Much negates the bands earliest releases, but also offers up some of their most definitive work. The result, 'Revoiced', is a fantastic slice of progressive metal that pretty Highly recommended, especially to fans of DREAM THEATER, EMPTY TREMOR, ZEN, MAYADOME and SUPERIOR.Īfter 2004's 'End of Silence', Dreamscape went back to re-record a number of songs from both of their first twoĪlbums with current vocalist Roland Stoll. Their catchy melodies will no doubt attract the AOR crowd the restraint they show despite their technical abilities will also be noted by symphonic prog fans and their crunchiness won't fail to grab the attention of the most demanding metal crowd. These guys are in complete control of their art. The most impressive thing about this band is their ability to be SO powerful, raise your blood pressure, and then suddenly break out the acoustic guitars and bring you way down to some beautiful, majestic power ballads. The longer tracks on 'End of Silence' provide ample space for instrumental stretch-outs yet never sound over-indulgent or contrived. The subsequent 'Very' (99) and the following 'End of Silence' (04) feature two entirely different yet excellent vocalists as well as a phenomenal drummer, guitarist and keyboard player.

The self-produced first album, 'Trance-Like State' (97), showed great promise although the vocalist was a bit of a disappointment. Since then, they have released two other first-rate albums. When they felt ripe (and at a great financial cost to all members) they self-produced their debut album in order to have complete control over its every aspect. They spent several years honing their technical skills before concentrating on the actual song writing. Their music is melodic, powerful prog metal at its finest, with an emphasis on 'melodic' and 'powerful'.

They went to great lengths to attain the professionalism displayed on their albums, carefully avoiding aping the big guns (DREAM THEATER, FATE'S WARNING). Founded in München, Germany in 1986 - Activity unknown since 2013įive-piece prog metal band from Munich founded in 1986.

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