Argentina
Progressive Metal

Band

Sebastian Fernandez - Vocals (Staccato (Arg), Sиlidor, Atбvica, Adagio de' Limbo, Dominus Inferi)
Ezequiel Gimenez - Bass
Mariano Revilla - Guitar
Martin Magliano - Drums (Staccato (Arg))
Andres Blanco - Keyboards

Former
Ariel Mascia - Guitar



Discography

One Night Of Reflections /EP 2006   
Infinity Beyond  2008   
The -[single]- Line /Single 2009   
The Descending Line  2009

Год: 2009
Страна: Argentina
Стиль: Progressive Metal

01. Doors Of The Mind 04:53
02. Chasing Dreams 04:12
03. Rough Spirit 04:30
04. Beyond Reality 05:10
05. Time To Plant Destruction 08:53
06. Never-ending Nightmare 04:28
07. Hold My Tears 02:18
08. The Light Inside You 05:24
09. Memory Waves 04:20
10. The Descending Line 05:35

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Argentina’s Acid Rain has been an active prog outfit since 2002, but have only just begun releasing albums in the last couple of years beginning with 2008’s Infinity Beyond and last year’s The Descending Line which I recently had the opportunity to check out.

Acid Rain plays out just as they should, an independent level progressive metal band with limited production capacity, but performing to the best of their abilities with what they have. Acid Rain in fact really have some nice chops which are thoroughly demonstrated on every track on The Descending Line with a slew of different sounds from 80’s synth, to early 90’s inspired Dream Theater-esque riffs, the playfulness of Joe Satriani and Trans Siberian Orchestra inspired instrumental portions that just kind of go off on a tangent, but in an imaginative way. The only thing really holding back Acid Rain are the vocals of Sebastian Fernandez for two reasons; one, he just isn’t that great of a vocalist. Yes, he can maintain a tune, but when you are singing over the caliber of instrumentation that is obviously so present on on album such as The Descending Line, you really need to out do yourself, as the singing is an equally important instrument. Second, Sebastian’s thick accent makes it difficult to really feel the impact of the words he sings in English. Normally I could give two shits what a musician’s native tongue is, but every once and awhile you encounter a singer who is better suited at singing in their native language because they just sound much more natural and fluent. A strong stand out track that really illustrates the talent of Acid Rain can be found on "Beyond Reality” which is obvious Dream Theater worship, but still an awesome song nonetheless.

Really, making a conclusion about The Descending Line is quite simple, it finds it’s stride when the band can play on and on without the hindrance of vocals that don’t quite measure up. I don’t want to recommend a vocal change since they could very well be aiming for this output stylistically, I just don’t think it works at all. Fans of Dream Theater and Circus Maximus should definitely check this out.

Review by CODY

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