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Amarans Plight - Voice in the LightTake guitar-virtuoso Gary Wehrkamp from Shadow Gallery, bring supreme singer DC Cooper from Silent Force, spice it up with excellent progressive drummer Nick D’Virgilio from Spock's Beard and finally add class bassist Kurt Barabas and you should know you have a world class lineup. And that is exactly what Amaran's Plight is about, some world class progressive rock with touches of metal and symphonic elements.Voice in the Light is a very comprehensive debut (project) born from the collaboration between DC Cooper, Gary Wehrkamp and executive producer John W. Crawford. John has also contributed with the concept idea of the album, which deals with love, suffering and hope. The lyrics are well-written but you need to concentrate to fully get the idea what the story is about. Musically we hear Shadow Gallery combined with a small touch of Pink Floyd and thanks to DC's voice also his fellow bands and while I can't say I hear anything revolutionary new, I still think this is some of the better symphonic progressive music I've heard in a quite a while. Take a listen to "Betrayed by Love", which is a majestic progressive giant, or the epic closer "Revelation" and you will know how great this is. Some other great moments are the Pink Floydish "Consummation Opus", which has a cool atmosphere built around it. Gary's solos are as usual, ultra-melodic with a touch of elegance. He must be one of the most underrated guitarists on this whole planet. The only remark I have is that the production could have been a bit heavier, it sounds a bit thin here and there. But this is such an emotional piece of craftwork and I think most of the progressive fans are going to enjoy this for a long, long time. |
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| Style: Symphonic prog rock | |
Overall:
 
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| Year: 2007 | |
| Review by: Victory | |
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