Chilean band of progressive metal
Tester’s career has made ??since its genesis long steps and transitions which in these latitudes and seem natural, and we have several example of that: the parade of names who passed through the band (FIXION-Metropolis-Tester), the heavy mutation -progresivo, success interrupted by the parting of ways just 13 months after its debut in the first half of 2001,
[spoiler]his comeback after eight years, or five years in the making that took “Labyrinth of Dreams” (synaxis) give more doubts that claims to have been following the career of the quintet. However, some examples help give positive thinking to the eleven tracks that make up the record return of prog combo, or perhaps what clusters can then give breaths quiet seasons without showing a soda from the tracklist? Appliances, BOA and in this case, Tester, can account for it.
If in “Metropolis” (Musicland, 2000) and higher still in the duo demos “Under The Shadow” (1998) and “Fables Of Horror” (1999), the band took an ambitious progressive rotation of clear influences in vogue the incombustible led by Ricardo Susarte references are removed and finally give his own signature sounding compositions themselves and not on Tester adventurous quest of trying to “look like” (not for nothing recordings took nearly a year). With an eye always fixed on self-production, welcome to the place 63 minutes play these demists any bias, for ‘Images of Time’ and ‘Trance’ shows us a breeze and finally can say “yes sounds Tester Tester”. Susarte must be a thankful voice timbre, for fourteen years has not changed a bit from his vocal tone, while the musical part a maturity of itself over the years of all its members it shows. An example is the extensive and well made ‘Awakening’, and well delivered by flirting bass / keyboard Latin Soto (currently taking his post antofagastino Poblete Sebastián) and Mauricio Eyzaguirre.
‘Dark Of Mind’ and mainly ‘Cursed Blessing’, left some doubt when being released, however, two issues are slowly digested, many changes and there may not have entered the first breath by staunch fans. Fortunately, moving the plate a few times, distills the essence of judicious and very finished compositions. Following this, right brain rest falls by the power ballad, ‘Flying Branch’ rugged in its creation and filling of spaces (close attention to the last minute).
A not fall asleep! ‘Chaos’ (as it says what its title) to ignore setbacks and musical progression arithmetic justifying invested years since rejoining the band to arena gigs. Instrumental that stands up for the board as one of the highlights of this opus 2014 (merits of room for drummer Patricio Esquivel). No relays left behind by ‘Part Of My’ and ‘Hell’, deep lyrical content tracks and vocals for proper fit. There are seven minutes fraction (between the two tracks separately) to get the clean and many things about that, how are you compositions, perhaps the stand by mode Multimeter best option was to fill the empty catalog of works.
Towards the end, comes as a surprise that one of the songs most attention so it will be welcomed by the fans: ‘Ella’, an inspired composition, reminiscent teachings “Image & Words” from Dream Theater in the game chord harmonies light and bright in concept. Spend goal since entering the discount for ‘Miracles’, the epic plate close. Delivery witness even on the right track after eight minutes sinusoidal elongated schema changes, intriguing by the minute and anxious about how it will be received, as it is blunt about wanting to be a monumental piece of his brief dossier.
It is surprising the number, but fourteen is much stretch, but if you have to wait another fourteen years for a new record of compositional quality has “Labyrinth of Dreams”, it may be healthier than the criticism of a setback instead of a breakthrough as currently promoted progressive reformed (albeit exaggerated). Anyway, the time is now, and the culture behind these eleven tracks is a bountiful harvest impact in every corner where this new release.
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01. Imagenes de Tiempo
02. Trance
03. Despertar
04. Oscuridad de Mente
05. Maldita Bendicion
06. Poder Volar
07. El Caos
08. Parte de Mi
09. Inferno
10. Ella
11. Milagros