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Ivory Tower - Beyond The Stars



8 | 23 votes |
Release date: 2000
Style: Power metal, Progressive metal

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01. Silence
02. Secret In Me
03. Foreboding
04. Game Of Life
05. Peeping Tom
06. Beyond The Stars
07. When Thoughts Are Running Wild
08. Flight into The Self
09. Treehouse Theme
10. Treehouse

Guest review by
DreamWeaver
Rating:
9.5
Ivory Tower is a German melodic metal band that injects its song structures with tons of melodies and warmth, especially in the vocal and keyboard depts. Other bands that employ this particular strategy of avoiding the "dreaded" moniker of progressive metal band that come to mind instantly are Avalon, GB Arts, Vanden Plas, etc?Bands in this particular style have their roots and song structures firmly planted in the melodic metal field but still like to mix it up by changing tempos every so often, changing the direction of the song, or just plain mixing up the entire song. Somehow, they always manage to maintain a specific beat, pattern, and melodic warmth to be able to appeal to a larger audience than just the progressive metal audience does. To me, this is a smart approach that enables the bands to reach quite a broader audience thereby not limiting themselves to a certain listener while still satisfying their personal taste in music as well as different breeds of listeners.

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published 09.02.2004 | Comments (4)

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30.08.2021 - 09:14
Rating: 8
majormalfunction

Pretty good prog metal once again from these guys. I would say the album is on the same level as the debut. Foreboding is my favourite song here
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30.08.2021 - 21:36
JoHn Doe

Underrated and overlooked band
good album, I wanna find time for a listen, it's been a while.
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