The power of faith, they controlled their fate and they controlled the heavens Holding their dreams, they believed that they could move the mountainsĪlways believed, what they could see was only truth beyond illusion "New Dimension" deals with the issue of faith: Johnson nails thirty seconds of sharp sounding lead guitar work. Taking off to a swiftly moving combination of rhythm guitar and double bass, "New Dimension" slows upon reaching its first verse only to pick up in pace for an infectious double bass driven chorus. I would describe the albums lyrics, written by Brown, as clean, positive and Christian friendly.Īlbum opener "New Dimension" begins to a scripture reading from Revelation 21:1 that, unfortunately, can be difficult to discern due to the narrators voice being placed too low in the mix. In addition, Brown, Johnson and Homan each give thanks to God as well. Magnitude 9 includes at least one openly Christian member in Glean who, in the albums liner notes, thanks "My Lord and Savior Jesus Christ".
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The rhythm section sounds full and heavy. A near flawless mix of rhythm and lead guitar is backed by just the right amount of keyboards. The rhythm section of bassist Ian Ringler and drummer John Homan perform capably, while keyboardist extraordinaire Joseph Anastacio Glean adds just the right amount of texture to the bands sound.ĭecoding The Soul feature an immaculate production job in which each member of the band is allowed to shine. The superlative lead guitar work of Rob Johnson, at the same time, brings to mind the likes of Rex Carroll (Whitecross, King James), Chris Impellitteri and James Byrd. That being said, the quality of the music is every bit as high reflected in the bands catchy melodic based songwriting backed by nothing less than world class musicianship.Ĭontributing a smooth sounding voice with excellent range and dynamics, talented lead vocalist Corey Brown deserves to rank with other top notch metal vocalists like Rob Rock and Lance King (Pyramaze, Balance Of Power). On its most recent effort Decoding The Soul, however, Magnitude 9 has lost a bit of the over the top progressiveness characteristic of its earlier work. Magnitude 9? Actually these guys have been around for a while, debuting in 1998 with the progressive metal of Chaos To Control before following up in 2000 with its sophomore effort Reality In Focus (an album this reviewer finds musically brilliant).
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Can anybody tell me what's up with Ohio? Perhaps it's something in the water, but why is a state best known for the movie Major League and a professional football team that lost "the fumble" and gave up "the drive" (sorry Browns fans!) producing so many killer metal bands of late? For example, if the excellence of Antithesis and Jacobs Dream were not enough, we now get to enjoy the talents of a wonderful melodic power metal band out of Columbus by the name of Magnitude 9.
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