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01) The Right
02) Lovin´ Tonight
03) Forgotten World
04) Find The Way
05) Lost Forever
06) Roll The Dice
01) The Right
02) Lovin´ Tonight
03) Forgotten World
04) Find The Way
05) Lost Forever
06) Roll The Dice
8:57
8:24
5:55
6:27
8:03
10:40
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First Released
1997
Heavy Metal
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Medium
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26,000 copies
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SANITY
Forgotten World
private SNY297
Man, here’s a nice little Swedish surprise. Although the cover looks a bit death/goth-ish, the music is in a totally different direction. Sanity plays top notch progressive AOR. "The Right" has a slight neo-classical touch mixed with elements of old-time Queensryche, while "Lovin’ Tonight", "Lost Forever" and "Find The Way" are powerful AOR similar to Tad Morose, Phantom’s Opera and at times even Von Groove. The guitar-sound is incredibly fat and juicy. "Forgotten World" moves a bit closer to Deep Purple’s territory, but with a more neo-classical Yngweish touch. The 6 track CD ends with "Roll The Dice", starting off with only piano and vocals. A highly interesting powerful ballad with a nice off-beat. Great singer, killer guitarist and a tight rhythm-section, not forgetting the incredibly juicy production. Give these guys the deal they deserve. Killer band indeed!
8/10
Janne Stark
From "Open Up and Say..." web-zine
Issue #61; May 13, 1998
Sanity "Forgotten World"
Upon hearing the first track, I decided this was going to be an excellent prog-metal release, full of melody. Close-to-excellent is a better description, and prog is too narrow of a classification. Sanity claim faithfulness and influence to the likes of Dream Theater, Tad Morose, and Black Sabbath, but the music is more original than that. The unexpected AOR element took me for a loop. Not to say I don't enjoy the Icon-esque sound of "Lovin' Tonight," but I just wasn't expecting such a track after the opening progressive opus. Should this stop you from buying this album? Only if you are as critical as I am being in this review. Sanity have plenty to offer the prog/power metal fan, and DREG Records has several great selections available from their website.
SANITY : Forgotten World (1998) [Pär Arvidsson]
When I started to listen to this I thought:ah these guys sounds kinda like early Yngwie and Black Sabbath around Headless Cross, this ain't bad. Then about 15 min into the album (and still on the second song) my thought were: oh no... how long are the songs and the answer is very looooong. I really don´t like this kinda music but if you´re into band like Dream Theater and Tad Morose you might like this but I sure don´t.
SANITY : Forgotten world "1999"
Sanity are a Swedish band that is playing music that is a mix
between progressive rock, heavy metal, neo-classical hardrock and
AOR. The band was founded in 1995 and this is their debut CD.
Black Sabbath and Dream Theater etc. influence them, but beside
these bands they are also reminiscent to Deep Purple, Lion's
Share, Yngwie Malmsteen and Queensryche.
The singer Ola "Knuda" Wikström is very good, but he has left the
band after the recording of this CD. I suppose it has to do with
the fact that he didn't pay his part of the money for this
recording. He's nowadays replaced by Rickard Bengtsson. The
guitarists is very good and the CD has a very good production for
being a private release.
This is a good album that you might enjoy if you like the bands
mentioned in this review. But with so many Prog Metal bands around
today they've got a hard competition.
-Reviewed by Greger Rönnqvist-
SANITY / Forgotten World -
This disc comes from a Swedish band ( no mention of this in the CD insert ), who
play metal in the vein of Twilight and Lions Share, although sometimes wandering into
the realms of hard rock as well. The band pays homage on their CD insert to Dream
Theater, Black Sabbath, Tad Morose and Lions Share. I would imagine that this would
have to do with thanks in other areas than in musical similarities except for Lions Share,
and maybe just a bit of Tad Morose. My ears are hearing some Twilight and Lions Share
for sure, with some hard rock structured songs thrown in as well.
