Artist: Eldritch
Title: Underlying Issues
Label: Scarlet Records
Cat #: SC2890
Release Year: 2015
Duration: Album
Format: CD
Quality: New Sealed

2015, Italian progressive metal act Eldritch offer their tenth full length studio effort entitled UNDERLYING ISSUES. The latest album consists of eleven brand new tracks that are a bit more technical and progressive, but still keep the same dark mood as the previous release TASTING THE TEARS. Eldritch's sound has always been a bit hard to peg, especially in comparison to other Italian bands. They were always more progressive than bands like Rhapsody Of Fire and more power-oriented than bands like Labyrinth. With UNDERLYING ISSUES, they continue to walk the line between the progressive and power metal genre's, and with at least a nod or two towards thrash. This is a complex album with a huge keyboard presence and some very intricate guitar work that's clearly coming from a Fates Warning influence (more on that later), but it's balanced by a great sense of melody and soaring, crystal-clear vocals worthy of the best power metal bands.

Recommended if you like: Dream Theater, Symphony X, Communic, Pyramaze, Vanishing Point, Eyefear, Balance of Power, Pagan's Mind, Labyrinth

Track List
1. Changing Blood    
2. Danger Zone    
3. Broken    
4. All And More    
5. The Face I Wear    
6. To The Moon And Back    
7. Bringers Of Hate    
8. The Light    
9. Piece Of Clarity    
10. Before I Die    
11. Slowmotion K Us