MALS Records
Release : june 2008

Tracklist “No secrets” :
Ouverture
Sacrifice
Tell Me Your Lies
Dead or Alive
No Secrets
Little Lies
Fly With me
One Of These Days
Truly Yours
She
Bonus track – L’Estate- Presto

Dorian Opera is a German progressive metal group which has released its first album “No Secrets”. The Dorian Opera’s progressive metal takes its influences in groups such as Yes, Rush, Marillion, symphony X an others but also in classic and baroque music. The album contains 11 tracks including a bonus « L’Estate Presto » from Vivaldi, two of the 10 other tracks are only instrumental. The lyrics of the texts deal with themes such as politics, dependence to computer games, frustration, hope, loneliness and eternal love…
Joe Eisenburger’s vocals are well at place, melodic, maybe sometimes put a little too much in front, bringing sometimes particular ambiences to the tracks by his manner of singing especially on « Dead or Alive » and relatively well varied vocals. The tracks are much worked musically speaking. The compositions have worked intros with very often present keyboards wich give superb melodies and the ambiences to the tracks, intros which are sometimes nearly symphonic or with a piano spinning around like in « Tell Me Your Lies », but the guitar is not at rest with its heavy, powerful and melodic riffs or just in delicacy ones like in the intro of « Fly With Me », superb ballad with medieval influences. Moreover Oliver Weilogel’s soli are successful and well put like especially in « No Secrets ». The rhythmic section is efficient with a well present bass. The compositions have worked structures, progressive and complex but in no way inaccessible, the musicality and the melody are very important in the tracks. All being professional musicians who control their instruments and who possess a certain technique, it is never put too much in front to the detriment of melody. We also have choirs in the refrains of the songs. The tracks have very often different changing in rhythmic which are well put. I do however think that the add of a second guitar would bring a real plus to the tracks, giving more power to them and create harmonic guitars playings. Just a word about the bonus « L’Estate –Presto » from Vivaldi…. I couldn’t do differently !!! Patrick Rondat’s fans should appreciate this track that they know so much… even if they won’t find there the liveliness neither Patrick’s power in this track, it does still is a rather successful interpretation.
This first Dorian Opera’s album shows us all the capacities and the creative potential of the group on the musical level with much worked compositions that I have particularly liked the musical quality.
A group to follow in the future.

Line up :
Joe Eisenburger (chant/basse) (vocals/bass)
Oliver Weislogel (guitare) (guitars)
Andrew Roussak (claviers/backing vocals) (keyboards/backing vocals)
Harry Reischmann (batterie) (drums)

Contacts :
http://www.dorian-opera.de
http://www.myspace.com/dorianopera