DISTANT PAST – Utopian Void

Distant Past is a Power-Progressive Metal/Hard Rock band from Switzerland that incorporates touches of Doom Metal, and Utopian Void is the band’s second full-length release. The latest addition to Distant Past is vocalist Jvo “JayJay” Julmy (lots of J’s, eh?) from the band Emerald, who was recruited to handle the variable styles the band incorporates within Utopian Void. The band boasts of having “unusual song topics” that are “mystery-themed” and memorable. Those descriptions sound good on paper to Progressive Metal enthusiasts who enjoy off-the-beaten-path bands, but by and large Utopian Void comes across as anything but memorable, if not a-Void-able.