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Reviews
YELL album reviews
"Metal from Iran?
Arashk with their album Yell have the spirit of their country
ahead."
"Metal aus dem Iran? Arashk sind mit ihrem Album Yell dem Geist
ihres Landes voraus"
-YELL Album Review, Jeanny, Osnametal.de, Feb 2012
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"The real world music is fucking Heavy Metal!"
-YELL album review, Poney, metalchroniques.fr, Jul 2014
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"a very interesting
work for music lovers of progressive metal and rock."
-YELL review, Underground Empire, Stefan Glas, May 2012
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"They have done
something that most people have not heard"
-YELL album review, Eva Oswald, Stormbringer, May 2013
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Abrahadabra album reviews
"an
instrumental version of the progressive phase of Rush, when you
think, Alex Lifeson would play more solos"
"Als groben Vergleich könnte man eine instrumentale Version der
progressivsten Phase von Rush bemühen, wenn man sich vorstellt, Alex
Lifeson würde mehr Solos spielen."
-Abrahadabra review, Babyblaue, Jochen Rindfrey, Apr 2012
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"After careful listening I
really wasn't able to find any particular artists that have influenced them more
than others, or indeed pinpoint any specific influences at all."
-Abrahadabra Review, Progressor.net, Olav M Bjornson
(Read more) "... an impressive debut of
instrumental, compositionally strong, electric guitar driven progressive rock
music."
-Abrahadabra Review, "Psyche Music", Gerald Van Waes,
2006
(Read more) "Personal choice of a way of
expression."
"Scelta di una via espressiva personale."
-Abrahadabra Review,
Lo Scrittore Progressivo, Riccardo Storti, Aug 2011
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Sovereign album reviews
"the story
of a jester inside an epic of Persian kings"
-Sovereign Review, "Psyche Music", Gerald Van Waes,
Nov 2011
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"Echo of a distant world"
"das Echo einer fernen Welt"
-Sovereign Review, Ragazzi Webzine, Volkmar Mantei,
Jun 2011
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"It would be natural for
him to do a belly dancer dancing to the sound of a distorted Stratocaster."
"per lui sarebbe naturale fare ballare una
danzatrice del ventre al suono di una Stratocaster distorta."
-Sovereign Review, Lo
Scrittore Progressivo, Riccardo Storti, Aug 2011
(Read more) "The rock base...
contaminated by intriguing arabesques"
"Il rock di base... viene contaminato da intriganti arabeschi"
-Sovereign Review, Arlequins webzine, Jessica Attene, Oct
2011
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"a blend of eastern sounding
traditional music and dark-toned progressive metal with roots more
firmly based on Anglo-American traditions"
"a strong feeling of a story explored and told"
-Sovereign Review, Progressor.net, Olav Martin Bjørnsen, Feb 2012
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"recommended for lovers of
harder variants of progressive rock"
-Sovereign Review, Babyblaue, Jochen Rindfrey, Apr 2012
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Ustuqus-al-Uss album reviews
"a poem in music
consisting of 9 strophes"
Ustuqus-al-Uss Album Review, Gnosis2000, Richard Poulin, Jun 2011
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"Without ever becoming predictable, and taking care to add in the
odd dissonant or arhytmic segment, the gritty guitars and swirling
violins create stunning contrasts..."
Ustuqus-al-Uss Album Review, Progarchives.com, Windhawk, Sep 2010
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"It’s pretty close to having it’s own genre."
-Ustuqus-al-Uss Review, ProgNaut webzine, Lee Henderson, Aug 2011
(Read more) "the Ultima Thule of
instrumental progressive metal"
-Ustuqus-al-Uss Review mentioning Abrahadabra Album, Gnosis2000, Richard Poulin, Jun 2011
(Read more) "The album shows an enormous
variety"
-Ustuqus-al-Uss Review, "Psyche Music", Gerald Van Waes,
Nov 2011
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"Ustuqus-al-Uss
is like the Arabian Nights in Rock music format"
"Ustuqus-al-Uss wirkt wie die Musik zu Tausendundeiner Nacht im Rockforma"
-Ustuqus-al-Uss Review, Ragazzi Webzine, Volkmar Mantei, Jun 2011
(Read more) "A recommended album for any
fan of Progressive Rock in the sense of the word."
"Un album recommandable pour tout fan d'un Rock Progressif dans le sens premier
du terme."
-Ustuqus-al-Uss Review, Music Waves webzine,
Mr. Blue, Jun 2011
(Read more) "It's so cinematic a music
evoking not only images but would definitely show as a movie soundtrack or a
documentary background, perhaps the situation in Iran."
"Het is filmische muziek dus het roept niet alleen beelden op maar zou ook zeker
niet misstaan als soundtrack van een film of als achter- grond bij een
documentaire, misschien wel over de situatie in Iran."
-Ustuqus-al-Uss Review, Prog Opinion, Harry 'JoJo'
de Vries, Aug 2011
(Read more) "unique rhythmic episodes of
acid-jazz crossover oriental & "spiced psychedelic blues."
"ritmiche con singolari episodi di un acid-jazz crossover orientaleggiante o di
speziata psichedelia blues."
-Ustuqus-al-Uss
Review, Lo Scrittore Progressivo, Riccardo
Storti, Aug 2011
(Read more) "Listening to this album is a
bit 'like watching the world through different eyes, in awe, admiration and love
of life."
"Ascoltare questo album è un po' come guardare il mondo con occhi diversi, pieni
di stupore, ammirazione e voglia di vivere."
-Ustuqus-al-Uss
Review, Arlequins webzine, Jessica Attene, Oct 2011
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"A one-man ethnic
chamber ensemble
with occasional avant-garde
and metal
insertions ...
Beautiful, original music!"
"Ein Ein-Mann-Ethno-Kammerensemble mit gelegentlichen avantgardistischen und
metallischen Einschüben... Schöne, originelle Musik!"
-Ustuqus-al-Uss Review, Babyblaue, Jochen Rindfrey, Apr 2012
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