INFERNO — Architect (review)

INFERNO — Architect album cover Demo · 1995 · Progressive Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3/5 ·
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"Architect" is a demo release by by US, Jacksonville, Florida based progressive/thrash metal act Inferno. The demo was independently released in 1995. Inferno formed in 1988 and released the 1992 "Psychic" demo before being signed by Massacre Records for the release of their debut full-length studio album "Psychic Distance" (1994). Apparently the Massacre Records deal was only for one album and therefore the band recorded demo new material and released this demo (probably in the search for a new label). They folded sometime after.

While "Psychic Distance" featured a combination of thrash metal and progressive metal, the material on "Architect" doesn´t feature the thrash metal part of that sound anymore. "Architect" is purely a progressive metal release (although at times a relatively dark one). Artists like Rush, Enchant, and Tiles come to mind, although this is a little darker, heavier, and more metal oriented ("Staring into Chaos" is for example a pretty heavy track). The vocals and voice of Jay Peele is still an aquired taste. His a skilled singer, but the way he choses to phrase the words and perform his vocals is pretty awkward at times. Other times he sounds just fine.

"Architect" is a well produced demo was successfully shows the new thrashless direction of Inferno, and an interested label would have a good idea of what they would get from the band. But since no label showed interest Inferno ended up disbanding. Upon conclusion "Architect" is a decent quality demo and a 3 - 3.5 star (65%) rating is warranted.
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