Epysode - Obsessions

Published September 19 2011

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Genre	Melodic Progressive Metal	See review	Vocals
Tracks	14	Samuel Arkan	Guitar
Running time	65 Min.	Christophe Godin	Guitar
Label	AFM Records	Kristoffer Gildenlöw	Bass
Release	26 August 2011	Leo Margarit	Drums
Country	Belgium	Julien Spreutels	Keyboard
Producer	Samuel Arkan
Similar artists	Evergrey, Ayreon

Vocals: Kelly Carpenter/Oddleif Stensland/Rick Altzi/Magali Luyten/Liselotte Hegt

Epysode - the new project of Virus IV guitarist, Samuel Arkan. Obsessions - A concept story about a police profiler facing supernatural phenomena when investigating a series of murders.

With a progressive metal act you usually know what you will get. Heavy riffs, speed, many tempo changes and a bombastic touch. This album is no exception. Much to my appreciation, this album does not contain any short annoying pieces of music and lyrics just to get the story together. Two short intros and twelve full length songs is what we get.

All songs in a concept story are somehow important of course, but apart from the lyrical theme, a couple of songs stand out as masterpieces, including the fantastic title track. A four minute song with a heavy melodic verse and a strong chorus, functioning as the wake up call on this album.

Due to the story and its musical complexity, I recommend listening to this album several times before making a final judgement. It gets better from time to time, and if you're a fan of this musical genre you should definitely buy this album.

Performance	Originality	Production	Vocals	Songwriting
8	5	8	6	6

Summary
6 chalices of 10 - Tobbe