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I haven’t come across a prog band from Ireland since
the mighty Horslips (Book of Invasions is a great fave of
mine), doubtless some of you are screaming names at me,
and no, you can’t count U2, I’m talking about bands with
bass players who can actually play their instruments, not
go dum dum dum dum for 3 minutes (I can hear you bassists
shouting, ‘go Phil go!’). I digress, back to Distributor,
a band that combines Dream Theatre loving musicians with
fans of Lacuna Coil on vocals, courtesy of Peter Brooke-Tyrell
and Caroline Flanagan. Ferocious riffage is counterpointed
with gothic melodies, mixed with thrash and classic prog
such as IQ, a combination that takes a few spins to get
you ears around before it clicks into place. The guitarist,
the aptly named Ian Rockett, can really shred that fretboard,
I just wish he would give his mate David Halpin on keys
more of a look in, on his showcase ‘Solace’ he shows he
can really tickle those ivories. The stand out track is
‘Aesthetics’, where the entire band can stretch their legs
with a variety of soft/loud sections and their finest melodies.
Whilst on the subject of aesthetics, all I will say is that
they have a lady singer who is a darn sight more attractive
than an empty warehouse, nuff said. This is a highly promising
debut from the young Irishmen, made all the more remarkable
since it was done on a shoestring budget, and I dearly hope
that this gets them the interest from the big companies
that their talent deserves. If you like your metal prog,
then thrash your way to http://www.myspace.com/distributorband
. And before I go, James Dunne knocks Adam Clayton into
a cocked hat. 8 out of 10
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