Album Review: Max Eve - Vertigo (2012)
Picture Credit: Max Eve Artwork: Stephen Delorme & Cuyler Goure Max Eve - Vertigo Release Date: September 11, 2012 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 33:40 Genre: Prog Metal Origin: Atlanta (Georgia) , USA Max Eve ’s debut “Vertigo” is an ideal flagship for the Prog Metal genre. On six instrumental tracks, the artist from Georgia presents powerful and sophisticated guitar-dominated music. Each of the songs is defined by an immense versatility and a highly exciting structure. Max Eve understands how to create opulent arcs of suspension and thereby write stunning narratives that do not need any words or vocals. The music on “Vertigo” is an intelligent combination of Classical themes, atmospheric Prog Rock and AOR, and the powerful but melodic force of Heavy Metal. Max Eve masterfully draws a golden line leading through this six-track album, and thus makes the 34-minute album become a coherent oeuvre despite its huge variety – a true masterpiece of eclectic rock and metal! ...