The STYLE -
As stated , I am hearing what is a cross between the style and similar sound to
Twilight, which is a more heavy / power / melodic metal with dark tones, and some
Lions Share, maybe for the accessibility in some of the songs. Sanity never quite reaches
the power or darkness of Twilight, nor do they reach the precision of Lions Share, a
band that relies on their precision as well as their accessibility. I hear the heavy guitars,
and I hear the keyboards similar to those bands, but the song structures are what sets
them all apart. Sanity strives for the more 'commercialized'type music, aiming for the
melodic, more straight ahead approach while trying to maintain some sense of heaviness
throughout the disc. While they achieve this, they also venture off into the hard rock
sounds of the 80's, as evidenced by their 'Lovin' Tonight'song, in which the riffs are
right out of the 80's hard rock era, with a chorus that reads, 'are we gonna make some
lovin tonight'...... A bit on the cheesy side, which the band visits a couple of times
throughout the disc. The melodies are very straight forward, and probably won't appeal
to hard core prog metal fans. This band will appeal more to power metal fans who like
that nice heavy guitar sound matched with a thick drum sound giving this the heavy sound
that accents the hard rock structured songs. Don't be surprised if you even hear some
Lynch Mob showing up at times throughout this disc, musically and vocally.
The BAND -
The complement of 2 guitar players, bass, drums, keyboards and separate vocalist
makes up this band. No shredding guitar solos, no virtuosos, no extended jamming, just
pretty basic song structures with a nice thick sound is what this band is after. There isn't
mush separating the guitar identities, their sound is geared more to creating a thick
layered sound rather than to try to establish each player's own role. No member stands
out alone here, as the songs aren't structured in a way that showcases each individual's
talents, but rather the band as a whole is united in creating that thick, rich sound I keep
referring to. This band is directing their talents to the song writing dept than they are in
showing off what they can do individually.
The PRODUCTION -
I hear a thick, rich, almost suffocating production. I mean that in a pleasant way,
because the sound is very clear, precise, and the word 'thick'keeps popping into my head
like a Tad Morose style. The guitars are very heavy, the bass is nice and low, and the
keyboards are placed exactly in the mix, sort of as in the middle to accent the guitars, not
to hide the keys in the mix. The drums sound exactly the way I like them to be, nice and
forward, heavy, and the snare drum sounds BOOMY as it should be. I've always said
that if one band can do it, then any band can do it. I just never understood why bands
would want their drum sound to take a back seat to the rest of the music, as I feel that the
drums are the 'heartbeat'of the music, and should be heard and felt. Part of the thick
sound I refer to here is the nice drum sound that they have captured. All of the other
instruments are captured as cleanly, and they did a great job in the recording of the disc. I
wouldn't put it quite at the level of a Twilight, or Tad Morose, but I have to say that it's
just below a notch, and a tiny notch it is. The vocals are right out front, and it's easy to
hear every word that the singer is saying, another treat that I wish every band would
provide in their recordings. Overall, not much to complain about here in the recording
dept; someone made sure that every part of this band should be heard, and succeeded in
capturing a nice sound while doing so.
The VOCALS -
If there is a weak part to this band, some will say it is the singer, depending on your
tatse in music. I say this because although he sounds like some of the more famous
singers in metal, he also sounds like any number of singers from the 80's hard rock days as
well. As I said, this band can get heavy, but they also venture off into hard rock land
and the singer sounds like he is right out of that era. Tonally, he sounds like a cross
between Anders Engberg ( Twilight ), and the singer from the Lynch Mob many years
ago, although his name eludes me at the moment. His voice has the same tonal qualities as
Anders Engberg, but not the power of Engberg, and on several attempts to reach higher
octaves, that clearly shows. He has the bluesy quality that the Lynch Mob singer had, and
if you didn't know what band this was when you heard some of these songs, you'd swear
you were listening to the Lynch Mob, especially in some of the vocal harmonies. Overall,
he has a pleasant mid-range tone, but he does have a bluesy quality to his approach,
which will transport you instantly to those Mob days. He should be pleasing to most
ears, except when he tries to move up in higher range levels, and then it is easy to hear his
limitations. If you do not like that 80's Lynch Mob singer, then you will not like this
singer, hands down.
The COMMENTS -
This disc is 48:26 long. It had 6 songs on it, averaging 8:00 per song. I can't say that
this is an essential disc, because it certainly is not. However, if you like the sound of
some of the more established bands like Twilight, Lions Share, Tad Morose, only played
in a hard rockish sort of way with Lynch Mob style vocals, this is a decent listen. I didn't
mention anything about the lyrics, but they deal mostly with true life situations, with titles
like The Right, Lovin Tonight, Roll the Dice, Find the Way, you pretty much get the idea
where these guys are lyrically. As I said, some of these songs venture off into the hard
rock, cheesy era of the 80's, so use the Lynch Mob as a source of taste if you still can't
figure out what this band is about. Overall, a good listen, although if you are looking for
some heavy, crunchy, Tad Morose or Twilight power, look elsewhere; only the style and
approach of those bands are found here, not the level of intensity.
