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MJBrady
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Published on: 4 Sep 2003
If you are a fan of the new wave of progressive metal, more importantly a fan of the style of Dream Theater, Prymary's new self-titled is sure to offer the listener some nice music for you. The band has adopted a nice mixture of melody and technicality, with a vocalist that sounds a lot like the singer from the one shot band Altura, or even a little like Ted Leonard of Enchant. Musically they show a strong instrumental side, by developing long songs that allow the musicians more than ample time for expressing their talents in every song.
Progmetal is almost a stretch here, maybe some spots have the crunch of metal, but there are a lot of progrock melodies, and hard rock tones on this cd, much in the way Enchant had on their more exploratory releases (Time Lost / Wounded/ A Blueprint..) early in their careers. This comes from singer Mike Di Sarro mainly, he has a soft, likeable voice, not one that fits the typical progmetal power operatic style often heard in most of those bands. That being said, Prymary is a band that seemingly could appeal to a crossover crowd, progrockers that like some of the tendancies of progmetal's instrumentations, and progmetallers' that can appreciate long songs,with melodic hooks and harmonies.
Is this the perfect debut? No, there is room to expound what the band has developed, but they do have a lot of upside, some being talent, chemistry, youth and hard work. I am certain that this band can continue to hone their craft to far exceed the ideas presented on this effort. From the instrumental side, they are there, if this were a strictly instrumental cd, It would rate extremely high for the standard presented during those exploits on this cd, for the vocal integration, it's a half and half situation through the cd, some is very good, some seems to be just getting them from one segment to another. I can appreciate the effort the band has employed into this cd, trying to create music of this sort of epical length paired with meaningful lyrics and vocal arrangements can be either majestic or modest in terms of results.
Suffice it to say that Prymary has all the ingredients to become a major compliment to progressive music, this is a very good first offering, hopefully they can continue to develop their sound for their next recording. I personally anticipate some more good music from the band.
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PROGGNOSIS SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY
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- Common Ground (10:06)
- Tearing Through Weakness (5:00)
- Seclusion (:53)
- Promise (6:58)
- Remember (7:08)
- Tanglebox (6:28)
- Running Into A Standstill (11:39)
- Roads Of Fire (24:57)
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