'Lost Forever' is a Brazilian metal group mixing heavy, power and progressive and which already has more than 20 years of existence with several album releases including the last 'Rising' already dates from 2011, the last released 'Unbreakable' being their 3rd studio recording. From the first listen to the 8 compositions, we feel that they have reached a maturity that allows them to tackle several genres and even mix them while keeping a power metal frame.
And yet, the introduction of the first title 'Let It Go' suggests that the style has softened and it has an impression of AOR but the saturated guitars supported by a powerful sound quickly appear for a energetic title with melodic lines that we quickly appropriate, then 'Uncanny Symmetries' accelerates the tempo and the rhythm section is more energetic in a more agressive style and 'James Gamvao' shows another facet of his powerful singing, much more vigorous. With 'The Red Hour Curse', we are close to an epic progressive metal of 'Sons of Apollo' (see their latest album 'MMXX') in a mid-tempo offering a grandiose atmosphere with a singing that can remind 'Jeff Scott Soto', then it's another change of scenery with 'As One New Day' which is a magnificent inspired and heady power ballad and 'Dead of Winter' comes down to powerful progressive metal with a remarkable rhythm section that leads the dance and a masterful guitar solo. Follows 'Balance In Chaos', an instrumental title of more than 8 minutes (only a spoken passage in the middle of the title) which joins the imaginative style of the Americans of 'Sons of Apollo' with admirable breaks of rhythm and intensity, then the centerpiece of the album 'Another Faith' shows the evolution of this formation which gives us a title of more than 10 minutes with all the ingredients of a rich and inventive progressive metal without dead time, the album ending with 'Of Woe & Wonder' on a note alternating powerful parts and quieter ones brought by the presence of a piano.
In summary, this last Brazilian album of 'Lost Forever' is a very good surprise 2020 which demonstrates the talent of this group for varied and inventive compositions and 'Unbreakable' is to be recommended to all those who love mix progressive metal and power metal... | |
