The Cyon Project
Tales of Pain
Pavement Entertainment
2015
Hailing from Torino, Italy, The Cyon Project took shape at the beginning of 2009 and within 5 months they had already started recording their first 3 track demo called “Allegories”. The addition of frontman Marco in 2011 brought fresh life into the project, and the band immediately started writing new material that prompted the release of a unique EP of 2 singles and 2 videos for the songs “React” & “Gears”. “Tales of Pain” can be regarded as their first full length album and it combines the aggressive energy of bands like Drowning Pool with the melodic atmosphere of someone like Lacuna Coil. All that combined with some symphonic inserts here and there to make the whole thing a little more interesting.
I’m not going to lie, the powerful and yet gloomy vibe of “Tales of Pain” made quite an impression on me. I’m not sure if I liked it or not, but there’s no way musical compositions like “Isaac Foretold It”, or “Raise Your Head” (for example) could ever go unnoticed. It’s more than clear The Cyon Project have slaved hours and hours over these tracks, putting their all into them.
For some reason though, listening to the whole record to its entirety in one single sitting may prove a bit challenging. It’s not that it’s too technical, too hard or in your face. It’s not too much of anything. In other words, what we have here is 12 pretty fine tracks, but not a great album. That’s the only minor drawback I could find, if this can be regarded as a drawback.
I’m not going to lie, the powerful and yet gloomy vibe of “Tales of Pain” made quite an impression on me. I’m not sure if I liked it or not, but there’s no way musical compositions like “Isaac Foretold It”, or “Raise Your Head” (for example) could ever go unnoticed. It’s more than clear The Cyon Project have slaved hours and hours over these tracks, putting their all into them.
For some reason though, listening to the whole record to its entirety in one single sitting may prove a bit challenging. It’s not that it’s too technical, too hard or in your face. It’s not too much of anything. In other words, what we have here is 12 pretty fine tracks, but not a great album. That’s the only minor drawback I could find, if this can be regarded as a drawback.