Rocktopia: Kingfisher Sky - 'Skin Of The Earth' - CD Review

A Rocktopia / Fireworks Magazine album review by Paul Jerome Smith: The debut album 'Hallway Of Dreams' from this Dutch ensemble featuring Judith Rijnveld on vocals and ex-Within Temptation drummer Ivar De Graaf, was a somewhat disconcerting mixture of progressive and power metal and bombast with much gentler, idiosyncratic and melodious material that reminded me of a cross between classic Renaissance, even older Pentangle and some of the more contemporary Blackmore's Night material – without being a precise clone of any of them. Despite this potentially uneasy amalgam, it was clearly sufficient for the organisers of the first 'Fused' prog metal festival to give them the headlining slot on the third day. Read the full review on Rocktopia. http://ping.fm/cDKz4