Band born in 2007, has only one album to its credit, 'Gemini' (Andromeda Relix), year of publication 2011. After nine years they finally return to the scene with 36 minutes of pure amazement: Luminance (title of the last work) already it contains all the power, measured in terms of energy and power of course… we ask ourselves: where have they been so far ??? Italian heirs of the well-known Fates warning, Dream Theater and Queensrÿche, FARO follow in the footsteps of the 'prog metal' trend, that graft of progressive and metal that was born and developed mainly within the US heavy / power scene around the mid-1980s. With Luminance, however, the band was able to add absolutely new and personal nuances to the genre, also through a beautiful vocal and perfect rhythmic scores. Praise therefore to the very Italian band made up of excellent musicians: Rocco de Simone on vocals, Fabrizio Blasco (guest on guitars and other instruments and the multi-instrumentalist Angelo Troiano (bass guitar and keyboard programs) of truly incomparable skill. All the work is original, graceful, elegant. The sudden and unexpected accelerations blend perfectly with the context and the way of attacking each piece makes the band very recognizable and unique. In reality, to a superficial listening, it might seem that they do not do anything so exceptional, but it is enough to pay a little attention to realize that instead they have a great ability: to make simple parts that are actually quite complex. Luminance is an album that is sure to please ... The prog / metal 'hard core' will also like it: pieces such as Pure (first title on the track list) closely resemble the group of Petrucci and Portnoy as the beautiful Down, one of the masterpieces that will certainly not make overseas cousins regret it. Fragment, on the other hand, offers sounds closer to the progressive genre, thanks also to the use of softer guitar and sung, albeit not at all dull and nostalgic of the past ... there are other pieces (for example Lucas) that literally kidnap the listener, listen after listen ... A treasure to hold tight to that of the FARO, a splendid surprise, an invigorating cascade of fresh water ... we certainly won't do without it, maybe you too ... Margot