REVIEW: SILENT EXILE - DANCING WITH DEATH

 

SILENT EXILE - DANCING WITH DEATH (Naivlys Music - 2000): Silent Exile is a progressive band whose songs are constructed with an axis conformed by Cedric Rioux keyboards (omniprescent through all the recording) and Fabrice Blanchet´s guitars. This is not a mere copy of Dream  Theater, they are really original in what they do mixing the melodies of progressive rock with heavier passages. A distinctive feature of Silent Exile are the vocals of Chriss J.Y. that are not the usual high pitched vocals that bands of the style usually use. His vocals are more bluesier, more rock and roll. Songs are long and complex with a lot of tempo changes, solos and melodies. From ballad like parts such as in the beginning of "Stratosphere " or the beginning of "Glase Maakerstraat" to heavier stuff such as in the first part of "Images of War" called "Thunder on Ahland", this band covers all this range and the spaces in between. I think that some label should check on this band and sign them so they got the production and sound that they deserve. Contact: silent_exile@hotmail.com