It looks like Knight Area on Heaven And Beyond have found their final form. Never before has their mix of hard rock and symphonic rock sounded so stylish and self-assured as on this sixth album. It is also hoped that this Dutch band, which once started as a project of keyboardist Gerben Klazinga, has found its definitive line-up for the time being. Youngest member and veteran Peter Vink ( , ) took
… a wealth of music baggage and is a solid bass player. But Heaven And Beyond is full of catchy prog pop in which every member claims his role. Guitarist Mark Bogert does not deny metal influences with his screeching and dexterous solos, while vocalist Mark Smit never agrees and always carries and continues to sing melodically. That lends cachet to Heaven And Beyond and ensures that Knight Area has its own face within the international neo-prog world in which they wallow with justifiable success. (MR)more
