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One of the CDs chief
editor brought with him during his
orthodox eastern holidays in our hometown
is this one, the demo cd of Symbolic.
Listening to it once, I immediately
realized that the review should "bear"
my signature. When I opened the case
I was surprised by two things.
First surprise, the
origin of the band. Bosnia & Herzegovina???
This stands as an undeniable proof
that heavy metal knows no limits.
Second surprises, the genre of metal
Symbolic have chosen to follow. I
was expecting to hear something close
to hardcore or generally extreme metal
(I don't know why but I have the impression
that the extreme genres flourish there).
But melodic heavy metal with neoclassical
references, believe me, I never would
have thought of that.
So, what we have
here is a demo CD consisted of 3 tracks
plus 1 intro, a sufficient amount
to help me draw safe conclusions and
understand that Symbolic have just
left planet underground, heading for
the next one called "label contract".
In fact they're only just few steps
away from there. Do you think I'm
exaggerating? Wait till you listen
to "Don't Turn away" or
"Dreamend" and you'll definitely
agree with me.
In these 3+1 tracks
you'll be offered a blend of magnificent
guitars, not surprising solos but
inspiring enough, successful transitions
between rhythms and key parts that
will definitely remind you of my favorite
Artension. The production could be
better, but since we are talking about
a demo, they are totally excused.
Bottom-line, a very good start and
I can't wait to see how their next
effort will sound. Until then…
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