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8.5/10

I was very surprised to find this band was from Tunisia as that is not a real hotbed for progressive metal. They are however an extremely talented young band who are influenced by Symphony X, in fact they sound so much like the aforementioned band it's amazing, even the singer sounds like Russel Allen.

The musicianship is first class with Malek Ben Arbia on guitars sounding like a cross between Micheal Romeo and Yngwie Malmsteem. the album has a middle eastern feel to it. This is their debut album which is even more impressive, that said it is very hard to lose sight that they are pretty much Symphony X clones. Don't get me wrong, this band has huge potential and i am sure that will come with future releases and maturity. They have all the tools to become one of the leading prog acts around, watch this space......Great progmetal band great musicians and new revelation band

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