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This band from Chile is quite interesting, and the attractive artwork finally compelled me to
give it a listen. Honestly, I almost turned it off after the first couple
minutes: the female vocals are quite strange, and I really did not like
them. In fact, I didn't realize it was a female for a few songs! However,
something kept me listening.
I'm glad I kept listening, for this band is very talented. After a few songs, I started to appreciate the vocals---they are certainly unique: almost growling at times. In fact, they will really grow on you: I really appreciate the uniqueness of her voice. Besides the female vocals and some occasional male vox, there are some monastic interludes that remind me of some of Symphony X's earlier work. In fact, I couldn't shake the Symphony X connection the entire album, although they admittedly don't really sound very much alike. On the instrumental side of things, the band really impresses with a nice metal mix of fast and furious drumming, soaring guitar work, and some really special keyboard work and orchestration that comes in now and then. In fact, the keyboards kept me listening: they are unique and quite catching---they almost have a folk-ish sound to them. There is nothing overtly new or revolutionary here, but Six Magics has crafted a great album that is worthy of any progressive metal collection. The album takes some serious and compelling turns once or twice, and this keeps things interesting. | ||||||||||||||||||
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