Lost in Twilight
Descending Mist

If I have to be honest, until now no fully instrumental album had managed to captivate me so much in the metal scene, especially among the progressive ones, which I have always found quite boring since, to make up for the lack of a singer, they preferred to showcase endless virtuosity and "drag down" an avalanche of notes without rhyme or reason.

Wandering by chance on the internet, however, I came across these Lost In Twilight (now known as Divercia), a Finnish band dedicated to a progressive metal, instrumental for that matter, extremely emotional, rich in gothic and atmospheric nuances that immediately stole my heart at first listen.

“Descending Mist”, this is the name of the record (released in 1998), is a very particular album, endowed with a dark mood mainly due to a skillful use of keyboards that add that apocalyptic touch to all the music, also being supported by an extremely fast and powerful drum, almost bordering on black when using double bass, but capable of countertimes and sudden tempo changes truly worthy of the most renowned drummers currently in circulation.

Composed of 7 tracks totaling just over 36 minutes, this album will surely be able to captivate even the most jaded listener, thanks to powerful riffs, keyboard melodies between futuristic and airy (but always with that particular catastrophic aftertaste) and a powerful rhythm section in which the bass, while limited to a rhythmic instrument, is always present, giving the album a more rounded sound.

It's useless to mention all the songs here, but I think it's better to mention two, those that best represent the band's more metallic soul and the softer one: regarding the more extreme side of Lost In Twilight, I would mention “Paralyzing Agony”, starting with an extremely soft arpeggio but soon turning into a piece bordering on extremely technical black metal, with drums overwhelming the listener's ears with its impetuous and violent progress, but also thanks to Scandinavian death-derived riffs and keyboards weaving dark and extremely oppressive melodies. On the other hand, we can cite as an exemplary track of this Finnish combo's softer and more refined spirit “As Mist Descends”, much more peaceful and relaxed, almost a meeting point between the more melodic but also more melancholic Novembre and the less exasperated Dream Theater in instrumental digressions.

Great for concluding the performance of all the musicians (each dedicated to enriching the musical offer with their own instrument) and also the production, powerful and crystal-clear, without making the sounds plasticky.

Recommended, therefore, to listen, perhaps all in one breath, I assure you that you will not be disappointed at all.