Imaginery: Long Lost Pride

Imagine a band that combines Eighties arena rock ("Roughly Scratched But Alive") and epic metal ("Korozon, The Lord of Evil") with the sheer muscle of progressive speed metal (just about everything else on the 10-track second CD from Greece's Imaginery). Kick it all off with a latter-day Whitesnake rip-off ("Hypnotized"), throw in a Jorn-meets-Symphony-X corker ("In My Life") and then add absolutely one of the worst metal songs ever ("Blind Eyes"), and you've got an album that tries to extend itself beyond the European status quo. For the most part, Long Lost Pride succeeds – although on first spin, only a few tracks jump out. But thanks to the writing of guitar and keyboard wiz Bob Katsionis, plus the leather lungs of Bjorn Jansson (Tears Of Anger), Imaginery emerges with a powerful sound given added gravity with lyrics about human behavior and the horrors of modern war. Guest guitarists include Gus G. (Firewind), Marcel Coenen (Sun Caged) and Michael Harris. Despite the band name and the still-awful-after-several-spins "Blind Again," this album sounds more and more real with every spin.

Track Listing:
1) Hypnotized
2) The Sign of Today
3) When All Is Gone
4) The Nightmare of Kain
5) Roughly Scratched But Alive
6) Korozon, The Lord of Evil
7) Peace of Mind
8) Blind Eyes
9) No Other Way
10) In My Life

Added: September 8th 2005
Reviewer: Michael Popke
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