Chronos Zero "Hollowlands - The Tears Path: Chapter One"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: Scarlet Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: January 22, 2016
Tracklist: 
1. The Compression Of Time (5:51)
2. Fracture (7:06)
3. Shattered (5:52)
4. On The Tears Path (5:03)
5. Who Are You? (A Shape Of Nothingness) (1:10)
6. Who Am I? (Overcame By Blackwater Rain) (6:04)
7. Ruins Of The Memories Of Fear (5:15)
8. Phalanx Of Madness (5:52)
9. Oblivion Pt. 1 - The Underworld (7:36)
10. Oblivion Pt. 2 - The Trial Of Maat (5:42)
11. Oblivion Pt. 3 - The Harp (5:08)
12. The Fall Of The Balance (1:34)
13. Near The Nightmare (4:44)
14. From Chaos To Chaos (2:35)

Total time 69:32

Line-up: 
Enrico Zavatta - Guitars, Piano and Keyboards
Federico Dapporto - Bass
Edoardo Velli - Drums & Percussion
Margherita Leardini - Vocals
Manuel Guerrieri - Scream vocals
   With
Jan Manenti (Love.Might.Kill)  - Vocals
Giuseppe Rinaldi - Keyboards

Description/Reviews: 

Wel well well, what do you get if you cross Symphony X, Amaranthe and Rhapsody? The answer would be something close to the sound of Chronos Zero who hail from Italy and boast a progressive metal sound, a futuristic concept album dealing with science fiction and fact and three vocalists; two male, one female all of whom weave complex vocal melodies together. The band have added the growling vocals of Manuel and the soaring classically trained pipes of Margherita since their debut meaning that the Russell Allen-like throat of Jan Manenti (from Love.Might.Kill) now has two perfect foils to tell the complex story. Luckily he is also aided by the virtuosity of the band who rely on the tried and tested method of having the single guitarist playing with insane skill, a rhythm section that changes the time signature and pace at will fluidly adding twists and turns to the songs and a whole load of keyboards from a dedicated keyboardist as well as the from the guitarist, this means the whole thing is cinematic in scope and like I said the Symphony X looms large but not enough to overpower what the band are trying to do, they have enough individuality to separate them from the pack. As I said the album is a concept and as I haven't read the booklet, or heard the debut album, I can't really tell what it's about but it seems to be set in a futuristic world which means that the prog/power of the band is perfect fit, the album weighs in at 14 songs an none of these are short full of instrumental sections, solos as well as barrages of riffage, especially Shattered which tries to throw in as many as possible with three time changes in the song, so if you are not a fan of prog metal it may be a slog but for those that like their metal clever, vivid, huge in scope and full of technical musicianship then Hollowlands - The Tears Path: Chapter One (to give it it's full title) will be sitting somewhere near the top of your must buy list! Expressive, symphonic metal from this Italian metal mob. (musipediaofmetal.blogspot.it)

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