| CD REVIEW Shadrane |
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Band : Shadrane Shadrane is the metal/progressive band-project of Vivien Lalu (Lalu, Hubi Meisel), Joop Wolters (Dutch guitar virtuoso) and the legendary brothers rhythm section of Matt and Gregg Bissonette (Joe Satriani, Steve Vai etc). From a vocal perspective Shadrane makes use of different singers, according to the tracks needs with vocals coming from Göran Edman (ex-Yngwie Malmsteen, Street Talk, Brazen Abbot), Björn Jansson (Tears Of Anger, Ride The Sky, Beyond Twilight) and Henrik Båth (Darkwater) along with some backing vocals from Martin LeMar (Tomorrow’s Eve).. Much to my dismay, storytelling isn't really essential in today’s metal music scene. On Temporal however, Vivien Lalu tells a story from start to finish with each song. It's like watching a dramatic movie , complete with a love story, flash backs, MrJeckyl/mr Hyde characters,… Here, of course, Vivien, who is a succesfull tv and movie score composer in France, tells the story; all you have to do is sit back and thrill the show. Shadrane’sTemporal is prog rock that's more complex than the simple party bands out there but not so overwhelmingly technical that casual listeners will be turned off. That's the beauty of this band: They will appeal to both types of fans. 80/100 Peter Brems. |