Nexus - 1042 (2026) [Hi-Res]

This Argentine quintet has its roots in the Seventies when a group of schoolboys from the capital Buenos Aires were impressed by the symphonic rock and soon NEXUS was born. Eventually a dream came true but not until the end of the Nineties when NEXUS eventually released their first album entitled "Detras Del Umbral" in '99. The impressive sound is very bombastic and loaded with great keyboards. The female vocals are strong and powerful and also give the music an emotional value in order to avoid 'technical overkill'. Most obvious hints are from ELP (Hammond organ play), mid-GENESIS (lush symphonic sound) and MARILLION (synthesizer flights). A year later NEXUS performed on the annual USA prog rock festival Nearfest, this concert was captured on CD entitled "Live at Nearfest 2000". NEXUS presented most of their first album, a keyboard-solo and the title track from their forthcoming album "Metanoia". This more mature CD was released in 2001 and is one of the highlights of the current South-American prog rock. Worldwide prog rock fans are longing for the next album, they are already waiting for three years.

The album "Metanoia" is one of the best prog rock releases of the last five years! The sound is impressive with very lush and bombastic keyboards (with echoes from ELP, GENESIS and the Japanese prog rock) and due to the more dominant guitar play the sound of NEXUS often evokes IQ (the albums "Ever" and "Dark Matter") but also early HACKETT solo and of course mid-GENESIS. The 24-carat symphonic rock compositions are compelling with lots of captivating changes of climate and splendid solos on keyboard (organ and synthesizers) and guitar. The powerful female Spanish vocals fit perfect to all atmospheres, what a great voice. In my opinion this album offers all the elements that makes symphonic rock so worth listening!

After Metanoia, Mariela Gonzáles left, and the remaining quartet of Carlos Lucena / guitar, Lalo Huber / keyboards, Daniel Ianniruberto / bass, Luis Nakamura / drums & percussion, with Lito Marcello as vocalist in just one track, and legend Ricardo Soulé (from Vox Dei) guesting with his violin in that same track, record (to be released later in 2007) Buenos Aires Free Experience Volumen 2, as a part of the Record Runner label series, where the band jammed and improvised live in the studio with no rehearsal or overdub. In the same year of 2006, with Marcello as new official vocalist, they put out Perpetuum Karma.

In 2011, after Marcello's departure, the remaining quartet released La Divina Comedia, a conceptual album based on Dante's poem. With Machy Madero as new bass player, and guesting Roxana Truccolo in one track, they release Aire in 2012, and in 2017 En El Comienzo Del Topos Uranos, with bassist Jorge Mariño Martinez, and a new vocal guest spot for Truccolo. In 2023, with Truccolo now as official full-fledged bassist and vocalist, they released Insania. The same four, namely Huber, Lucena, Nakamura & Truccolo, remain for this 2026 year release, called 1042, which also features one track sung by Gustavo Montesano, from Crucis.