The band has put extra care in the concept story of the album which takes part in the Parisian metro and has as main characters a man and a woman.  In here you can enjoy mostly melancholic compositions with an excellent vocal performance by Corey Brown (Balance of Power). There are a few scattered metal explosions that spice up the album, but the majority of the songs are hypotonic and atmospheric. The piano – voice “Within a Moment” song reminded me of Labyrinth`s similar magnificent efforts.   “A Journey in Paris” is not an innovative record that will change the course of progressive, it moves in safe paths. It is a nice, honest and enjoyable release that has things to offer to the listener. The music is strongly attached to the story and punctuates the sequence of the emotions produced by it.  Let`s hope that a company would come up and sign them. They are surely better than many wannabes that have huge contracts.
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The one great thing about Metro Society is that they don't really sound like any other band on the prog-metal scene, so don't expect any Dream Theater, Symphony X, or Vanden Plas moments here for the most part. Other than some dark aspects that might fall in line with latter day Fates Warning, this is very original sounding. Singer Brown has a voice that fits the brooding style of the music perfectly, whether he is hitting some soaring falsetto's or the occasional mid-range gruff passage, in which he fluctuates between the two on the kick ass opener "King of His Own World". The bands more melodic and catchy side surfaces on "Welcome Hope" featuring Brown's tender vocals and some tasty guitar work from Chris Mangold. Hard hitting progressive metal, with beefy guitar and stabbing synths, is heard on "Hills Will Roll", and the band really lay down the crunch factor on "Metro", a killer instrumental with intricate bass lines, heavy riffs, wild synths, and flailing drum work. Brown almost hits Dio territory on the Medieval and progressive sounding "Purgatory", and the band launches into multi-part, prog-metal of epic proportions on the near 19-minute "Lost in Paris". This one features plenty of great textures and instrumental bits, as the band moves from acoustic sections to progressive passages to out and out metal.
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This is prime prog metal a bit in the vein of Redemption, Prymary and even some Rush. The highlight is the sprawling 18 minute "Lost In Paris". Plenty of good crunch that seems to build through out. A promising start for a new band.
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