Echotime "Side"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: Rockshots Records
Format: CD
Release date: May 5, 2017
Tracklist: 

1. In - Side
2. Mr. Valentine
3. The Fourth Estate
4. The Lighthouse
5. Money
6. Sickness
7. Addiction
8. Hymn of Glory
9. Millstone
10. The Orphanage
11. The Bend of Love
12. Lust and Desire
13. The River
14. Black Dunes
15. Stream of Life
16. I Have Seen...
17. Freakshow (The)
18. Out - Side

Line-up: 
Alex Kage : Voice
Federico "Face" Fazi : Drums
Nicolas "Nick" Pandolfi : Guitar
Giacomo "Chris" Bartolini : Bass
Federico "Smiths" Fabbri : Keys

Description/Reviews: 

The band try to create a personal sound, different from metal and progressive clichè contaminated with jazz, pop, rock, latin and funk music, influenced by soundtracks from action and adventures movies with a unique attention to arrangements and sounds. ‘Side’ is a concept album, a journey through the life of the major character called Lily. Corruption, violence, war are the main problems of this allegorical world where all the narrated lives are bended together by music which create different atmosphere story by story.

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Echotime "Genuine"

Country: Italy
Sub Genre: Progressive Metal
Label: logic(il)logic Records
Release date: March 30, 2013
Tracklist: 
SCENE 1: "THE KEY"
| - In the cage
II - The Choice
III - Running to Lead-town
IV - G - Advertisement
V - Show your faces on TV

SCENE 2: "THE CHAOS"
I - A road to Rule square
II - The March
III - Chant of Abbey district
IV - Breaking the prayers

SCENE 3: "THE RISING"
I - Frames inside the Lab.
II - Echoes
III -Genuine 10:10 (A new Cure)
IV - The chemical dawn
V - In rebels' hand

SCENE 4: "THE LAST BREATH"
I - Clash at Velasco district
II - Fragile Pantomime
III - An Epic tragedy
IV - the Question

Line-up: 
Andrea "BANA" Anastasi - Guitars
Filippo "PHIL" Martignano - Keyboards and guitars
Alessandro "ALEX" Cangini - Vocals
Federico "FACE" Fazi - Drums
Stefano "EGO" Antonelli - Bass

Description/Reviews: 

Just as I was about to write-off the entire progressive metal genre for lack of originality along comes something like this, giving me hope that a new symphonic metal band actually can emerge from under the shadow of Dream Theater and find a unique voice all their own... "Genuine" is a four act metal opera with industrial Steampunk overtones, relating the tale of a Daniel Anthony, chemistry researcher who stumbles upon a new molecule called 'Genuine' which if used properly can help the entire planet. But someone in a position of power wants to suppress Anthony's discovery and does so by imprisoning him to keep his discovery secret. But one night a mysterious stranger materializes in the cell and helps Daniel to escape through time and space. And upon his return uncovers secrets about Leadtown and it's sordid past.

Read the full review by  Joseph Shingler at prognaut.com

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