JOHN ARCH — A Twist of Fate (review)

JOHN ARCH — A Twist of Fate album cover EP · 2003 · Progressive Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
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I reviewed this in 2006 and mentioned at the time that it was the best EP that i had ever heard.Well i still feel this way some 4 1/2 years later.John Arch made a triumphant return back in 2003 with this 28 minutes EP.Two long tracks that are very personal for Arch.Helping out are long time friends Jim Matheos,Mike Portnoy and Joey Vera.This rocks big time but really it's the emotion and John's vocals that make this stand above just about every Prog-Metal album i have heard.The first track "Relentless" deals with John's childhood and the fact his dad left him and his mom when he was a kid.A lot of the lines start woth "I remember..." it's all so touching.And yes this is also a killer track instrumentally.The second tune "Cheyenne" deals with John's ancestry as he is part Native Indian.Man this track is amazing.Again a lot of emotion and really the two tracks are linked by the fact that the Cheyenne people and John personally were treated horribly by someone more powerful than themselves.A twist of fate.I love the vocal melodies late where he sings it in the Native chanting style.Gulp.Then he spits out the lyrics with "Save your pity...".What's done is done just leave us alone are the feelings you get from the words.It's cool too when a native actually takes part in speaking during one section of the song. For me it doesn't get any better but then Arch is my favourite singer.
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