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Band
Pagan's Mind
Title
Enigmatic Calling
Type
LP/EP
Company
SPV/Steamhammer
YOR
2005
Style
Power
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10/28/2005 - Review by: Stygian Steel
Pagan's Mind - Enigmatic Calling - 2005 - SPV

Track Listing
1. Celestine Prophecy, The
2. Enigmatic Mission
3. Supremacy, Our Kind
4. Entrance To Infinity
5. Coming Home
6. Celestial Calling
7. Taken
8. Resurrection (Back In Time)
9. Appearance
10. Search For Life
11. New World Order
After three years of wait, the follow up to the critically accalimed progressive opus named "Celestial Entrance" is here. Often when an album is forced to follow such an album it is inevitably a disappointment, but I'm happy to say that it's not the case here. Fan's of the band and progressive in general should not be disappointed with what they find.

"Enigmatic Calling" continues to forge on in their own sound while still remaining creative and building on what they've already done. The soaring vocals are as strong as ever and layed over constantly changing yet heavy and well structured songs. While many progressive bands are content to emulate what other prog bands like Queensryche and Dream Theater have done, Pagan's Mind sets themselves apart as a true force in the genre. The songs are technical, but not just for the sake of it, and retain a certain catchy heavyness. Most of all they don't get too bogged down in experimenting and keep things metal and somewhat accessible. If more progressive was up to this level I would like the genre a whole lot more. This is just a good show of innovation without overdoing it.

Highlights: Entrance To Infinity, Supremacy Our Kind, Celestial Calling, New World Order

Rating 4.0/5.0



--Stygian Steel 10.21.05
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ALL REVIEWS FOR: PAGAN'S MIND
TITLE
DOR
COMPANY
 REVIEWER DATE MADE RATING
Enigmatic Calling
2005
SPV/Steamhammer
Stygian Steel10/28/2005
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ALL INTERVIEWS FOR: PAGAN'S MIND
INTERVIEW INTERVIEWER DATE TAGLINE
Pagan's Mind pt 1Etiam8/3/2010
Pagan's Mind pt 2Etiam8/2/2010


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