| CD REVIEW Third Eye |
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Band : Third Eye Debut album of Danish band Third Eye. It took them two years to record this album, but this was due to troubles to complete the line-up of the band. The origins of the band itself date back to 2003, when Martin Damgaard, Andreas Schumann, Thomas Kuhlmann and Rasmus Kostending formed a band at a school for music and were playing different kinds of metal. By chance one of their teachers was Michael Bodin, who asked them if they would like to try some tunes he had written. This worked out pretty well, and Third Eye saw the day of light. But one thing lacking was a singer. Through internet they got in touch with Casper Greiff, with whom they started playing gigs around the country. After a while, after getting some great feedback, they agreed to start working on an album. But sadly, while still 'in process", Casper's musical interests went into another direction, and after a concert in 207 he left the band. Six months later however, Michael ran into Per Johansson, who, after a short while joined the band. Finally in spring 2008 they headed to the studio. But disaster soon struck again. Rasmus Kostending left the band. But luckily for them Finn Zierler (Beyond Twilight) stepped in. With the recording done, struggle with different labels started, but at last the album got released. In the meantime, Simon Krogh had joined the band on keyboards. About the album itself : it's a rather dark progressive metal album. It's actually a sort of concept album, about a person who is diagnosed with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and on top of that OCD (Obsessive Compulsory Disorder) in later life. Musically it fits snugly together, with a good rhythm section - just listen to the drum work by Martin Damgaard, it just oozes power. As for the vocals. Well, either you like them or you don't. Maybe it has to do with the theme of the album, but Per does produce a lot of growls - is he trying to recreate the frustrations from the album's central character? At times he reminds me a bit of King Diamond. There are even moments when this band, although playing quite a different metal genre, remind me of Cirith Ungol, I suppose mainly because of the sometimes "chaotic" structure of the songs. But in total musically they tend more toward Symphony X. So yes, it took me a few spins to appreciate this album, and even if I'm not a big fan of Symphony X, Third Eye did it for me. I really started liking the vocals, just because they're that special. 90/100 Erik Morren. |
