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Vitalij Kuprij's first solo album is a typical neo-classical metal album
reminiscent of the virtuoso releases of the end of the eighties. It
reminds a lot of Tony MacAlpine and Joey Tafolla, being solely
instrumental and mixing in alternate fashion keyboard and guitar
solos. It is as if we were cast back ten years ago! Greg Howe, as a
shred master at the guitar, displays his usual speed on the fretwork,
but his solos lack real melodies and imaginative themes. And this is
also the main drawback of the whole album, which is more or less a
compound filled with endless solos played at light speed. Only
recommended for those musicians (and maybe others) among you
who are really hooked on virtuosity.
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