Nigel Brewer's "Journey Through a Dream"
USA Instrumental Shred Metal
Rockin' Heavy metal instrumental tunes and great song writing.
"Journey Through a Dream" is one hell of a demo release. After hearing
the first ten seconds of "Dragon's Realm" I knew the whole demo was
going to be good. "Dragon's Realm" has a killer opening guitar riff
that carries the song all the way through. Great leads as well, very catchy
and melodic. You can really picture yourself sitting on the back of a dragon
as you soaring through the skies off to a distant land to fight a cause. Cool
harmonies also jump in and out all over the track as well. "Journey
Through a Dream" is a six part track. Cool thing is he broke it up
into different songs and didn't keep it one continuous fifteen minute song.
Nigel kicks off part one "Imagination"
with a great intro lead. He really knows how create repeating verses to to keep
the interest of the listener. Not many shredders bother to do this, but Nigel
does a great job of it! This song is also jammed pack with some melodic harmonies
that have lots of flare. Some cool interesting tremolo picking can be
heard about half way through. Part two "Nocturnal World" starts
of with an evil metal guitar riff that helps set the stage for the track. Then
Brewer goes into some neat Neoclassical lines. Those are the main lead focuses
of this song and the were some well selected passages. Nigel doesn't go overboard,
he uses his melodic talent to carry the song to a second level "Alone
In The Silence" part three is the first slow song on the CD. Great clean
backing choral arpeggios, accompanied by some very soulful soloing. This track
really dawns on the other side of Nigel's playing. It's loaded with melody
and soul. The track has a very Medieval feel to it, which really can make your
imagination drift away. A very relaxing song, no speedy leads either I might
point out. Part four "Thunder and Lightning" really fits the
name because it feels like you caught in the middle of a violent storm. It's
defiantly a faster paced song. The backing riffs demand head banging!
Lots of open string pedal ideas come in and out all through out the track. You
can really get a taste for Nigel's speed playing in this song. The double bass
drum work really rocks, it also keeps that power metal theme alive throughout.
"Remembrance" part five is another slow number that again shows Brewer's
ability to solo with soul and feel. Some of his best lead phrasing is present
in this song. Awakening (Nocturnal World Part II) part six is a great way to
end the "Journey Through A Dream" story. Its a medium speed number
with plenty distorted guitars and leads. These leads are very well put together
and I think he really spent some time working these out. Last but not least
track three "From Beyond" really rocks. It's filled with a great
groove and classical driven leads. He really makes the Harmonic Minor scale
shine through here. I like how he blends different lead movements together in
this song and you never get lost along the way. The main melody lines
always pop in to restate the main parts of the song. His leads are also
at a medium pace in this song which really give it a life of its own. They really
fit the rest of the song's structure, speed would have ruined this cool work's
vibe.
Looking, back this was a good demo. Lots of imagery while
listening to the music. I can see myself back in medieval times slaying demons
and fighting for the good. So if your a fan of the Euro Metal and Power Metal
scene you could seriously get into this in a heartbeat. Good guitar work
and song writing go hand and hand with Nigel Brewer. The sound quality is great
for a self produced demo. I think the next step would to hit the studio
demo a few of these and get them out to record companies, especially those located
in Europe. I think they would eat this stuff up in a second.
Contact Nigel via email: NigelBrew@webtv.net
Site links: http://www.nigelbrewer.com
His official website.
http://www mp3.com/nigel_r_brewer Where you can download
full versions of his songs.
https://secure.paypal.com/refer/pal=nigelbrew%40webtv.net You can purchase
CDS here.
-Nick Martinelli
9/23/01
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