AYREON - Deathcry Of A Race (4:43)
Album: The Source (2CD) (2017)
Label/Distribution: Music Theories/Mascot/Rough Trade
www.arjenlucassen.com
With AYREON, Arjen Lucassen is focusing more on catchability this time without running into shallow waters. His recipe for success: exquisite melodies, stylistic variety from metal to folk and medieval, opulent arrangements and, as always, a top group of singers led by Dream Theaters James LaBrie.
From Copenhagen comes possibly the next big band of the current Retrorock wave. This cool blues rock CD by The Sonic Dawn (formerly: The Mind Flowers) will certainly bring the late sixties/early seventies back to life. The sound is crisp and everything is set to vintage. The bluesy guitar and the rustic-sensitive vocals are reminiscent of Peter Green and Eric Clapton, the honest sound of bands like Steppenwolf.
