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Forgotten Suns - Innergy

SKU PRR710
After toying with the neoprog genre for some time, Portugal's Forgotten Suns lets its freak flag fly and goes full bore with a fantastic prog metal disc. The band is led by virtuoso guitarist Ricardo Falcao who has definitely spent some time listening to John Petrucci. The band has a new vocalist in Nio Nunes. He's got a great voice and fits into the new found sound perfectly. So what is the new sound exactly? Well it consists of more than a few dips into the Dream Theater pool - laser beam keyboard solos, stunning guitar solos, and expressive vocals. There is no doubt - while there are some prog rock underpinnings the Marillion influences have gone by the wayside - this is as good a prog metal album you will hear this year. If you dig chops from hell but with melodies that will stick with you - you need to hear this disc. Think of this band as Portugal's answer to Spheric Universe Experience. Buy or die!!
  • Style:Progressive Metal
  • Record Label:Prog Rock Records
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Would be 5 Pyramids with a better vocalist. Great songwriting. Guitars keyboards and bass are all excellent. Drums are decent, though somewhat uninspired. Maybe I've been spoiled by Thomas Lejon of Andromda. However, the vocals are a major downside for me. Nunes is okay as long as he's hitting the lower notes, but when he goes high, he has serious trouble hitting the right pitch dead on. This would've been acceptable live, but not in a studio album. Some people might also have a problem with the overly long instrumental sections in songs like Outside In and Nanoworld.
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