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Good God, who could have expected that? Ok, their previous album “Tangled
In Dream” (2000) was a nice album but Vanishing Point’s 3rd
release “Embrace The Silence” really lets your jaws drop.
Until now the five guys from Down Under sounded like Dream Theater with
bits and pieces of Helloween but this time brilliant melodies in the vein
of Journey, Saga or even Toto seem to be in the band’s focus, without
sounding cheesy to any point. Songs with killer-hooks like “Hollow”,
“If Only I”, “Somebody Save Me” and the breath-taking
“Breathe” (the title fits like a glove) are masterpieces of
melodic progressive Metal, perfectly combining complexity and catchiness.
Many progressive bands sound melancholic these days but “Embrace
The Silence” sparkles with optimism and has a positive attitude
and atmosphere that sometimes even reminds me of Edguy. That’s the
reason why the listener is caught by the band from the first minute on.
If Vanishing Point kick out the last few Melody Speed influences on their
next CD, I’m sure it will be an even greater album than “Embrace
The Silence” already is.
Martin Kosbab-Zillmann
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