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Unconscience is the latest release from Canadians Ivory Knight.
The disc is produced by Annihilator leader Jeff Waters and he
has done a solid job with the overall sound on this release.
Lead track Up From The Ashes has a bit or an Iron Maiden
meets Fifth Angel sound to it. Perhaps this is due to the
vocal similarities of John Devadasan Perinbam to Ted Pilot of
Fifth Angel. The gallop of Borderline sounds like a cross
between Artch and Armored Saint with Perinbam sounding similar
to John Bush on this track. The fingerprints of Waters
seem as if they may come into play on Holy Martyr with its more
technical flavored guitar playing. Unconscience starts
with 40 seconds of guitar flash Rob Gravelle which develops into
a straight ahead power metal romp that also includes a female
soprano interlude from out of nowhere.
Ivory Knight heads into progressive territory on Introspective
which features an organ accompaniment. Once again
Perinbam's vocals call to mind John Bush on this track.
Any song with a title as cool as
In The Fog I Walk has got to be good. With an extremely
eerie (or foggy) introduction, the song evolves into a straight
ahead heavy metal track. Perinbam gives his voice on good
workout on
Theater Of The Insane with some serious screams on this track
which also recalls Artch. The closing track Waiting For
Tomorrow is divided into three parts; the heavy Someone's
Calling, the subdued In Eternal Silence and the heavy finish One
Life To Live.
Jeff Waters has definitely helped Ivory Knight without making
the release a solo album recorded by someone else. With
virtually no influence of Annihilator on the disc, Ivory Knight
stands strong on their own merits on this release.
Track Listing:
Up From The Ashes
Borderline
Holy Martyr
Unconscience
Introspective
The Unseen Enemy
In The Fog I Walk
Theater Of The Insane
Eleven
Waiting For Tomorrow
Part 1: Someone’s Calling
Part 2: In Eternal Silence
Part 3: One Life To Live
Band Members:
John Devadsan Perinbam - Vocals & Keyboards
Rob Gravelle - Guitar
Steve Mercier - Bass
George Nesrallah - Drums
Homepage:
http://www.ivoryknight.com |
