'Misth' is a Swedish progressive rock/metal band that released their first album ’Rise of a New Day’ in 2013 (see here) and 'Fallen from Grace' composed of 2 CDs is their last studio recording. Led by their singer 'Maria Rådsten' who has a real talent to adapt to each composition with a powerful voice that she can modulate to convey emotion when necessary (she was in the 90s one of singers of the Swedish pop band 'One More Time'), They propose us with this opus nearly 1h30 of an accessible progressive with influences as well in metal as in rock. 'The Impossible Dream' begins the album and sums up the style of this formation: first of all, the progressive aspect is brought by different parts which interlock, then the breaks of rhythm are frequent and we go from a sequence energetic with powerful guitar riffs to a definitely quieter chorus with a memorable melody; on the other hand, the sung parts give way to real instrumental parts where guitar and keyboards are put forward. The compositions alternate power with for example 'Moving On' which transports us between East and West or 'Fools of Innocence' and its saturated riffs of guitar, and calmer atmospheres like the mid-tempo 'Silent Night' and its magnificent crescendo where Maria shows the full extent of her vocal palette or 'Future Calling' which is reminiscent of some compositions of 'Karnataka' (see here) or 'Leave Me Alone' 'and its effective melodic lines. But overall, the progressive side is often put forward with longer titles like 'Masquerade' of nearly 12 minutes that embeds us in different moods between power and serenity but also with 'Will not Let You Down' and its refrain who immediately hooks you and his guitar solo 'Gilmourien' or 'Wishing You Well' which closes the album and mixes beautifully different styles and makes us travel between swing, rock and hard-rock. In summary, the Swedes of 'Misth' release a double album of quality between rock and progressive metal with accessible melodic lines, a singer always at the top and a very neat production... | |
