High class Progressive Metal we got here. This is the debut album by Echoes from Venezuela. Formed in 2004, in country where ethnic music is more popular somehow, Echoes is nothing more and nothing less than a big surprise. Would you ever expect to listen a Prog Metal band from Venezuela?

From 70s Progressive Rock to 90s Progressive Metal the band is creating magnificent and inspired music. Three guitars, six string bass, drums, percussion, keyboards plus slide guitar are creating piece by piece this very special and unique puzzle of Echoes. The band also recruited several guest vocalists, the gifted saxophonist Dave Duffus (Winds of Dread, Despair) and a chamber string quartet (Farewell). Well I guess that you should be able to get an idea of the richness of music that is hidden in this little diamond.

Melodic, complex, adventures, emotional and ecstatic Progressive Metal music carrying all the Power and passion that this music should have: This is what Echoes are offering to the listener. They are also importing many folk and ethnic features into their music. We can take as an example the "cuatro" which is a traditional Venezuelan folk instrument similar to an ukulele.

Diving deep into the concept of this album we can point an Epilogue as the beginning of a new experience… An Epilogue is where all starts... and in the case of Echoes we got a magical musical trip already started… a trip full of emotions: passion, love, sorrow, nostalgia and melancholy… everything is now turned to music touched by the magic hand of this band.



http://www.echoes.com.ve

Review by: Countraven