Starbynary is a Progressive Metal trio founded by some of the most talented musicians in the scene. ‘Dark Passenger’ is the band’s debut album, and it is an exciting concept inspired by Jeff Lindsay’s ‘Darkly Dreaming Dexter’ (as the highly successful TV series ‘Dexter’), a musical journey in the vein of classic Progressive bands of the Seventies with a modern touch and outstanding technical abilities displayed throughout the record. ‘Dark Passenger’ was produced by Peter Pahor in Trieste, Italy, and features a very special guest appearance by Mike LePond (Symphony X) on bass. The beautiful artwork was handled by renowned artist Felipe Machado Franco (Blind Guardian, Rage, Secret Sphere)
Melodic, dramatic keys lay under the pounding progressive and power metal riffage layered upon it. Honestly, power/progressive metal bands like this tend to be a dime a dozen these days. While this styles tends to be much more hugely popular outside of the US, we in the US get our share of the flood of material coming out of this genre and it gets absorbed by the elite who love this style. If that is you, give these guys a listen. True, nothing earth shatteringly different is offered, but they do exceptionally well and offer a molten slab of melodic mayhem.
Overall they sounds like the typical power metal offering, but there are glimpses of a more progressive side with a Dream Theater feel in songs like the title track Dark Passenger. I am not a fan of the TV show or book Dexter that this is based on, so that does nothing for me, but the idea of concept albums is always fun as you read through the intertwined story lines throughout.
In the end, there is much to enjoy here. The band plays top notch music in this genre, and this should delights fans of this style. As a huge fan of the melodic style of rock and metal, this release by Bakerstream Records is just yet another from this label that I am finding more and more enjoyment coming out of time and time again.
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