DATE: 26.03.2007 RECORD COMPANY: Sensory Records 8.0
METALFAN RATING: 8.7
USERS RATING: 3 votes
Top 2007: #62 |
Spheric Universe Experience LINE UP: Frederic Colombo - clape, Jonathan Drai - bas, Frank Garcia - voce, Vince Benaim - chitara, Nicolas Muller - tobe |
TRACKLIST: 1. Sceptic2. Being3. The Inner Quest4. Neptune's Revenge5. Stormy Dome6. World of Madness7. End of Trauma8. Heal My Pain9. Questions10. The Key11. Black Materia |
Progressive metal is well sought after in France, and this can be seen not only in the plethora of bands that enter the market, but also in the quality of their products. This Anima, the second album of Spheric Universe Experience, gives as a progressive metal that is excellent in composition and execution, with some absolutely incredible feats in guitar-keyboard combined harmonies. I have very little to fault this album for, and the foremost is that many vocal lines, while not bad, are made in a power-metal manner, and are a bit more uninteresting. On the other hand, the vocals on Neptune's Revenge or The Inner Quest are well found and executed, even if they seem a little forced at times. The album is influenced in many aspects by Dream Theater or Shadow Gallery, but progressive metal is probably a genre where influences seem to be more present than elsewhere. Long songs, many of them exceeding 6-7 minutes, are never boring, as they are diverse and played with energy. Production is done in a classic rock style, focusing on the whole rather than the rhythm, which gives the album a certain 90s flavor. This is definitely an album not to be missed for all prog fans. (+): orchestration, the mixture of prog-power-melody, some keyboard parts.
Cynyc Nota: 8
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Albumul nu mi s-a parut extraordinar. Intr-adevar partea instrumentala e foarte tehnica si abunda in schimbari de ritm specifice metalului progresiv dar nici o piesa nu iese in evidenta si nu ramane in minte la fel ca piesele Dream Theater de pilda. Albumul pare mai mult un exercitiu de tehnica si compozitie. Influenta cea mai evidenta imi pare a veni din partea lui Symphony X - aceleasi ritmuri si structura dar nu si aceeasi inspiratie. Vocalistul nu iese prin nimic in evidenta, banal, sters fara talent. Chiar daca albumul poate fi ascultat o data de doua ori va ramane ulterior in teancul cu cd-uri prafuite menit sa intregeasca colectia de prog dar fara sa se deosebeasca prea mult de multe alte trupe de gen.