DGM – Life

Italian Prog-Metal masters; DGM are back with what may be their best work yet with their 11th studio album simply titled: Life. Guitarist Simone Mularoni spent the last two years creating an abundance of material, with Life being our first installment from his efforts. Mularoni’s guitar work is stunning, as he duels and harmonizes with keyboardist Emanuele Casali at sometimes lightning speed. Creating the foundation is the fantastic Andrea Arcangeli on bass, with Fabio Costantino’s expressive, powerful drumming. Vocalist Marco Basile’s voice is clean, yet powerful as he weaves hypnotic melodies and harmonies throughout the album.

The Meaning Of “Life”

Here’s what the band had to say about Life:

“Life is exactly the sum of all the elements that build the DGM’s sound so far. Over the years we’ve been focusing more and more on the quality of the songs rather than the usual Prog-Metal technical aspects, putting all our efforts in the arrangements and caring about every little detail of each song. We strongly believe that this album is the peak of our songwriting!”

Final Notes

DGM have really out done themselves with Life! The new album has the big melodies and anthemic choruses over catchy guitar/keyboard riffing that sucks you in, and keeps you listening. The riffs are heavy, fast, and bone crunching good on songs like “Dominate” and “To The Core”. The Instrumental “Eve” is closer to fusion, and a highlight of the album. Fans of Dream Theater, Kamelot, and Steve Vai will want to definitely want to pick this one up.

Lineup

• Marco Basile – Vocals
• Simone Mularoni – Guitars
• Andrea Arcangeli – Bass
• Fabio Costantino – Drums
• Emanuele Casali – Keyboards

Life – Tracklist

1. Unravel The Sorrow
2. To The Core
3. The Calling
4. Second Chance
5. Find Your Way
6. Dominate
7. Eve
8. Journey To Nowhere
9. Leave All Behind
10. Neuromancer