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| Format | CD |
| Country | Italy |
| Recorded | 2000 |
| Issued | 2001 |
| Label | AB Records |
| Cat no. | - |
| Playing time | 50:38 |
| Reviewer | Johan Dalsrud |
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This musical project is the first album by guitarist Fabrizio Bonanno after three cassettes. He is also a member of the band Wounded Knee, which is an Italian prog metal band with two albums behind them.
This offering is also in the prog metal vein, with a slight ethnic touch. We are told that hand made ethnic instruments are used on the record, but apart from acoustic guitars and some percussion here and there, we are actually not able to hear them.
On the record, we are presented with symphonic and riff -based music with a few variations and lyrics sung in Italian. A few of the tracks are instrumental, and these are dominated by guitar solos (which is only natural as the man is a guitarist).
With the help of three friends, this record has become a fair effort, with a slightly home-made sound on a couple of tracks.
An issue of average quality, OK, but not exciting enough to keep me interested throughout the 50 minutes which the record lasts. Italian prog metal can definitely be played worse than this, but Italian prog can also be so much more exciting, so there are plenty of other issues to explore.
© 2002 Tarkus Magazine