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This intricate debut album from Kenziner is mainly the work of the
talented Jarno Keskinen, a 24-year-old guitar maestro from
Riihimäki, Finland. He's composed all of the music and he's
playing all the instruments except the drums that are played by
Dennis Lesh (Trouble, Chastain, and Stygian). They also got a
talented singer in Stephen Fredrick (Billy The Kid) whose voice is
reminiscent to Ronnie James Dio. Another guitarist, the famous
David T. Chastain, produces the album.
Jarno's first musical influences were heavy metal bands such as
Iron Maiden and W.A.S.P. Later he became interested in classical
music such as Bach, Vivaldi, Paganini and Corelli. He sent a demo
tape to Leviathan Records that caught the interest of David T.
Chastain. Does this sound familiar? I guess so; it's almost
exactly what happened to Yngwie Malmsteen. And the similarities
don't end there. This album is also very similar to Yngwie's
works. The music is a mixture of symphonic progressive metal and
neo-classic hard rock. Other similarities would be Blind Guardian,
Stratovarius and his fellow countryman, the Finish guitarist Lars
Eric Mattsson.
The musical market is now overflowing with progressive metal and
guitarist that sounds like Yngwie Malmsteen, and if you want to be
recognized you must have great songs to separate yourself from the
others. Kenziner have the ability to do so. All the compositions
are excellent with very strong melodies. The highlights are hard
to pick, as there aren't any weak tracks. The most memorable
tracks would be "Future Signs" and "Into The Light".
The album has a great packaging with a nice cover artwork by
Rainer Kalwitz from Germany. A great album that would appeal to
all Yngwie Malmsteen fans. I recommend you to buy it!
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