After working and performing with bands like The Mirage Theory, As Bloods Runs Black Amore Ad Lunam and The Wrong Sides, virtuoso guitarist Israel Romero Pérez finally decided to release a project as a solo act with Where Words Fail, an album where he displays many of his rock and metal influences while displaying his skills as a guitar player. Where Words Fail starts with “Trails of Light”, a metal track that provides an epic intro to what feels like a very exciting project. Afterwards, “The Wind Walker” starts with some metalcore influences, but later displays some elements that make this song feel like a part of score for an anime or an epic sci-fi or fantasy series as he mixes some of the guitar playing found in said genres with a few electronic sounds in the middle. Then “All the Beautiful Things” is another great instrumental that feels like a celebration of beautiful times from the past. Next “Crystals on the Sand” starts in heavy metal fashion before delving into a more relax rhythm that allows the guitarist to show off his skills in a track that again displays some metalcore and deathcore inspiration. Later, “Hikari” is a track that finds the musician displaying his New Wave of British Heavy Metal and power metal influences in a song that’ll play well with fans of Iron Maiden and Helloween. Subsequently, “Blue Atmosphere” continues the heavy metal/prog rock ride as Romero Pérez provides a record that feels like it could belong in an anime or a classic fighting or RPG game. After that “Breath of the Golden Ocean” relaxes listeners as Romero Pérez provides an ambient song that serves as a breather from the previous metal-inspired repertoire before reaching the journey’s end with the tune that shares the album’s title. Finally, “Where Words Fail” takes elements from the previous track and fuses them with Romero Pérez’s metal roots in an ending that encapsulates the overall sound of the project serving as a perfect closure for the entire 30-minute venture.
In conclusion, Israel Romero Pérez’s Where Words Fail is an instrumental metal album that finds the guitar player showing off his skills while also displaying some of his influences in a variety of songs that could be interpreted as loose tracks or a score for an anime, series, movie or video game.
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AuthorFernando E. E. Correa González is the author behind over 30 self-published poetry books. He has been published by literary magazines & journals [Id]entidad, El Vicio del Tintero, Sábanas Magazine, Smaeralit, The Occulum, Tonguas and Hound Magazine. Other than writing, Correa is also the host of FENCast, a podcast dedicated to documenting the Puerto Rican independent art scene. Aside from this, he experiments with filmmaking, photography, drawing, painting, multimedia and transmedia. He currently lives in his native Puerto Rico. Archives
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