DGM - Hidden Place
	Released: 2003 Label: Scarlet Records Cat. No.: SC 061-2 Total Time: 59:55
	Reviewed by: Davide Guidone, June 2003 Hidden Place is the fourth disc by DGM, an Italian prog metal band that for the first time publishes for Scarlet Records. As it happens, many of the newer prog metal groups perform in the vein of Symphony X or Dream Theater, but they aren’t able to create any original and personal at the same time. If we take, for example, DGM, we find that the situation is a little bit different. First of all, they follow the two groups a lot, passing from up tempo songs to quieter pieces, without losing melody and technique. For the uptempo songs, Symphony X are the main reference, and it can be also explained by Titta Tani’s voice, who sometimes seems to be a Russell Allen clone, while the calmer tracks are in Dream Theater vein. As you can imagine, the most original parts are the most beautiful as well, like for example some guitar and keyboards solos that explore jazz fields, even if guitarist Diego Reali is influenced by John Petrucci. So the final result is uncertain, with some good tracks, like those ones at the beginning, while others are weaker, making the CD almost boring as the minutes pass by. However, I suggest you give this record a chance, listening to it many times before giving sentence. More about Hidden Place: Track Listing: A Day Without The Sun / Save Me / Hidden Places / Invisible Rain / Storm # 351 / Heaven / Alone / Blind!! / Age Of The Flame / Winter Breeze Musicians: Titta Tani – vocals Diego Reali – guitars Andrea Arcangeli – bass Fabio Sanges – keyboards Fabio Costantini – drums Contact: Website: http://www.dgmsite.com/ Note: will open new browser window Discography Random Access Zone (1996) Change Direction (1997) Wings Of Time (1999) Dreamland (2001) Hidden Place (2003) Misplaced (2004)
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