Arachnes - Primary Fear
	Released: 2003 Label: Scarlet Records Cat. No.: SC 070-2 Total Time:
	Reviewed by: Davide Guidone, January 2004 Primary Fear is the fourth album from the Italian power prog band, Arachnes. This band counts on a great guitarist like Franco Caruso, a guitar virtuoso, and on a good singer, too, like Enzo Caruso. Their music is a power prog symphonic metal with a lot of neoclassical influences. It is arranged a lot and it has some prog tastes, like the track called "Eruption" shows. It is the first part of Tarkus by Emerson, Lake and Palmer and there is a double bass drum in it that lets the sound get close to power music. Plus you can find a great solo by Franco Caruso. It’s a pity that the album hasn’t a lot of variations, so the sound remains too similar to itself. In fact, this is the main problem. But I think that is a general problem of the neoclassical power-prog style. It’s too repetitive. To conclude, this is a good power prog release, with all pros and cons of the genre. Rating 3/5 More about Primary Fear: Track Listing: Osonzes / Battle To The Victory / Primary Fear / The Warning / Still Waters / Thriller / To Escape Death / Not Fair (prelude) / Not Fair / Tota Pulchra / My Old Refuge / My Son And I / Running In The Labyrinth / Eruption / Scherzo in E Minor Musicians: Franco Caruso - Guitars and Backing Vocals Enzo Caruso - Lead Vocal, Piano and Keyboards Paolo Giani – Bass Jaco – Drums Contact: Website: www.arachnes.it/ Note: will open new browser window Discography The Goddess Temple (1998/2001) Metamorphosis (2000) Parallel Worlds (2001) Apocalypse (2002) Primary Fear (2003)
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