EVERGREY — In Search of Truth (review)

EVERGREY — In Search of Truth album cover Album · 2001 · Progressive Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4.5/5 ·
bonnek
At their best this band is pure gold. At least if you like dark gothic power metal (quite a mouthful) that is fronted with one of the most affecting singers in the field, that doesn't shy away from big epic proportions, and that features lots of virtuosic riffing, soloing and excellent songwriting.

"In Search of Truth" is by far their masterpiece for quite a few reasons. The first thing to notice is the excellent production. While the two previous releases sounded a bit too 'reverby' and muddy, this one is powerful, clean, sharp and warm. Now that wouldn't mean much without good songs and luckily this very same album has not one weaker track for its entire duration. Even at its most 'operatic' moments this album still stands as a rock. That is what songwriting skills and an exceptional singer can do for you. With "Dark Waters" and "Watching the Skies" this even features some of my favorite tracks for this type of melodious thrashy metal.

If we declare there is something like a 'darkly gothic progressive power prog opera metal' genre (I still need to come up with a more catch tag…), then this album is sure the essential album in it.
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