Enter Alone

ProGGnosis' MJ Brady writes about Confusion's latest CD, Enter Alone, "Guitarist Achilleas Diamantis is the band's leader, his guitar tones are every bit as diverse as the band's music is. Fans of smooth legato fusion guitar should be taking notice of this CD, as Diamantis can deliver the Holdsworth vibe at the flick of the wrist. But unlike some of the other AH cloning experiments, Diamantis prevails to be equally influenced by other styles of guitar and musical idioms. The CD plays like a musical sampler for the history of fusion: "Quarter Past Three" starts slow, but gains momentum, giving way to what sounds like a vintage Brand X cut, with a Holdsworth feel to the soloing parts. Some fluid and melodic bass work by Panagiotis Haramis, who shines on the whole CD here. "Spanish Way" is perhaps my favorite track on the CD, with an obvious hint of Spanish flamenco inspiration, the song goes the way of a DiMeola instrumental from his older era. "Tripfall" finds the band in a hardrock/fusion territory, while "Voodoo" is a choppy, technically challenging song, with odd time signatures, and a heavy tone. This CD offers a few different takes on jazz and fusion, all the while featuring Diamantis' wide range of style mastery on the guitar."