The Black Mages

You know I was thinking of doing a Nobuo Uematsu (of Final Fantasy fame) article similar to the one I did on Koh Ohtani but never got around to it and it ended up on the backburner. But now he’s in the headlines again because I’ve recently discovered a few years ago he decided to form a ‘little’ band called The Black Mages which has me flying with excitement.
(backstory) I used to listen to a LOOOT of Dream Theater but in recent years their work hasn’t moved me so much (maybe too many vocals/rock stuff instead of instrumentals?) so there’s a instrumental focused progressive metal shaped hole in my heart, one very hard to fill (maybe the style has gone out of style?). Will the Black Mages do it? Time will tell… but I’m certanly very excited by the discovery!!!
A more energetic song:

And last, but certanly not least I’ll end this little playlist with: