Artist: Tomorrow's Eve Album: The Tower (EP) Label: Lion Music Website: http://www.t-eve.com Reviewer: Chris Piccirillo

Track List: The Tower (7:00) Remember (6:09) Success 2007 (5:45) Not From This World 2007 (3:21) Tomorrow’s Eve is a 5 piece prog-metal outfit from Germany and they have followed up their third full length cd with this 4-song EP. Wanting to give fans a taste of their new direction, the band released 2 new songs along with 2 reworkings of songs from previous CDs. This EP also commemorates their successful European tour with Circle II Circle. The new songs continue the stylistic approach of previous works, including the trademark dramatic vocals of Martin LeMar; sounding like a cross between Pain of Salvation’s Daniel Gildenlow, Queensryche’s Geoff Tate and Ex-Marillion/Solo artist Fish. The musicians impress with technical playing and intense precision while still remaining interesting to the non-virtuoso crowd. The songs are clearly the emphasis here; the first track “The Tower” is a powerful prog-metal journey, ranging from sad vocal and key duets to a driving, grooving verse, to a wonderful guitar solo which builds layer upon layer to create an intense experience. The second track, “Remember” begins as a touching ballad with an absolutely soaring chorus. The track evolves into a growling, angry beast infusing classic synth sounds with harsh guitars and hard-hitting drums. This is a prog-metal ballad at its finest. The last 2 tracks on the CD are re-recorded and re-imagined versions of previous works. They benefit tremendously from the stellar production by Phil Hillen. Speaking of the production, it is a large, open mix with plenty of power and range allowing the band to show off their abilities without any sonic deficiency. The songs are more powerful and urgent versions of their original counterparts. A nice touch for fans and new listeners alike. The direction Tomorrow’s Eve takes with these new tracks is a good one; blending their classic sound with a modern, fresh production and logically evolves their songwriting. Quite an accomplishment in this day and age of instant gratification and copycat acts. Band Members: Martin LeMar – Vocals Rainer Grund – Guitars Oliver Schwickert – Keys Chris Doerr – Bass Tom Diener – Drums Guests – Jennie Kloos & Phil Hillen