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Lars Eric Mattson presents Tango, his 5th album. On 7 songs Adrienn Antal sings, who was already did Dreamchild in 2008 with Mattsson and at some songs Status Minor singer Markku Kuikka joins in.
The opener Never Stand Down introduces Adrienn Antal, a symphonic progressive tune. Some complex passages are woven into the symphonic sound, but you'll also find a short reggae reference as well as prog / art rock elements. And the song has some catchy melodies to hook up the listener. At Believe Markku Kuikka joins Adrienn Antal in this catchy symphonic melodic metal tune where Mr. Mattsson shows that he knows well to balance catchiness and showing off skills. Lars Eric Mattsson plays all instruments beside drums and percussion which were done by Eddie Sledgehammer. At Tango he combines a tango rhythm with symphonic sounds and lascivious vocals of Adrienn. With more then 10 minutes The Grand Escape is a kind of short rock opera which takes you onto a sonic journey incl. spacy and Oriental sounds. Hopefully Mattsson will do another concept album after War, a full rock opera one day. At the heavy, riff-based progressive tune Shadows Markku Kuikka takes over the lead vocals. Some kind of progressive power metal. At The Fire Is Burning Mr. Mattsson takes over the lead vocals on this neo-classical one. The instrumental Tour De Force gives Mattsson space to pursue different ways. The closer Slave To The Road is a bluesy tune which is a nice closer. A really enjoyable tune!
Lars Eric Mattsson proofs that you can combine virtuosity with melody, that progressiveness and heavy riffs move along well symphonic elements. Tango offers a lot of different sounds, but sounds homogenous as well. The voices of Adrienn Antal and Markku Kuikka match well and the singers can give the compositions something special. Kudos!
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