Moonscape - If Heaven Knows My Name
Band: Moonscape Single: If Heaven Knows My Name / 2. A Rendezvous in Time? (Alt. Version) Release date: November 25th 2022 Record label: Self released Genre: Progressive Metal, epic metal, melodic death metal From: Gjøvik, Norway I was happy to receive 2 tracks from Håvard Lunde of Moonscape for a review. The first track, “If Heaven Knows My Name” is a solid prog metal track with elements most should find appealing. I’ve always compared Moonscape with Ayreon, and this track is probably the closest to Ayreon I’ve heard by this band so far, even if there’s only one singer. In addition there’s a very cool synth Aaron Minich (Nekrogoblikon) and heavy riffing that makes me think of Symphony X. If that wasn’t enough, there is a melodic lead guitar that reminds me of Opeth in the transition period from melodic death metal to prog. I like the drums, that I still find hard to believe to be programmed, probably because Håvard Lunde started out as a drummer and t