With Last Watch, they go into a more aggressive, almost cold sounding approach - and a lot of this disc ( especially the 23:00 track ) reminds me a lot of Zero Hour / The Towers of Avarice ......in fact, lots of this disc is a combo of Fates Warning / Zero Hour stylings, but in a colder sense..... I'm playing the 23:00 track right now and I can hear Towers all over the place..... this band can really play. I've only been through it twice, and the coldness turns me off in places, but there is no denying that this band could be in the big leagues at some point. I'm not sure why they haven't caught on yet - as I don't put them into the 90's style of melodic we loved so much - even though I mentioned Towers, I'm referring more to the coldness and vocal approach moreso than the actual playing style ....... who can do that anyway ?
There is something about this band that makes them great - and there is something about the band that keeps them from being great - and I'm trying to put my finger on it.... the singer is awesome, sounding like a higher pitched version of Steve Lukather (Toto guitarist), and he also has a great sounding softer style as well...... maybe it's the production, too much compression or sounding like a wall instead of separates, or maybe no one gives a rats ass about this style of music anymore, I don't know.....
What I do know is that this band puts put quality music with each release, and this is no different in spite of the more colder / aggressive approach...... you can check them out on Amazon, Spotify, Apple Music, etc .... and I urge you to do so ...... this is just one of those progressive metal bands that keep going under the radar, and it's a shame that they do ......
