PSYCHOTIC WALTZ — Into The Everflow (review)

PSYCHOTIC WALTZ — Into The Everflow album cover Album · 1992 · Progressive Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
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Psychotic Waltz is a great progressive metal band, very underrated and quite unknown to the the great audience. Their second album, "Into The Everflow", can be easily consider one of the best albums of the 90's (I rated it n.8 in my top prog albums of the 90's), and an outstanding work of a band that apparently doesn't care about fame and money, so the music never sounds fake, like many metal bands sound nowadays (Dream Theater in primis for prog metal), but always coherent and real.

What really impressed me in this record was the surprising harmony between guitars and the incredible voice of Lackey, who is also the keyboard player. Also, even though the production isn't crystal clear, the sound is awesome, so much energy and freshness that still impresses after almost twenty years.

"Ashes" is a very mysterious song, and a perfect intro, with many epic keyboards and apocalyptic atmosphere very tense as well. Very mellow, two thirds of the piece is instrumental. Like I said, a perfect way to start an album.

"Out Of Mind" is easily my favorite song off the album. The riff is so catchy and heavy, with Lackey's incredible vocals accompanying the guitars. In my opinion, one of the most underrated prog metal songs, as well as one of the genre's best songs.

"Tiny Streams" keeps the same structure of the previous song, but it's more mysterious, but still being pretty heavy. Great Song!

the title track stars with a creepy intro, mysterious too, to then explode into a fantastic chorus. But generally, except some parts, it's not my favorite.

"Little People" is another heavy song, reminding a little of Anthrax, with a majestic touch of epic, and definitely really prog, technically speaking. Excellent and catchy chorus, with some interesting lyrics as well.

"Hanging On A String" is the only ballad of the album, beautiful, and that proves that Psychotic Waltz is a true metal band, as well as prog.

"Freakshow" is another heavy song, with a pretty nice riff and good guitars. Not my favorite though.

"Butterfly" is the last epic song of the album, a true masterpiece, definitely must check out around the end, where they do a great and brief cover of "Purple Haze" by Hendrix. The rest of the songs sounds a little like prog, a little metal, a little alt. Anyway, it's mostly a ballad.

What a great album, full of prog metal masterpieces. Definitely essential for understanding the genre, and studying it.
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