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SPACE ETERNAL VOID
Written by Alban Schmid

This new Shrapnel album is quite interesting, as it differentiates clearly from the so numerous "guitar virtuoso only" CDs released by this label. Stylistically, Eniac Requiem can be considered neo-classical prog metal, but the main discrepancy in comparison to the aforementioned albums stems from the sound: it has a strong emphasis on keyboards which - on the contrary of Vitalij Kuprij for example - focus on atmosphere building. The result is a "background layer" dominated by a "space sound". Except some fast songs, most compositions are rather played on a slow tempo, increasing the weird "ambient" sound. This landscape is completed by a dull rhythmic guitar and somewhat boring riffs. The vocals and the solos however enhance the overall effect, finalizing a globally atypical neo-calsssical metal album.

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