Future is Tomorrow is an Italian prog/power metal band with a taste for concepts and epic prog melodies. Their debut release 'Fit to
Die (Part 1) is based around the idea of death in society, and this opening salvo tells the tale of a man's funeral, through the eyes of the dead man. It's a lofty idea, especially to carry across more than one CD (I assume), but the band do well to pull it off without losing their focus.
From the opening riffs, you can see that the main influence on these guys is
Dream Theater. Chugging metal riffs meet power vocals and catchy, soaring melodies, its a great slice of powerful, progressive metal.
That same formula is applied throughout the album to devastating effect, creating an impressively tight debut, which at no point gets lost amongst the grandiosity of the band's vision. Quite impressive really, and their use of dynamic shifts in style come into play on the excellent '
Awakening the Ghosts' and epic closer 'The Day of
Retribution (Recordare)'. Considering their relative newcomer status to the progressive/power metal scene,
Future is Tomorrow seem to have the ability to not only create an album that rocks as well as intrigues, but that may allow them to stand out from the crowd.The second part of this concept will either prove their downfall, or their ascendancy into a higher league of progressive metal bands.
All the songs hold their own as well written pieces, and the album is remarkably well produced for a self released effort, which can sometimes lose a bit of the music in fuzz or bad sound. All the instruments are clear in the mix, and the vocals sit high and proud. I think these guys have definitely got a future (pardon the pun) in the scene, and hopefully a label will snap them up soon. An underground gem that deserves to soar.
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