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Rating: The French land is reemerging, especially when it comes to metal, and it is also thanks to a band like Adagio that it can come out of anonymity.
Originally a band closely aligned with progressive metal in the vein of Symphony X, the group led by virtuoso guitarist Stefan Forté, reaching their third studio album with this "Dominate", decides to make fundamental and profound changes to their style, especially compared to their first album "Sanctus Ignis".
With the strength of an excellent production and an enviable individual technique of all members, these young yet promising guys create an album that is undoubtedly much more complex and dark than their previous work. Various outbursts with a strong melodic black flavor, accompanied by the excellent growl of the guitarist, alternate with parts closer to a power/prog of great effect, featuring a fine use of keyboards reminiscent in several moments of some melodies coming from "Dusk And Her Embrace" by Cradle Of Filth: this does not represent a sort of plagiarism though, as the group, while becoming harder, maintains the prerogatives of any prog group. It's also noteworthy that the clean parts are no longer performed by the previous singer David Readman, but the singing is done by the Brazilian Gustavo Monsanto.
Comprised of eight tracks, the album explores various metal fields; in addition to the already mentioned prog/power and black outbursts, we find drum parts close to the typical rhythms of Scandinavian death and also more symphonic and open parts, as well as melodic since melody remains the main feature of the album. The album flows until the end, tinged with neo-classical tones in the first part, like in the case of the first song, then moving to prog with black touches in the second two tracks, and finally transforming into a power/prog intensified by tight rhythms, growl parts alternating with a clean and crystalline voice, often accompanied by guitar solos (very fast, even if at times they seem more like exercises in style) that duel with keyboards that throughout the album will keep the listener company, delighting them in the more melodic parts and helping to increase the tension in the darker and harsher segments.
It's also worth noting the presence (quite unnecessary to be honest) of the cover of the song "Fame", which turns out to be truly superfluous in an album that might not go down in history, but that will surely satisfy many palates, even the most demanding ones.
Tracklist and Lyrics
02 Dominate (05:59)
I see the power in the eye
I see the evil lying there
I see the horror growing deep
I see the sarcasms of your thoughts
I see the will becoming black
I see the wounds of mother Earth
How many days will I hold,
My secret mystery
Soon yog-shotthot will proclaim king
I am the son of terror,
Mixture of beast and man
Messenger of the prophesy
Hold my tears sublime my wounds
Drown humanity in tear-now dominate
I see right through you
But my will is to dominate
I see right through you
But my will is to dominate
I see the mother giving birth
I see the child becoming man,
I see dunwich becoming fire
I see the substance of evil,
I hear the hounds barking at night,
Invisilbe mass climbing stone
How many days will I hold,
My secret mystery
Soon yog-shotthot will proclaim king
I am the son of terror,
Mixture of beast and man
Messenger of the prophesy
Hold my tears sublime my wounds
Drown humanity in tear-now dominate
I see right through you
But my will is to dominate
I see right through you
But my will is to dominate
03 Terror Jungle (05:15)
Such a silence mother nature,
The way you lie in wait for your prey,
Lianas interwine around the skin,
Beautiful sorceress disguised in green
Wide bows hide more than just the sun
Spicy smells of wood leads air to ignition
Twisted twirls of smoke elevate and dance,
Venomous drops kill in silence
I am the son of Gaia,
Men's hatred set me free,
I'll be your guide now follow me
I'll bury you down under,
Into our realms you'll wander,
Discover pain for offence
You scorched me,
You harmed me,
Accept the rules of the game
Be my guest,
Touch my chest,
And feel the wounds you've caused me
Swealtering heats oppresses my lung
Poisend like your daughter without sun
I should have never raped your nest,
Lurid sundown enlights my death
You scorched me,
You harmed me,
Accept the rules of the game
Be my guest,
Touch my chest,
And feel the wounds you've caused me
05 R'Lyeh the Dead (08:25)
Silently, it crawls, dead shadows cold as ice
Grey walls, surrounding, like a prison in hell
Rising, stronger, beyond Earth is the god,
Mightier, meaner, he's the new born master
Listen to the spells down under,
Join and celebrate,
There is no further need to hide,
Serve of the black empire
Hear the ghosts whistle sonata,
Sing and join your hands
From now one, your flesh,
Belongs to my master,
R'lyeh the Dead, soon will blacken the horizon
Look at, the Earth, pierced by rising terror,
Kneel down, and watch, the throne of your new master
Listen to the spells down under,
Join and celebrate,
There is no further need to hide,
Serve the black empire
08 Fame (04:01)
Baby, look at me,
And tell me what you see
You ain't seen the best of me yet
Give me time
I'll make you forget the rest
I got more then you
That you can set it free
I can catch the moon in my hand
Don't you know who I am?
Remember my name
Fame
I wanna live forever
I'm gonna learn how to fly
Fame
I feel it comin' together
People will see me and cry
Fame
I'm gonna make it to heaven
Light up the sky like a flame
Fame
I'm gonna live forever
Baby remember my name
Baby, hold me tight
'Cause you can make it right
You can shoot me straight to the top
Give me love and take all I got to give
Baby, I'll return
Too much is not enough
Why I can't ride your heart till it breaks
Ooh, I got what it takes
Remember my name
Fame
I wanna live forever
I'm gonna learn how to fly
Fame
I feel it comin' together
People will see me and cry
Fame
I'm gonna make it to heaven
Light up the sky like a flame
Fame
I'm gonna live forever
Baby remember my name
[Solo]
Remember my name
Fame
I wanna live forever
I'm gonna learn how to fly
Fame
I feel it comin' together
People will see me and cry
Fame
I'm gonna make it to heaven
Light up the sky like a flame
Fame
I'm gonna live forever
Baby remember my name
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