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POMEGRANATE TIGER
"Entities"
(Self-produced; 2013)
Reviewed by Jeff Rogers
Pomegranate Tiger are instrumental, experimental,
progressive metal and I'll wager that you haven't heard music this great in a
long time. From the first second to the last, you'll hear incredible guitar
work, drums that will pound away but never damage and piano that would make
Jordan Rudess ask about getting his hands on the notes (he'd ask for a friend of
course). These guys play some great music. It's progressive, it's experimental
and it's all instrumental -- no vocals, no kidding.
Since there aren't any vocals, the music does all the talking. These four
awesome musicians will blow you away with their progressive prowess. I cued this
disc up and didn't move for the full hour and six minutes that it played. Each
song has superb riffs and solos that, well ... I can't really say anything to do
it justice. You need to hear it for yourself. These guys did a cover version of
Frank Zappa's "The Black Page," a notoriously hard piece of music to write and
much less cover. Fans of Zappa would be impressed.
Pomegranate Tiger: Martin Andres - Lead Guitar; Matt Shaheen - Guitar; Keith
Wilkinson - Bass; Phil Gatti - Drums.
For more information, and you're going to want some, check out
http://www.facebook.com/pomegranatetiger.
Rating Guide:
A classic. This record will kick your ass.
Killer. Not a classic but it will rock your world.
So-so. You've heard better.
Pretty bad. Might make a nice coaster.
Self explanatory. Just the sight of the cover makes you wanna hurl.
Copyright © 2013 by R. Scott Bolton. All rights
reserved.
Revised:
11 Nov 2024 11:53:41 -0500.