Larry D
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Available in:
SANITY
Forgotten World
private SNY297
Man, here’s a nice little Swedish surprise. Although the cover looks a bit death/goth-ish, the music is in a totally different direction. Sanity plays top notch progressive AOR. "The Right" has a slight neo-classical touch mixed with elements of old-time Queensryche, while "Lovin’ Tonight", "Lost Forever" and "Find The Way" are powerful AOR similar to Tad Morose, Phantom’s Opera and at times even Von Groove. The guitar-sound is incredibly fat and juicy. "Forgotten World" moves a bit closer to Deep Purple’s territory, but with a more neo-classical Yngweish touch. The 6 track CD ends with "Roll The Dice", starting off with only piano and vocals. A highly interesting powerful ballad with a nice off-beat. Great singer, killer guitarist and a tight rhythm-section, not forgetting the incredibly juicy production. Give these guys the deal they deserve. Killer band indeed!
8/10
Janne Stark
From "Open Up and Say..." web-zine
Issue #61; May 13, 1998
Sanity "Forgotten World"
Upon hearing the first track, I decided this was going to be an excellent prog-metal release, full of melody. Close-to-excellent is a better description, and prog is too narrow of a classification. Sanity claim faithfulness and influence to the likes of Dream Theater, Tad Morose, and Black Sabbath, but the music is more original than that. The unexpected AOR element took me for a loop. Not to say I don't enjoy the Icon-esque sound of "Lovin' Tonight," but I just wasn't expecting such a track after the opening progressive opus. Should this stop you from buying this album? Only if you are as critical as I am being in this review. Sanity have plenty to offer the prog/power metal fan, and DREG Records has several great selections available from their website.
SANITY : Forgotten World (1998) [Pär Arvidsson]
When I started to listen to this I thought:ah these guys sounds kinda like early Yngwie and Black Sabbath around Headless Cross, this ain't bad. Then about 15 min into the album (and still on the second song) my thought were: oh no... how long are the songs and the answer is very looooong. I really don´t like this kinda music but if you´re into band like Dream Theater and Tad Morose you might like this but I sure don´t.
SANITY : Forgotten world "1999"
Sanity are a Swedish band that is playing music that is a mix
between progressive rock, heavy metal, neo-classical hardrock and
AOR. The band was founded in 1995 and this is their debut CD.
Black Sabbath and Dream Theater etc. influence them, but beside
these bands they are also reminiscent to Deep Purple, Lion's
Share, Yngwie Malmsteen and Queensryche.
The singer Ola "Knuda" Wikström is very good, but he has left the
band after the recording of this CD. I suppose it has to do with
the fact that he didn't pay his part of the money for this
recording. He's nowadays replaced by Rickard Bengtsson. The
guitarists is very good and the CD has a very good production for
being a private release.
This is a good album that you might enjoy if you like the bands
mentioned in this review. But with so many Prog Metal bands around
today they've got a hard competition.
-Reviewed by Greger Rönnqvist-
SANITY / Forgotten World -
This disc comes from a Swedish band ( no mention of this in the CD insert ), who
play metal in the vein of Twilight and Lions Share, although sometimes wandering into
the realms of hard rock as well. The band pays homage on their CD insert to Dream
Theater, Black Sabbath, Tad Morose and Lions Share. I would imagine that this would
have to do with thanks in other areas than in musical similarities except for Lions Share,
and maybe just a bit of Tad Morose. My ears are hearing some Twilight and Lions Share
for sure, with some hard rock structured songs thrown in as well.
The STYLE -
As stated , I am hearing what is a cross between the style and similar sound to
Twilight, which is a more heavy / power / melodic metal with dark tones, and some
Lions Share, maybe for the accessibility in some of the songs. Sanity never quite reaches
the power or darkness of Twilight, nor do they reach the precision of Lions Share, a
band that relies on their precision as well as their accessibility. I hear the heavy guitars,
and I hear the keyboards similar to those bands, but the song structures are what sets
them all apart. Sanity strives for the more 'commercialized'type music, aiming for the
melodic, more straight ahead approach while trying to maintain some sense of heaviness
throughout the disc. While they achieve this, they also venture off into the hard rock
sounds of the 80's, as evidenced by their 'Lovin' Tonight'song, in which the riffs are
right out of the 80's hard rock era, with a chorus that reads, 'are we gonna make some
lovin tonight'...... A bit on the cheesy side, which the band visits a couple of times
throughout the disc. The melodies are very straight forward, and probably won't appeal
to hard core prog metal fans. This band will appeal more to power metal fans who like
that nice heavy guitar sound matched with a thick drum sound giving this the heavy sound
that accents the hard rock structured songs. Don't be surprised if you even hear some
Lynch Mob showing up at times throughout this disc, musically and vocally.
