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A review of our performance at the Power of Prog Festival in Clinton, NY at USA Prog Music:
Day two started off strongly with Storms Approach, another New England (Haverhill, MA) based group. Playing a symphonic style of prog metal, and featuring the soprano vocals of Anne Collins, their sound draws comparisons to groups like Within Temptation or Echoes of Eternity but they also seems to draw influence from bands like Trevor Rabin-era Yes in addition to the prog metal scene. The heavy backbeat of drummer Chris Munroe in particular reminded me of Yes' Alan White. One of the highlights of their set for me was the guitar work of eight-string virtuoso Eric Clemenzi. His ability to switch effortlessly from flowing legato lines to two-handed tapping to single note shredding was nothing short of amazing. Rounding out the band are guitarist Scott Randall and bassist Steve Belleville, both providing understated but solid supportive playing. With their debut album released in August 2007, this is another band that shows a lot of promise.