Artist: Mentaur
Title Of Album: Darkness Before Dawn
Year Of Release: 1996
Country: UK
Label: Cyclops CYCL 033
Genre: Neo-Prog, Progressive Rock
Quality: MP3
Bitrate: ABR 319 kbps
Total Time: 1 h 13 min 51 sec
Total Size: 166 Mb (+3%) | Scans
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MENTAUR music is rather dark and sometimes heavy showing influences from several neo-progressive bands like Marillion, Aragon, Pallas and Abel Ganz as well as others like Saga, Magellan, Shadow Gallery and World Trade and is also characterized by impacting melodies and sharp guitar riffs. MENTAUR sound will certainly fill the taste of prog fans in general.

Tracklist:

01. Day of Wrath (15:08)
02. Imperatrix (5:56)
03. Silver Snakes (4:02)
04. Cracks (4:23)
05. Rainscape (5:22)
06. Chasing Time (2:59)
07. Far Cry (7:06)
08. Distant Ways (live) (6:14)
09. The Last Battle (Part 1) (5:24)
10. The Last Battle (Part 2) (4:45)
11. The Last Battle (Part 3) (8:53)
12. The Last Battle (Part 4) (3:39)

Line-up / Musicians:

Robin Barter - guitars
Carlton Evans - vocals
Ed Lepper - drums
Nick Ridley - bass guitar
Tim Ridley - keyboards
Steve Cochrane - vocals on Imperatrix & Cracks
Jim Gross - bass guitar on Day of Wrath, Imperatrix, Silver Snakes, Cracks spoken voices on Cracks
Dan Hart - vocals on Day of Wrath, Silver Snakes & Chasing Time