The BAND -
The complement of 2 guitar players, bass, drums, keyboards and separate vocalist
makes up this band. No shredding guitar solos, no virtuosos, no extended jamming, just
pretty basic song structures with a nice thick sound is what this band is after. There isn't
mush separating the guitar identities, their sound is geared more to creating a thick
layered sound rather than to try to establish each player's own role. No member stands
out alone here, as the songs aren't structured in a way that showcases each individual's
talents, but rather the band as a whole is united in creating that thick, rich sound I keep
referring to. This band is directing their talents to the song writing dept than they are in
showing off what they can do individually.
The PRODUCTION -
I hear a thick, rich, almost suffocating production. I mean that in a pleasant way,
because the sound is very clear, precise, and the word 'thick'keeps popping into my head
like a Tad Morose style. The guitars are very heavy, the bass is nice and low, and the
keyboards are placed exactly in the mix, sort of as in the middle to accent the guitars, not
to hide the keys in the mix. The drums sound exactly the way I like them to be, nice and
forward, heavy, and the snare drum sounds BOOMY as it should be. I've always said
that if one band can do it, then any band can do it. I just never understood why bands
would want their drum sound to take a back seat to the rest of the music, as I feel that the
drums are the 'heartbeat'of the music, and should be heard and felt. Part of the thick
sound I refer to here is the nice drum sound that they have captured. All of the other
instruments are captured as cleanly, and they did a great job in the recording of the disc. I
wouldn't put it quite at the level of a Twilight, or Tad Morose, but I have to say that it's
just below a notch, and a tiny notch it is. The vocals are right out front, and it's easy to
hear every word that the singer is saying, another treat that I wish every band would
provide in their recordings. Overall, not much to complain about here in the recording
dept; someone made sure that every part of this band should be heard, and succeeded in
capturing a nice sound while doing so.
The VOCALS -
If there is a weak part to this band, some will say it is the singer, depending on your
tatse in music. I say this because although he sounds like some of the more famous
singers in metal, he also sounds like any number of singers from the 80's hard rock days as
well. As I said, this band can get heavy, but they also venture off into hard rock land
and the singer sounds like he is right out of that era. Tonally, he sounds like a cross
between Anders Engberg ( Twilight ), and the singer from the Lynch Mob many years
ago, although his name eludes me at the moment. His voice has the same tonal qualities as
Anders Engberg, but not the power of Engberg, and on several attempts to reach higher
octaves, that clearly shows. He has the bluesy quality that the Lynch Mob singer had, and
if you didn't know what band this was when you heard some of these songs, you'd swear
you were listening to the Lynch Mob, especially in some of the vocal harmonies. Overall,
he has a pleasant mid-range tone, but he does have a bluesy quality to his approach,
which will transport you instantly to those Mob days. He should be pleasing to most
ears, except when he tries to move up in higher range levels, and then it is easy to hear his
limitations. If you do not like that 80's Lynch Mob singer, then you will not like this
singer, hands down.
The COMMENTS -
This disc is 48:26 long. It had 6 songs on it, averaging 8:00 per song. I can't say that
this is an essential disc, because it certainly is not. However, if you like the sound of
some of the more established bands like Twilight, Lions Share, Tad Morose, only played
in a hard rockish sort of way with Lynch Mob style vocals, this is a decent listen. I didn't
mention anything about the lyrics, but they deal mostly with true life situations, with titles
like The Right, Lovin Tonight, Roll the Dice, Find the Way, you pretty much get the idea
where these guys are lyrically. As I said, some of these songs venture off into the hard
rock, cheesy era of the 80's, so use the Lynch Mob as a source of taste if you still can't
figure out what this band is about. Overall, a good listen, although if you are looking for
some heavy, crunchy, Tad Morose or Twilight power, look elsewhere; only the style and
approach of those bands are found here, not the level of intensity.
Larry D
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