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Circus Maximus - The First Chapter

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“Wow, what an impressive debut from these Norwegian progsters! I feel the same way about prog metal as I do about power metal: some of it I like a great deal and some of it does absolutely nothing for me. CIRCUS MAXIMUS' "The 1st Chapter" does damn nea...
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The new wave of Norwegian progressive metal has found a worthy representative in Circus Maximus. The band has a wide variety of musical influences, from pop/rock to 70's Prog-Rock to Heavy and Death metal, all of which is blended together and gives them their unique sound. This melting pot creates a mixture of great melodies, groove, heavy riffs and weird odd time signatures.

"The First Chapter" was recorded in various studios in Norway, and mixed in October 2004 in Denmark at Jailhouse Studios with well-known producer Tommy Hansen (Helloween, Pretty Maids, Wuthering Heights) at the helm.

The sound is impeccable, the musicianship is out-of-this-world, Michael Eriksen's voice is amazing (reminding of Tony Harnell, Joey Tempest and Ronnie Atkins), and the songs are simply outstanding. A superb mixture of classic hard rock anthems and progressive technical bits and pieces. Just listen to tracks as the upbeat opener "Sin", the beautiful ballad "Silence From Angels Above", the grandiose "Glory Of The Empire" or the 19-minute magnum-opus "The 1st Chapter".

This album will appeal to all fans of bands such as Symphony X, TNT, Dream Theater, Pretty Maids and Queensryche.

Circus Maximus will be making their North American debut at ProgPower USA in Atlanta, GA on September 16, 2005.
  • Style:Progressive Metal
  • Record Label:Sensory
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TOP CLASS PROG METAL!One of the most impressive debuts in years!Top class production and amazing musicianship!A must have for all prog metal lovers in the vein of PAGAN'S MIND,ANUBIS GATE and CLOUDSCAPE!STUNNING!BRILLIANT!PERFECT!
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This album is one of the best to come along in a long time. Circus maximus is by no means just another power prog copy cat band. I think the sound is more a mix of balance of power and dream theater and the vocals are very Lance king/Labrie. Although I fail to see how some reveiws compare this band to TNT, Symphony X and Queensryche...This band buries TNT hands down and sounds nothing like them in my book. And as far a Symphony and ryche go...Circus Maximus is a lot less zippy than Symphony X and not as rock opera as Queensryche...again, think Balance of Power meets Dream Theatre with a splash of AOR and there you will have it...The vocals here are killer and the music is just simply fantastically orchestrated..This is a great power prog album for those fans who want to hear a band play great instead of just trying to play fast..This Cd gave me goosebumps in parts..it's really that good..I can't say enough about it!!!!
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