Italy’s At The Soundawn has a new album out called “Shifting” and I think the term progressive metal is in order here. No, don’t think Dream Theater. Think Isis, Neurosis, Pelican and Cult Of Luna. Only not quite as good. Sure, the songs on here are cohesive and fluid enough but I often get the impression that the songs are stretched out to seven - and in one case even nine – minutes because that’s simply the norm in the genre rather than the exception. It’s all executed well enough and more often than not, they come out wining with a decent song but as far as I’m concerned it doesn’t have that extra ‘wow’ factor that would make “Shifting” an impressive album.
Score: 6 out of 10
http://www.lifeforcerecords.com
http://www.myspace.com/atthesoundawn
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