Music: Jazz Metal
Website: www.counterworldexperience.de
Duration: 59:58 minutes (9 tracks)
Country: Germany
“Leaving Lotus” is the third album of Jazz Metal COUNTER-WORLD EXPERIENCE. It is a next material of German group which I am delighted. This time I have impression that metal hits are more in the arrangements than on the previous material “Fraktal”. But it still is powerful fusion of Metal with Jazz, which brought in me in state of ecstasy. Though it seems that this time Nu Metal and Neo-Classical patents also appear here additionally. And very nice is that the musicians still have a lots of interesting ideas for this musical fusion.
The compositions of the band always are richly arranged. There are a lot of different musical themes, unexpected changes, surprising motives and difficult rhythmical sections. And all is bound in Jazz Metal's structures, where both we will hear heavy, powerful and crushing phrases, sharp or melodious solos as well as calm, climatically serves among patents of Progressive Metal and Jazz. And the equally very masterly rhythmical squad supports this guitars virtuosity. Sometimes melancholy, ambientaly and cosmic keyboards also appear in background somewhere. The tracks contain lots elements and the every musician offers something own. The whole is very coherent as well as ideally connected.
The moods reigning on “Leaving Lotus” are varied, surprising and often changing from dark, pretty aggressive exaltations to mysterious, nostalgic or psychedelic expressions. The calling “trim chaos” fits to this climate ideally. This material also is instrumental, but on the end of album in hidden tracks we will hear some funny song. For more vocals there aren't place. The music of COUNTER-WORLD EXPERIENCE took possession of me again.
note: 9.5/10
Tracklist
1. Amygdala
2. Isis the Prism
3. Decade of the Brain
4. Boy Meets World
5. Eurobeat
6. FeMalice
7. Interbeing
8. Ikarus
9. Leaving Lotus
Line-up
Benjamin Schwenen: Guitar & Synth Guitar, Programing
Thorsten Hernitz: Drums
H.D. Lorenz: Bass
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