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APPEARANCE OF NOTHING is a Swiss band, which was surprisingly
signed by ESCAPE MUSIC. The band is playing Neo-Classical
Progressive Metal that sounds quite melodic and is not far
away from SERENITY, which was another underground band from
Switzerland (or was it Austria?) that released a CD on ESCAPE
MUSIC. The origins of the band go back to the 1990s, but it
took them until now before an official CD release was possible,
so a big thank you to ESCAPE MUSIC for releasing this record.
The Melodic Progressive Metal contains influences of bands
like SYMPHONY X, DREAM THEATER and VANDENPLAS, but to reach
that high level is a tough task. After repeated listens of
the band’s first album, I can conclude that ‘Wasted time’
is not a wasted time at all, because this band delivers some
high quality Melodic Progmetal, with as highlight the epic
15 minutes counting “The science of light”. The only pity
are some aggressive second vocals here and there, not necessary
as the band has a great melodic clean singer and the choruses
of their songs are very melodic. Something worth checking
for the fans of PAGAN’S MIND, MIND’S EYE and VANDENPLAS…
www.appearanceofnothing.com
(Points: 8.3 out of 10)
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