KENZINER - TIMESCAPES (Leviathan Records, 1998)
Produced by David T. Chastain
Recorded at Dabenhill and Leviathan Studios
Cover Art by Rainer Kalwitz
Tracks: 1- Future Signs, 2- Into the Light, 3- Images of the Past, 4- Dreamer, 5- Thru the End, 6- Timescape, 7- Walking in the Rain, 8- Seasons, 9- IN the Silence, 10- Land of Shadows, 11- Inspiration in a moment
As I always say ....better late than never. And here is the review of Kenziner debut album. Here we have a powerful heavy metal band whose main feature are the guitars played by virtuoso Jarno Keskinen who plays a lot of neoclassical guitar runs in minor tonalities. And also, here we have the keyboards, played by Jarno himself, that are used in two different forms: one is to support the song through chord progressions and some melodies and then the second one are the virtuoso solos, similar to the ones played by Jens Johanssen in his different bands. There is a lot of David T. Chastain influences here (since David wrote all melodies and lyrics) but the difference is that Chastain´s music has a little bit more of identity because of the use of melodies that are closer to jazz and fusion than to Yngwie Malmsteen. This is a must for fans of virtuosos and heavy/power metal. Points extra to this release are given by the singer who has power and does not abuse the high pitched sounds.
Favorite tracks: "Into the Light", "Thru the End" and "IN the Silence"
Contact: www.leviathanrecords.com
