CYDONIAN - ESTRANGED - 2001

The debut of Bavarian band CYDONIAN has really blown me away! Far from all those DREAM THEATER-clones this band celebrates a kind of Prog Metal that is very song-oriented and is full of killer-hooks. You won't get overtly frilled material, but the songs always remain accessible enough. Sure, friends of many breaks and technical passages also get their fair share, but grand melodies are in the foreground here!

CYDONIAN act so fresh and crunchy, their energy is just infectious. The production is perfect and even though it's an indie-release, the booklet and the whole visual side is noble! The vocals also are unique and brilliant an most probably the best you may find in Germany! After SIEGES EVEN had split, CYDONIAN are the heirs to the German Prog Metal-throne. Well, but CYDONIAN do not have much in common with them musically!

The songs all have tons of ideas, be it electronic sounds or even a rap-element, it all just fits!

The Metal Observer