Multi-project-meister Vivien
Lalu has finally initiated a work that encompasses within his own right of melodic progressive metal after composing material with
Hubi Meisel among many other projects. I have to hand it to him, the record is fairly diverse, filled with many personalities that encompass the record's sound with different elements and influences copulated to create such as work.
Filled with keyboard perplexity balanced with guitar work that fits the mold that the songwriting builds upon, the songs themselves morph into more elaborate compositions rather than having highly drawn out compositions downgrading themselves into songs, for which
Oniric Metal is able to create memorable ditties here and there, balancing out both the technical approaches for progressions sake and the occasional tinge of melodic
AOR enhanced by the metallic vibe, kind of like crossing
Millennium with Time Machine.
With songs such as "
Yesterday Man," "
Wolven Eyes," and "
Moonstop" putting an emotional dark atmosphere at the forefront, it's the heaviness found within "
Moonstruck" and the extended "
Potboy: The Final Fantasy" that finds the more grinding edge, while "
Star Watcher" sounds almost like a long-lost
Porcupine Tree track with it's experimental tendencies.
The title features a peculiar word, Oniric, what does it mean? Apparently the word pertains to dreams, and that is sort of what the album encompasses, a dreamscape, where, when you think about it, it really is, and although it has it's heavy moments, the record goes without any jittery connotations, keeping the whole soundscape with smooth transition from track-to-track. So maybe
Lalu has invented a new style of metal, I don't know.
Written by
Hashman Thursday, June 23, 2005
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