Evergrey has always been a band that has been on the lips of various fans of Metal all across the world. They started out as an above average Progressive Metal band, and eventually spawned themselves into a stand out Power/Progressive Metal act that composed dark tracks for conceptual albums. Many of the band's releases are considered top notch efforts in both musical style fields, and earned them a large following. Many album greatly played on having a stron, emotional drive in their music. But, like many top notch influential bands anymore, the band eventually started to go downhill. In 2010, three band members parted ways with Evergrey in a mutual departure. Many had hoped that this would be the opening the band would need to make up for their recent lost ground with new members, and a new perspective on the material they will compose for their 2011 full-length Glorious Collision. Over the years, Apoch's Metal Review has reviewed all the full-length recordings from this band, and in honor of their latest release, this site presents our Artist Spotlight on Evergrey.
Please note that many of these were composed during the earlier days of the site, and all but Glorious Collision have the previous layouts the site utilized. I will try to update them to fit the proper format as soon as I possibly can.
Review quick jump:
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| Evergrey: The Dark Discovery |
Finding a band that can breathe a breath of fresh air into the lungs of a slowly dying breed of rock is hard to find these days. "Evergrey", however, might just be the answer to the immortal question, "Where did all the good progressive metal acts go?"
-> Read the review here.
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| Evergrey: Solitude Dominance Tragedy |
After a rather impressive, if not faulty due to production quality, debut full length album, Evergrey show that they are truly a power house act with their second studio release, Solitude Dominance Tragedy. This welcome Progressive album shows a much darker sounding side of the band, with some more technical musicianship thrown in to create an even more engrossing album experience then more, and will easily have fans of metal, let alone this style, expecting great things in the future. But as for now, let's take a step back and see what makes this album a great listening experience.
-> Read the review here.
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| Evergrey: In Search of Truth |
The third studio album by Evergrey, entitled In Search Of Truth, is also the band's first conceptual album. While the concept and material discussed during the song seems a bit too out there, the album's material focuses on the fear of aliens and alien abductions. But, regardless of the subject matter, Evergrey does manage to pull out another successful, solid album with this one.
-> Read the review here.
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| Evergrey: Recreation Day (Digibook) |
Evergrey clearly learned a lesson about their music after their previous album, In Search Of Truth. Recreation Day bids farewell to the more upbeat music and shows a more then welcomed return to the darker sounding music that made them well known in the first place. This album was also issued in a special digibook packaging that included a bonus track, as well as notes in the booklet about the album [please note I'm not sure these notes appear in the standard version]. Recreation Day focuses moreso on the impact that death can have on someone.
-> Read the review here.
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| Evergrey: The Inner Circle (Digibook) |
The Inner Circle is considered the album at the pinnacle of Evergrey's career, and it's pretty clear why. The band has continued to grow and expand their music up to this point, and this album is easily one of their more disturbing efforts, focusing on cults and basically sacrificing everything to put your life in someone else's hands by telling a story of a weak willed man.
-> Read the review here.
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| Evergrey: Monday Morning Apocalypse |
Evergrey finds themselves changing up a bit again on Monday Morning Apocalypse and like on In Search Of Truth kind of avoiding having a darker sound to the music. While this isn't the worst aspect of this album, it really does cut since the music on this release isn't all that impressive given the band's track record. But, this release does still boast some really good tracks, but are there enough to actually make this album worth paying for?
-> Read the review here.
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| Evergrey: Torn |
Considered one of the worst releases by Evergrey, Torn marks the band's seventh studio full length, as well as their first release not through InsideOut Records, and finds a slight return to the glory days of Evergrey as far as the feel of the music goes. While that does mean a lot to fans of the band since the start, that doesn't mean that this is a true return to form album from the band, as it does still have some aspects that will dishearten the loyal listeners. But, let's face it, this is still one solid release from the band, and perhaps the best that has been released in years.
-> Read the review here. |
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| Evergrey: Glorious Collision |
Considered one of the worst releases by Evergrey, Torn marks the band's seventh studio full length, as well as their first release not through InsideOut Records, and finds a slight return to the glory days of Evergrey as far as the feel of the music goes. While that does mean a lot to fans of the band since the start, that doesn't mean that this is a true return to form album from the band, as it does still have some aspects that will dishearten the loyal listeners. But, let's face it, this is still one solid release from the band, and perhaps the best that has been released in years.
-> Read the review here. |
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