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Band/
artist: IV Luna
Title: Anteroom (EP)
Released: 2007
Label: Blond Records |
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Track
Listing:
1. Mild September
2: Realize
3. La tua voce
4. Red Room
Total Time: 21:30
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: : The Players : :
Giak
Citro (bass) - Mik Chessa (vocals and guitar) - Laky Chessa (lead
guitar) - Alex Giuliani (drums) |
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 IV
Luna are a prog metal band from Italy. This is their new EP entitled
Anteroom. I found this band difficult to review mainly because I am not
familiar with the prog metal scene in Italy. I really have no other band
to compare them to which may be a good thing since I cannot accuse them
of ripping off other artists.
I found this album quite a bit more interesting than another IV Luna
album D’incanto. The first song “Mild September” is very good. The
vocals on this track range from the intensity of black metal to very
melodic and subdued. One minor gripe is that I had a hard time
understanding the vocalist. It is sometimes hard to tell if he is
singing in English or Italian. I assume the vocals are in English
because of the English song titles, however, it is a good start to the
cd.
The second song, “Realize” starts off with a fierce heavy guitar riff
that continues throughout the song. There are some nice tempo changes in
this song where they slow things down a bit. which adds a nice flavour
to the song. The first time I heard this song I did not think it was
anything special but after listening to it a few times, it is starting
to grow on me.
“La tua voce”, the third song has some nice melodic guitar running along
its entire length. It is not a great track but it is a step up from
their previous work. The chorus has some nice soaring vocals (in
Italian, of course) but nonetheless they are quite effective. A decent
little song.
The last song entitled “Red Room” is probably the hardest song on the
album. It is a heavy metal number but fairly melodic which is fine by
me. There is also some nice percussion work from Alex Guiliani. Make no
mistake, this is still a very guitar orientated album but it is somewhat
more musical than their previous stuff. I would really like to see the
band add keys on their next release as I believe it would add to the
music, especially the slower numbers. On the back of my promo copy it
notes the new album will be released soon. Hopefully the band will
continue in this direction.
Rating: 7 (out of ten)
Reviewer: Jon Neudorf
: : Visit the Artist’s Website : :
: : Discography : :
Libera Mente (1999)
D’incanto (2003)
Anteroom (EP-2006) |
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