American power/prog-metal band. Started out in 1997.

BLACK SYMPHONY (1998) RISING SUN

  1. Never
  2. Breathe
  3. End Of Your Life
  4. Are You Cryin'
  5. The Poor/The Edge
  6. The Wind
  7. Listen
  8. Period Of Mourning
  9. The Black Symphony
 Line-up:
Mike Pierce - lead vocals
Rick Plester - guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
Jeff Martin - drums, percussion, backing vocals
Rev Jones - bass, backing vocals
Robert Vasicek - keyboards
Additional musician:
Robert Bennett - cello, bass, backing vocals

Another band I read about in Scream Magazine. The CD was listed as entitled 'Breathe'. So when I bought this CD, I thought that they had released more albums. But a check on their homepage shows otherwise. (I found out later that 'Breathe' was the same album, released independently 2 years prior, and then under the name The Black Symphony). The music is dark power/prog. Unfortunately most of the sings do not stick as well in your memory. The album isn't bad in any way. It's just not become a favorite. My CD is a special edition with different cover-artwork, so the album-cover above isn't entirely correct.

Killer tracks: Breathe, The Black Symphony

Related artists:

Red Sea, Leatherwolf, Malice, Riot