This Harmonic Consonance is the sixth album from German Prog/Power metal band Lanfear. Each track features crushing riffs, heavy rhythms, soaring vocals and melodic choruses. The musicianship is top notch and the songs are well written. On the production end, the mix makes each individual instrument sound crystal clear. 

After the short intro piece, Giorno del Giudizio, Colours of Chaos starts things off with a heavy riff and precision drumming courtesy of Jürgen “General” Schrank.  Nuno Miguel de Barros Fernandes vocal melodies remind me in places of a more aggressive Ray Alder. Skeptical? Just check out the uber-catchy “By-Product Nation”. “The Reverend” has a Redemption-like feel to it while keeping Lanfear’s trademark melancholy metal style. The epic “Idiopathic Discreation” is vintage Sanctuary meets Fates Warning with a killer chorus and razor-sharp guitar rhythms courtesy of Markus “Ulle” Ullrich. Lanfear shows their thrashy side with the ultra heavy ‘Camera Silens” which features a more aggressive vocal from Nuno on the verses before switching things up on the harmonious chorus. To this reviewer, there is a “Rage for Order” influence permeating the track “I, Robo Sapiens”, which deals with the battle of Man versus Machine. Vocalist Nuno’s emotionally charged vocals on “Spectrophobia” bring to mind “Into The Mirror Black” era Warrel Dane, while Richard “Richy” Seibel’s keyboards add the of 70’s prog rock during the middle section of the song. The album slows down with dramatic effect on “Words Not Spoken” before the final track “Disharmonic Consonance” end the album in powerful epic progressive style. As I’ve references several times in this review, this album is highly recommended for fans of Redemption, Fates Warning, and Sanctuary. The band’s biography says it best: No breakdowns, no kilts, no horns, no make up, no swords, no rockstar-dom, no support by mass media – no hot air! It's the music that matters! LANFEAR play 100% underrated Metal exclusively!

Rating: 9.5