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Progressive Rock/Metal Reviews

1825
CARISMA



Carisma are : Kare Amelung on lead Vocals, Bass and Backing Vocals, Jan Black on keyboards,Jon Froda on Electric and Acoustic Guitars and Jesper Arvidson on Drums.

1825 was recorded at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, except for 'Hate Is Homeless Love' which was recorded and mixed at home by Kare Amelung.

The Tracks are :
' Marriage Of Convenience',
'Wind Dreams ',
'Heed My Call',
'Closing Rhyme',
'Tears In my Eyes',
'Lean On',
'Killing Tribe',
'Nothing Left (But Saying Goodbye)',
'Twisted Minds',
'Hate Is Homeless Love',
'Epilogue'

1825 starts off with the excellent 'Marriage Of Covenience', the vocals from Kare are strong and harmonious throughout but never get overpowering. This track has a good solid feel to it, there's some excellent keyboards from Jan and some stunning guitar playing from Jon. There are some nice changes in mood, direction and tempo.

The next track is 'Wind Dreams', a good track with some nice keyboards and it has a great guitar solo.

Track three is 'Heed my Call', which is a good track. The vocals are excellent and there's some great keyboards.

'Closing Rhyme', has some nice changes in direction, great vocals from Kare. the guitar playing is excellent and the drum sound is dynamic. There's an unusual keyboard pattern towards the end, but it works quite well within the track.

Next track is 'Tears In my Eyes', which is an excellent track. This track has some great bass line, some nice changes in direction and some great guitar.

Track six is 'Lean On', a great track with some nice keyboards and great guitar. Ther's also a superb guitar solo.

'Killing Time' which is an excellent track has some nice changes in direction , mood and tempo. Great guitar.

'Nothing Left (but Saying Goodbye)' is a great track with some great vocals.

'Twisted Minds'. An excellent track with some superb guitar, with some nice changes in direction, mood and tempo.

'Hate Is Homeless Love', is another excellent track with great vocals and guitar.

And the last track is 'Epilogue', an excellent track with great vocals and guitar.

I think 1825 from Carisma is an excellent album. It shows that they are very talented songwriters and musicians. The albums diversifies within a world of Heavy Metal to Progressive Rock. The singer Kare at times sounds like Jeff Tate of Queensryche. This CD comes highly recommended.

Email : Carisma@Cybernet.dk
If you are interested in joining the Carisma Fan club, write to : Spirit Of Maren. Vesterbrogade, 104 2TH 1620. Copenhagen V. Denmark.