"Redención",
is a good Melodic Metal record, although Ciruelo's cover could
lead us to thinking that this is yet another Maiden substitute
band with an epical touch.
The cross they will have to bear will be the comparisons with
Avalanch, not so much because of the style, since Abyss does
not include progressive touches and are more direct than the
band from Asturias, but because of both their singers -Jaime
García and Víctor García (nope, they are not related)- ranges,
even if Jaime does not use (or overuse, depending on how you
look at it) so many high pitches. In any case, they may be lucky
that the release of the record has coincided with Víctor being
sacked from Avalanch.
They have elegantly escaped from the typical and topical epical
and heroic themes, with double and triple interpretations of
their lyrics that actually talk about anyone's everyday life,
although in principle we could believe that the lyrics are of
the sort we were saying before.
They have some work to do on the technical side, despite them
not being bad musicians, which is proven by the fact that many
bands in their second or third releases do not have the level
shown by Abyss in this their first record. Nevertheless, one
misses some technical details, more elaborate solos or a drum
line with more rhythm changes or just better rhythms.
Lluís
Translation: Fausto Navarro http://faustonavarro.com
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