Cyrax "Experiences"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: Wormholedeath Records
Format: digital 
Release date: December 11, 2020
Tracklist

1. Ut Queant Laxis (2:33) 

2. Notes From The Underground (7:07) 

3. Dorian Gray (4:43) 

4. Reflections, Pt.2 (4:41) 

5. Truemetal (7:04) 

6. Óró ('sé Do Bheatha 'Bhaile) (4:52) 

7. Wozzeck (4:03) 

8. Odysseia (4:37) 

9. Преступление и Наказание (Global Warming) (3:15) 

10. Infinito (Prologo) (3:55) 

Total Time 46:50

Line-up

Marco Cantoni: Vocals, Choir

Gianluca Fraschini: Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Choir

Martin Chionna: Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Ukulele

Lorenzo Beltrami: Drums, Percussions, Electronics, Soundscape, Choir

   With

Marco Corazza: Bass

Still: Growl on tracks 2, 3, 7, 9

Ligeia: Vocals and Choir on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11

Nada Neghiz: Vocals and Choir on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Francesca Galassi: Vocals and Choir on tracks 4, 6

Jacopo Marinelli: Growl on tracks 2, 7, 9

Gregory Sobrio: Growl on tracks 3, 5

Vittoria Oliva: Vocals and Choir on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 11

Jacopo Bonora: Keys on tracks 1, 5, 8

Francesco Convertini: Violin on tracks 5, 6, Keys on track 2

Marco "Wedro Sax" Predabissi: Sax on tracks 3, 8, 11

Enzo Pignatelli: Keys on tracks 3, 4, 10

Stefano Cucchi: Keys on tracks 3, 4

Description/Reviews:

On this particular release the band play an extremely unusual style of prog metal, it’s very eclectic and in some ways is chaotic and all over the place. One second, you'll be listening to a choir type segment backed with crisp female vocals then there will be some death metal style vocals playing over jazz music and then all of a sudden, we get what almost sounds like carnival style music backed by flutes and electronic elements. This would definitely have to be one of the most unusual releases I've listened to in a while and it’s taken me a little while to wrap my head around it.

Read the full review at cavedwellermusic.net

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Cyrax "Pictures"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: Bakerteam Records
Format: CD
Release date:  March 31, 2015
Tracklist: 
1. Cyrax (5:05)
2. The 7th Seal (5:59)
3. Cockroach (3:43)
4. These Greenvalleys (4:11)
5. Oedipus Rex (4:06)
6. Shine Through Darkness pt. I (7:22)
7. Shine Through Darkness pt. II (3:36)
8. Shine Through Darkness pt. III (3:39)
9. Phunkrax (2:55) (bonus)

Line-up: 
Marco Cantoni - Lead Vocals
Filippo Ferrari - Lead and Rhythm Guitar
Paolo Musazzi - Lead and Rhythm Guitar/Synth Programming
Cesare Ferrari - Bass Guitar
Lorenzo Beltrami - Drums
Larsen Premoli - Keyboards
Gianmarco Giuseppe Andreoli - Violin
Giacomo Molteni - Cello
Evelyn Iuliano - Lead and Backing Vocals
Viola Barinotti - Backing Vocals
Antonio Pecere - Backing Vocals
Claudia Pinzello - Backing Vocals
Cristina Paschina - Backing Vocals

Description/Reviews: 

While the "heavy metal" is apparent, it's not the first thing you might notice in Cyrax's musical equation. Notable is the extensive and varied use of keyboards, from quirky and innovative synths to the significant piano presence. Both can be found in the song Cyrax, which expresses the band's raison d'etre. However, the keyboard solo in the first half sounds like ducks farting underwater. The piano often adds a subtle even delicate nuance to a largely heavier number as in the later third of Shine Through Darkness Part I. Then at the start of Part II, the synths turn to the sound of harpsichord. If you're piano and synth fan, Larsen Premoli will give you a large and entertaining lesson in their creative use.
A second thing of interest is the large use of classical music elements in nearly every song. I'm not talking about the huge use of keys to create some bombastic symphonic canvas (like Rhapsody of Fire, for instance). Cyrax uses both violin and cello, along with some choral vocals and piano, to steal lines traditional classical music.

 Read the full review by Craig Hartranft at dangerdog.com

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Cyrax "Reflections"

Country: Italy
Sub Genre: Progressive Metal
Label: Musea
Release date: October 24, 2013
Tracklist: 
1 - Doom Against True Hell (4'34)
2 - My Kingdom For A Horse (4'07)
3 - The Moore Of Venice (4'58)
4 - Fight (4'49)
5 - Thunderlight (4'12)
6 - Last Call (6'13)
7 - Feel The Essence Of Blues (4'25)

Line-up: 
Marco Cantoni - Lead Vocals
Antonio Rubuano - Lead and Rhythm Guitar
Paolo Musazzi - Lead and Rhythm Guitar
Cesare Ferrari - Bass
Paolo Biocchi - Drums
   With:
Davide De Stefano - Backing Vocals
Evelyn Iuliano - Backing Vocals
Larsen Premoli - All Keyboards

Description/Reviews: 

Their debut album, Reflections, ranges from soft, gentle melodies to sharp heavy-metal topics, exhibiting a great variety of styles and composing solutions. Its beginning is somewhat aggressive - it is also sustained by ‘industrial’ electronic creations, while the second track introduces more classical/epic themes (except for the instrumental intrusion in the ending). Then, after a curious introduction, hard matters are followed by technical guitar-drums passages. The 4th track wildly returns on classical landscapes, the 5th is an instrumental composition where fascinating harmonic experiments take place. The next step is a very epic-metal chapter, introduced by a choir execution. Another one song exists, but nothing should be disclosed about it!

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