If there are bands out there that completely blow away any existing convention about how you can do symphonic prog and neo-classic sympho, Little Tragedies must be in the front row, and must be considered guilty on all charges!
This Russian band, who has been doing albums since the late 90’s, is a real force to be reckoned, and potencial and serious candidate to best band of the style.

In creating music that has such a huge amount of symphonic prog creativity, ground-breaking methodology and interpretation of the classic and medieval and that now incorporates heavy ambiances and distorted guitars in a creative sensibility that will be envyied by many metal bands out there, Little Tragedies’s New Faust will be on my top list for this years prog albums.

Now if this band had already shown us a lot of potential and quality, they have, with this album, improved their compositional skills andf playing abilities, and they have successfully incorporated a level of heaviness that was not present before.
Should they continue in this line of work, my only hope is that the torch they now carry may lighten the way to many other bands.