Crystal Palace - Scattered Shards (2018)

The album starts with a peaceful and melodic ballad ending with an ambient passage. The second song starts with the same ending of the first song and in the same mood, before an explosion of guitars in the progressive metal style, and it all comes down with a delicate touch of piano and some acoustic guitar. The vocals of Yenz Strurz are familiar and enjoyable, you will surely find a reference with many singers in the Neo-Prog world. The keyboards of Frank Kohler doesn't deceive with some beautiful melodies.

The music seems to mix the Prog Rock with the Metal including many breaks and acoustic parts a bit like a more melodic version of Haken. "The Logic of Fear" is very well developed with some electronic effects and some impressive guitar riffs in a melody that is slowly getting some momentum." Outside the Box" close the album like the album started with a ballad who is really a continuation of the first song. The songs are very solid from start to finish with a big production and show how far can go the Neo-Prog bands with so much Prog Metal influences in their songs. I am sure that this band has succeeded in this direction where a band like Knight Area has failed. ~ Review by rdtprog



Track List:
1. Inside The Box (5:25)
2. Scattered Shards (7:30)
3. Inside Your Dreams (6:56)
4. The Logic Of Fear (6:49)
5. Craving (5:22)
6. Collateral (6:25)
7. Simply Irresistable Cruel Intentions (8:02)
8. Ouside The Box (4:03)

- Nils Conrad / guitars
- Frank Köhler / keyboards
- Jens Uwe Strutz / bass, vocals
- Tom Ronney / drums

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