Sieges Even - The Art Of Navigating The Stars

Year of Release: 2005
Label: InsideOut
Catalog Number: SPV 085-48472 CD
Format: CD
Total Time: 63:31:00

The Art Of Navigating By The Stars ? a first-class title that perfectly sums up the stunning return of Germany's Sieges Even to the world's progressive scene. In fact, the band guided by the Holzwarth brothers had already tossed the towel some years ago, after a series of astonishing albums, all equally and unjustly ignored by the vast majority of prog followers (thanks also to their difficult availability) and the quick ending of the resounding project with Andrè Matos (under the name Looking Glass Self). But it's fortune that around 2002 everything changed for the better. First of all there was the reconciliation with Markus Steffen, the original guitar player of the band. Then an essential yet mysterious tape came knocking at Sieges Even's door. It was of Arno Menses, an unknown singer/drummer who was a hard-core fan of the combo, too. Bad luck no more. Thanks to the fantastic ideas and vocal harmonies of the aforementioned Arno, the group started writing new material and switched to a much more melodic and easy-listening prog sound, that once in a while still recalls Steps and A Sense Of Change, their best works. Great idea, as demonstrated by the acrobatic "The Weight" or the melancholic "The Lonely Views Of Condors." There was only one missing link: who was going to publish the album? Enter the powerful Inside Out! Perfect. Now there are no more excuses to ignore this great band. It's time to navigate the stars. Come on!

Tracklisting:
Intro: Navigating By The Stars (0:29) / Sequence I: The Weight (10:13) / Sequence II: The Lonely Views Of Condors (6:14) / Sequence III: Unbreakable (8:59) / Sequence IV: Stigmata (8:22) / Sequence V: Blue Wide Open (5:13) / Sequence VI: To The Ones Who Have Failed (7:26) / Sequence VII: Lighthouse (7:41) / Sequence VIII: Styx (8:55)

Musicians:
Arno Menses - vocals
Markus Steffan - guitars
Oliver Holzwarth - bass
Alex Holzwarth - drums

Discography:
Life Cycle (1988)
Steps (1990)
A Sense Of Change (1991)
Sophisticated (1995)
Uneven (1997)
The Art Of Navigating The Stars (2005)

Genre: Progressive-Power Metal

Origin DE

Added: September 25th 2005
Reviewer: Igor Italiani

Artist website: www.siegeseven.com
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Language: english