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DISCOVERY
Written by Greger Rönnqvist

"Discovery" is the first album released by Danbury, CT-based quartet Soundscape. Featuring Thorne on vocals and keyboards, the guitarist Todd Rose, bass player Scott Waite, and drummer Lou Caldarola. The album is following a concept that Soundscape describes in this way: "This concept album takes you on a journey through the life of a young boy into manhood as he comes face to face with the questions and realities of sex, religion, society, politics, drugs, and war".

Here you can find many influences mainly from the heavy metal scene such as: Beethoven, Black Sabbath, Dream Theater, ELP, Genesis, Gentle Giant, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Kansas, Ritchie Kotzen, Yngwie Malmsteen, Tony McAlpine, Ozzy Osbourne, Pink Floyd, Queensr˙che, Rush, Joe Satriani, Savatage and Yes.

They are all very tight musicians and instrumentalists lead by keyboard player/vocalist Thorne. The music ranges from classic progressive and symphonic rock, through classical music and jazz to prog-metal. Partially very intriguing and intricate music full of rhythm changes. All the band members are contributing vocals, and they are all very good singers.

On this powerful album you can find many great tracks such as "A Christmas Carol" (22 minutes), "Rite of Passage" (great vocals), "Sailing", and "The Spirit of Adventure" (19 minutes). And I must say that they really get away with those long tracks because of the great-varied arrangements.

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