MANUEL BARBARÁ - Whisper in a Storm

MANUEL BARBARÁ

EP: Whisper in a Storm 

Genre: Instrumental Progmetal

Release Date: September 13th 2021

Country: USA

Label: Self-Released

Band Links:  BANDCAMP / INSTAGRAM / FACEBOOK

When I came across New Jersey based guitarist and composer Manuel Barbará and his solo debut album “Moonrise” in 2021, I saw myself blown away by his modern instrumental style, combining mighty heaviness with dreamful electronic sounds.

Finding inspiration in a wide range of classical, neoclassical as well as contemporary artists and bands, his new EP, “Whisper in a Storm”, lines up here as well, offering epic shredding within a spacey atmosphere fitting to the Blade Runner theme. While the playing is highly sophisticated and not an easy listen due to its dissonance and complexity, there’s still this djenty grooviness that keeps me vibing with it. Recommended ffo modern Progmetal in the veins of Tesseract, Periphery and Meshuggah. 

Written by Katha (originally for The Progspace)

Line-Up: 

Manuel Barbará – Guitars, Programming

Nick Thorpe - Bass

Joey Ferretti - Drums

Track-List:

1. Dead Hand (feat. Jody Miller)
2. A Different Horizon (feat. Jake Howsam Lowe)
3. Aphelion (feat. Michael Nystrom Bala)
4. Whisper in a Storm (feat. Thalia Tymowski & Millisa Henderson)
5. Whisper in a Storm (instrumental)