AMARAN'S PLIGHT Voice in the Light CD (Royal Hunt)

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First, the facts: Amaran's Plight is the brand new 'supergroup' featured on the ProgRock Records label, and their debut album, the concept piece Voice In The Light is finally out. The band features Gary Wehrkamp (Shadow Gallery) on guitars, keyboards, and backing vocals, D.C. Cooper (Royal Hunt, Silent Force) on lead vocals, Nick D'Virgilio (Spock's Beard) on drums, and Kurt Barabas (Under the Sun) on bass. The music: Voice In The Light is an incredible concept album about a man and his journey through life, as he deals with his true love, a near death experience, and all the strange and unsettling events that take place afterwards, forcing him to make some hard decisions about his future. The story was developed and written by John W. Crawford, who also serves as musical director and lyricist on the album. Most of the music and vocal melodies were written by Cooper and Wehrkamp, and as a whole this is pretty melodic and emotional stuff that really hooks you in and forces you to get wrapped up in the whole storyline. Instrumentally speaking, this is classy material all around, with Wehrkamp's stunning electric and acoustic guitar work on display throughout these pieces, as well as his tasty keyboard textures. D'Virgilio and Barabas form a tight rhythm section, both players highly skilled and showing it here, adding the right amount of groove and taste but not overcrowding the mix. What more can you say about the vocals of D.C. Cooper? This guy is a consumate pro, and fans of his years with Royal Hunt and his current band Silent Force know that the singer is not just a progressive metal/hard rock vocalist, but he also can deliver plenty of emotion and passion when needed. His duet with guest singer Trishia O'Keefe on "I Promise You" is gorgeous stuff, and his stirring performance on "Coming of Age" and the epic "Incident at Haldemans Lake" is nothing short of inspiring. While there's plenty of exciting musical outbursts on Voice In The Light, like on the atmospheric instrumental "Consummation Opus", and the CD's other two magnum opuses "Shattered Dreams" (featuring a hot middle section with all players really digging in hard) and "Revelation", both really show the proggy side to the band, but it's not all about chops here. There are some heavy moments as well, like the venemous metal on "Viper", with Cooper really letting it all hang out amidst crunchy riffs from Wehrkamp, and the complex "Turning Point", which sees Barabas and D'Virgilio really working overtime.