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One
of the new bands that shocked me with
their releases and that I declare
to be their fan are Adagio. Mastermind
is one of the top young composers-guitarists
Stephan Forte. I am sure that all
of those who have listened to his
first two releases will agree with
me (especially if they enjoy Neoclassic
Power). For those who didn't happen
to listen to them, I would introduce
them as the European answer to Symphony
X, with more references to Kansas
than Rush.
A while ago their
third studio work was released and
for one thing I was impressed once
more. The composing abilities of Stefan
Forte are amazing and we don't
need "Dominate" to confirm
it. He puts elements in their sound
that someone can find in more extreme
kinds of metal. The growling vocals
from Forte have enhanced the melodic
Neoclassic Power Metal, making thus
an even darker sound. The keyboards
are less affective synthetically in
their music than the previous CDs,
but where they participate astonish
us once again. On the vocals there
is another unbelievable phenomenon.
Whenever you listen to his presence
he makes a great result making "Dominate"
on of the top albums of the year.
Bottom Line: Once more Stephan did
an amazing job and with "Dominate"
he proved how good and how open minded
composer he is, apart from being a
fascinating guitarist. Buy a gift
to yourselves. Listen to any of their
songs. Then everything will get on
track as their discography will conquer
your CD case.
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