Our good neighbors are exporting many bands during the last few years. As in every country, some of them are good, some are bad and some of them have potentials but they need to work hard.

SINESTESIA was born in 1997 in Trieste Italy. Six years later they released their first demo and in 2007 their debut self titled album. So now, three years later, the quintet is back with their new album "The Day After Flower".

But let's start this review upside-down. The production and mix are very good. You can distinct every instrument, but the vocals at some points are higher than it should probably be. The cover is going hand by hand with the title of the album, but the booklet is very simple, with small pictures of the band members and the lyrics. Some misspelling at the Press release that comes with the promo CD makes a not that good impression. As for the compositions: in "The Day After Flower", firstly, I really liked that Ricky doesn't have that Italian accent when he sings. His accent and voice were one of the first's things I noticed and liked. The musical part is like making a soup putting DREAM THEATER and QUEENSRYCHE with a dash of THRESHOLD. After you mix them, put a bit of ENCHANT as dressing and you have the image of the album. The thing is that, even though they are good musicians, they fall in the trap that unfortunately most Prog Metal bands fall. Cop/paste the previously named bands, especially the first two ones. Progressive music, as the label says, is music that lets you go one step further. And you have to do it. Otherwise you are another band that sounds the same with dozens more.

Overall, "The Day After Flower" is not a bad album as far as the performance of the band goes. It has nice melodies, some good ideas here and there and probably fans of Progressive Metal will like it. But SINESTESIA choose to walk on a safe road that is already been walked from many other bands. If they open their mind, filter their influences better and start exploring new fields, recognition will come soon. Progression = Originality. And you won't find it here. That's why...