THE MOOR — The Moor (review)

THE MOOR — The Moor album cover EP · 2012 · Progressive Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3/5 ·
Time Signature
The road...

Genre: modern metal

For some reason Italian metallers The Moor are marketed as a progressive metal band, but their style, on this EP at least, does not seem particularly progressive.

They start off with 'Covered' which is more of power-thrashy affair which blends thrashy aggression with melodic power metal elements. The chorus has more of an alternative metal/nu metal feel to it, while the bridge, with its slightly offbeat drums, is perhaps the closest this track comes to being progressive. The next track 'Before Abigail' follows, although a bit heavier, the same formula, with a more melodic now metal-like chorus and a slightly more interesting bridge. The same applies to 'Antikythera', although this track has somewhat of a different drive and a more elaborate bridge. It is only when we reach the last two tracks 'Venice' and 'The Road', which - although they still have more in common with Disturbed and Nickelback than Dream Theater and Fates Warning - that we see some inklings of something potentially progressive.

We are certainly not dealing with a lousy release or anything, but it's a tad formulaic, and, when the band is actually marketed as a progressive progressive metal band, there are probably many who will disappointed when they hear this EP.

The Moor do have an album in the making, and that one might be one that actually lives up the the "progressive metal" label. Let's wait and see.
Share this review
more

Review Comments

Post a public comment below | Send private message to the reviewer
Please login to post a shout
No shouts posted yet. Be the first member to do so above!

Review Index

Member Zone

Username:
Password:
Stay signed in

Metal Subgenres

Artists Alpha-index

MMA TOP 5 Metal ALBUMS

Rating by members, ranked by custom algorithm
Albums with 30 ratings and more
Master of Puppets Thrash Metal
METALLICA
Buy this album from our partners
Paranoid Heavy Metal
BLACK SABBATH
Buy this album from our partners
Moving Pictures Hard Rock
RUSH
Buy this album from our partners
Powerslave NWoBHM
IRON MAIDEN
Buy this album from our partners
Rising Heavy Metal
RAINBOW
Buy this album from our partners

New Metal Artists

New Metal Releases

Rot Stink Rip Death Metal
TOMBSTONER
Buy this album from MMA partners
Human Rosin Melodic Metalcore
HATE BREEDER
Buy this album from MMA partners
Through The Hell Hardcore Punk
ENEMY 906
Buy this album from MMA partners
Lightmatter: Rebirth Deathcore
EARTHGAZER
Buy this album from MMA partners
Eye Of Horus (Lightmatter EP Pt. 2) Deathcore
EARTHGAZER
Buy this album from MMA partners
More new releases

New Metal Online Videos

Shining - Inga Broar Kvar Att Bränna
SHINING
UMUR· 13 hours ago
Shining - Jag Är Din Fiende (official premiere)
SHINING
UMUR· 13 hours ago
SHINING - Avsändare Okänd (Official Lyric Video) | Napalm Records
SHINING
UMUR· 13 hours ago
Agremorta - Adrocitas (Official Lyric Video)
AGREMORTA
Bosh66· 6 days ago
Agremorta - Ploratus Umbra (Official Lyric Video)
AGREMORTA
Bosh66· 6 days ago
More videos

New MMA Metal Forum Topics

More in the forums

New Site interactions

More...

Latest Metal News

members-submitted

More in the forums

Social Media

Follow us
Follow us on Twitter Become a Facebook fan RSS Feed