Friday, September 04, 2015
Artist : Infinite Horizon
Country : Germany
Release : Soul Reducer
Year : 2008
Genre : Heavy Metal
File Type : mp3 320
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Eight years have passed since Germany's Infinite Horizon released their debut and little has changed with this band. Their line-up had stay in tact, as has their sound. This is pretty impressive considering the fact that the band has been toiling in the underground for nearly a decade with very little fanfare. Infinite Horizon are obviously a band that believe in what they do and don't care about passing trends in music, or success over substance.
With "Soul Reducer" the band continues to produce some fine, progressive, melodic heavy metal. Marc Lemmler's raspy vocals still bring to mind classic Savatage, as does some of the music. While I've never read even one interview by this band, if they weren't heavily influenced by albums like "Edge of Thorns" and "Edge of Thorns", I'd be shocked. However, don't let this distract from the quality of the band's music. They have some power metal influences mixed into the music as well, as some other progressive influences. For the most part the songs are fairly guitar driven, though keyboards are used throughout to give the songs that more progressive rock feel. "Tears over Jerusalem" has a flavor not unlike Iced Earth. The song is crunchy and heavy while retaining a melodic nature. One of my favorite songs from this CD is "Blood Red Skies", which is actually an emotional ballad that features some beautiful keyboard work. Overall, Infinite Horizon's third album offers more of the same. Fans of Savatage, Symphony X, Dream Theater, Threshold, etc. will find something to grasp hold of here as well.
