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: : Inside the Atmosphere : :
After hearing this you will have to hand it to
these guys, Atmosphere is probably the closest you might get to Rage for
Order/Warning-era Queensryche, assuming they might have had a steady
keyboard player. Offering ten dark tracks within the heavy prog metal
realm, in relation to the equal presence of heavy guitars and consistent
keyboards among the heavy metal rhythmic background, Inside the
Atmosphere, being brought to us within this summer of very competitive
releases, should be noteworthy as one of the releases to be hard to
compete against.
With the typical Queensryche, Dream Theater
(Images and Words-era), and even some of the Euro-Metal endurance of
Stratovarius, most of the cuts here represent the heaviness that tends
to infuse the record, especially with examples of tracks like the ultra
riff driven “A Cry of Dismay,” the quick tempo “Patience,” being an
example of a creation that would be hard to create as such a dark song,
and the dark emotional “Feardrops” among some of the high points. The
extended piece “Zephaniah” marks the musicianship pinnacle for the
group, while the ballad “There is Love at the End” rounds out the record
on a mellower note. There is even a cover of “Eleanor Rigby,” more
vigorously produced than the original, done in the fashion that only
Atmosfear can, without destroying it.
Overall, the strengths of Stephanow’s guitar chops
and Wulff’s Tate/Alder-esque vocals being at the forefront of this tight
band, Inside the Atmosphere should remain among the likes of many other
bands that are currently at the forefront of prog metal, soon becoming
an equally recognizable name among the others. In these days of all the
weak ‘Ryche/Theater/Fate’s clones coming out at a scary pace, it is good
to see a band get back to basics and just play in a serious manner, to
produce the proper and results most metal fans have been thirsting for
lately.
Reviewer -Tommy Hash
Rating: 7.5 out of 10
Rating: 7.5 out of 10
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