'Teramaze' is a progressive metal band created in the 90s and had a period of inactivity in the 2000s and returned with 'Anhedonia' in 2012. Since this year, the Australians released studio recordings regularly, the latest being 'I Wonder' in 2020. 2021 sees the release of 'Sorella Minore' which continues the story of 'Her Hallo' recounting the adventures of two sisters, one of whom died in a suspect accident and the other, his youngest, is kidnapped in a castle far from the outside world.
This opus contains only 4 titles but the first which is the title song is a long development of more than 25 minutes and embarks us in a progressive saga which obviously requires to linger there to draw all the richness because we navigate in a labyrinth made of multiple nooks and crannies, alternating all kinds of atmospheres and with a melodic theme which returns in different forms, grafting itself quite quickly into our head. The rest of the album features, first of all, the ballad 'Stones' which unfolds a beautiful slow and melancholic melody in which 'Dean Wells' offers us a beautiful vocal performance and a remarkable 'Floydien' guitar solo, then , 'Take You Shot' is a rather linear energetic track and moves away from the progressive, the album ending with a new ballad, 'Between The Shadows', as strong in emotion as the first, and which ends in a very beautiful way. the album (see video here ). In summary, the Australians of 'Teramaze' make us travel in their progressive universe which merges rock and metal and which makes us go through all kinds of feelings with a great emotional force; 'Sorella Minore' should appeal to an audience loving rock and progressive metal who love to abandon themselves in long developments... | |
