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Reviewed:
July
2003
Genre:
Progressive
Key tracks:
'A Day Without The Sun',
'Save Me',
'Hidden Places',
'Invisible Rain',
'Storm # 351',
'Heaven',
'Alone',
'Blind!!',
'The Age Of The Flame',
'Winter Breeze'
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Si riaffacciano sul mercato discografico i nostrani DGM,
giunti, con questo nuovissimo “Hidden Place”,
al ragguardevole traguardo del quarto album,
confermando ulteriormente quanto di buono
era stato già detto sul loro conto. Per chi
non lo sapesse, la loro proposta verte
infatti su un eccellente prog-metal, portato
avanti, pensate un po’, da quasi dieci anni.
Il progetto DGM nasce da un’idea del
chitarrista DIEGO REALI, ancora attivo nella
band, nell’ormai lontano 1994, ma la line-up
cambia con il passare del tempo e dopo i
primi risultati soddisfacenti ( nel ‘94 esce
il primo mcd “Random Access Zone”),
approdano alla “Elevate” ed inizia la loro
“carriera”. La musica proposta di questo
“Hidden Place” (Scarlet), devo ammettere, è
tutt’altro che noiosa e il disco fila via
liscio, senza intoppi o pericolosi cali di
tensione.
L’opener “A Day without the Sun” e la successiva “Save me”,
rendono bene l’idea, grazie al loro incidere
minaccioso, guidate dall’imperante doppia
cassa di FABIO COSTANTINO (Carnal Rapthor) e
da un guitar riffing efficace e tagliente.
Il tutto accompagnato dalle stupende
tastiere di FABIO SANGES (Abstracta), da una
perfetta ritmica del bassista ANDREA
ARCANGELI (River of Change e Concept), che
sbuca ogni tanto di qua e di là e da una
validissima ugola, quella di TITTA TANI. Le
altre tracks si assestano sui medesimi
livelli, aggressivi (“Heaven”, “A Day
without the Sun”, “Age of the Flame”) e
melodici quanto bastano, tutte supportate da
una ritmica, come già detto in precedenza,
precisissima, tipica della migliore scuola
progressive, come appunto “Invisibile Rain”.
Con “Storm # 351” sembra di tornare indietro
di qualche tempo, nel periodo in cui spopola
l”heavy rock, e poi tornare di nuovo nel
futuro con il loro prog di alta qualità e di
tecnica incessabile. Cosa dire poi della già
citata “Heaven”??? E’ il massimo!!! Si sono
incendiati i ritmi…vengono dettati dal
pesante drumming di Fabio Costantino, ma
rallentano quando è la volta di “Alone”. Ma
vogliamo parlare di quel brevissimo
interludio jazz all’interno di “Age of the
Flame”? Semplicemente fantastico, forse già
sentito da qualche parte (…Dream Theatre!!!!!!!),
comunque sia, questo disco risulta, a mio
avviso, avvincente, graffiante, originale,
cattivo…Massima intensità e massima
creatività per un album che puo’ essere
classificato tra le migliori uscite di
quest’anno. |
Reviewed by
ALESSANDRO DI GREGORIO
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LINE UP: |
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Titta Tani
– Vocals, Diego Reali – Guitars, Andrea
Arcangeli – Bass,
Fabio Sanges – Keyboards, Fabio Costantino –
Drums |
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PROVENIENZA: |
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Roma (Italy) |
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bio: |
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DGM
formed in 1994 as a complete instrumental
band. The original line-up featured Diego
Reali (guitar), Maurizio Pariotti (keyboards)
and Gianfranco Tassella (drums) and after
one year only Marco Marchiori (bass) joined
the band. The live acts become now very
frequent, and DGM takes part of the Rock
innovation" festival, where the band arrived
2nd on 48 band. During this period the band
starts working on their first official
release, the self-produced miniCD ‘Random
Access Zone’ in which appears the
just-recruited superb vocalist, Luciano
Regoli, former with several seminal Italian
prog-bands of the seventies, like
"Raccomandata con Ricevuta di Ritorno",
"Ritratto di Dorian Gray", "Samadhy". So he
will be able to form his own personal style,
mixing his "seventies mark" with the power
vein of the band. The miniCD, obtained a
very high response in the whole power-speed
metal scene and so the guys decide to
produce their first full-length album. In
the summer of ’97, the band completed
‘Change Direction’, that was out on November
of the same year. The album received great
responses not only in Italy but also in
Germany, Finland, Denmark, etc. and the band
started the first Italian tour ... In
September ’98 DGM was back and focused the
attention on the material for the comeback
album. In that period, long-time partner
Gianfranco and the band decided to part
company. The split was pretty amicable and
that’s the reason why Gianfranco willingly
accepted to collaborate as sound engineer,
togheter with Daniele Conte for the
recording sessions of the new album. New
drummer was Fabio Costantino, taken from the
death band Carnal Rapthor. DGM entered the
studio in January ’99 ‘til the end of
February for the recording sessions of the
incredible second album, titled ‘Wings Of
Time’ ( Top album on the italian magazines
"Metal Shock ", "Flash" and "Metal hammer").
In Japan the cd sold over 4000 copies after
just 10 days and DGM was described as the
European answer to DREAM THEATER and
SYMPHONY X. The band was also contacted by
BURRN! Magazine for an exclusive interview.
During the year 2000 there were many changes
in the DGM Line-up; after yers of
cooperation DGM and Luciano Regoli decided
to terminate their collaboration in a
friendly way as the same for Marco Marchiori.
Before the release of their fourth studio
album Titta Tani joined the band, becoming
the new DGM singer after Luciano Regoli. 'Dreamland'
saw the light in December 2001. This album
obtained a great success in Italy and
foreigner countires. In Spring time DGM
started watching out for a new bass player
and Andrea Arcangeli (River of Change and
Concept) became the new DGM bassist in the
late 2001. Many italian dates followed the
release of 'Dreamland' with the refreshed
Line up and an excellent response from the
italian guys .
New splits were at the door... Unfornatly
after nine years of friendship Maurizio
Pariotti decided to leave the band for
personal reasons. With this album DGM where
finally free from Elevate Records' s 'hands
of doom' and few months later -- took the
italian musicians under their wings, so
begun a new contract with SCARLET and the
foundaments for a new Album with the new
Keyboards player Fabio Sanges (Abstracta).
In the meantime DGM singer Titta Tani joined
as official drummer (!!!) 2 BIG bands linked
with a common taste for 'horror'.... The US
splatter-masters NECROPHAGIA and DAEMONIA,
the new project of the Italian living legend
Claudio Simonetti, ex-GOBLIN founder and
writer of the most famous Dario Argento
movies-soundtracks.
New album 'Hidden Palce' is finally ready,
recorded in Italy with the help of Giuseppe
Orlando (NOVEMBRE) and mastred at Mastring
Room/SWEDEN (In Flames, Soilwork, Meshuggah).
This is the best DGM album and display their
best songwriting ever mixing power,
aggression, class, melody and technique!
Already licensed to Japanese label Marquee/Avalon
this album is a new step for DGM career that
will take a higher point next June at the
GODS OF METAL Festival where the band will
play together with Whitesnake, Queensryche,
Motorhead, Saxon, Destrucyion, Angra and
many other metal legends. |
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CONTATTI: |
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Daniele
Botti:
danielscarlet@libero.it |
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Office: + 39 02 26 26 39 09 |
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